Comparison of electroretinographic responses between two different age groups of adult Dark Agouti rats

• 作者: Amy Cheuk Yin Lo Jimmy Shiu Ming Lai Kendrick Co Shih Lin Fu
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志：英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: electroretinographic 回答 黑暗刺鼠老鼠 年龄
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（5）
• 页码范围: 898-903
• 页数: 0页
• 分类号: R774.1

摘要

AIM: To describe and compare the differences in electroretinographic responses between two different age groups of adult Dark Agouti(DA) rats and to better understand the effect of age on retinal histology and function.·METHODS: The electroretinographic responses of two different age groups of adult DA rats were compared.Animals were divided into younger adult DA rats10-12wk(n =8) and older adult DA rats 17-19wk(n =8).Full field electroretinography(ERG) was recorded simultaneously from both eyes after dark adaption and light adaption and parameters including the positive scotopic threshold response(p STR), negative scotopic threshold response(n STR), scotopic a-wave, b-wave,photopic a-wave, b-wave and photopic negative response(Ph NR) were compared between groups.RESULTS: The older adult rats displayed lower stimulation thresholds of the STRs(p STR and n STR) and higher amplitudes of p STR, scotopic a-wave and b-wave, photopic b-wave and Ph NR amplitudes, with shorter implicit times. Photopic a-wave amplitudes were however higher in the younger adult rats.·CONCLUSION: In summary, for the rod system,photoreceptor, bipolar cell and RGC activity was enhanced in the older adult rats. For the cone system,RGC and bipolar cell activity was enhanced, while photoreceptor activity was depressed in the older adult rats. Such age-related selective modification of retinal cell function needs to be considered when conducting ophthalmic research in adult rats.