...Antje Grosche; Thomas Pannicke; Ju Chen; Peter Wiedemann; Andreas Reichenbach; Andreas Bringmann Background/Aims: Osmotic swelling of Müller cells is a common phenomenon in animal models of ischemic and diabetic retinopathies. Müller cells possess a swelling-inhibitory purinergic signaling cascade...

...Fang Chen; Mantian Mi; Qianyong Zhang; Na Wei; Ka Chen; Hongxia Xu; Jialin Yuan; Yong Zhou; Haibin Lang; Xiaoping Yu; Bin Wang; Jian Wang; Yong Tang; Hui Chang Aims: We investigated whether taurine indirectly protects neurons under hypoxia by affecting retinal Müller cells, which are known to play...

... which showed no signs of PVR. The retinopathy was characterized by strong alterations of the retinal vasculature in the medullary rays, by photoreceptor degeneration, retinal atrophy, and activation of microglial cells. Müller cells became reactive, as indicated by up-regulation of glial fibrillary...

..., TrkB and TrkC) in cultured human Müller cells. Methods: The polymerase chain reaction was performed using specific primers for NGF, BDNF, NT-3, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC with complementary DNAs as the template, which were generated from poly-A+ RNA of cultured human Müller cells. Results: We detected...

... microscopy demonstrated that HSP70 was constitutive in Müller cells and that its expression was increased 12 h after reperfusion. Electron microscopy showed that glycogen-like granules were significantly decreased with prominent endoplasmic reticulum 1 h after reperfusion. Twelve hours after reperfusion...

...Yoshimi Kawasaki; Takashi Fujikado; Jun Hosohata; Yasuo Tano; Yasuhiko Tanaka The effect of nitric oxide (NO) on the contractile tone of Müller cells was investigated. Müller cells, isolated from the retina of chick embryos, were cultured on thin sheets of silicone. S-Nitro-N-acetyl- DL...

...Fredrik Ghosh; Anitha Bruun; Berndt Ehinger Purpose: To examine immunohistochemical markers in straight, well-laminated retinal transplants with special attention paid to the interphotoreceptor matrix, the Müller cells and the ganglion cells as these three retinal components have been abnormal...