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Retinal and optic nerve damage in glaucoma involves excitotoxicity via N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Since, trans-resveratrol (TR) is known to provide neuroprotection, we investigated its protective effects against NMDA-induced retinal and optic nerve injury. Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups which received vehicle (PBS), NMDA, and TR 0.4 or TR 4 nmol 24 h prior to NMDA, unilaterally and intravitreally. Seven days post-injection, rats were euthanized; eyeballs were enucleated and subjected to hematoxylin and eosin and terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining while optic nerves were isolated for toluidine blue staining. Retinal morphometry showed that ganglion cell layer (GCL) layer thickness within inner retina (IR), retinal cell count (RCC) per 100-µm length of GCL, RCC per 100-µm2 area of GCL, and RCC per 100 µm2 of IR were significantly higher in both TR-treated groups compared to the NMDA group. No differences were observed between the two dose groups. Optic nerve morphology was in accordance with the retinal morphology whereby TR-treated groups showed significantly lesser degenerative changes compared to NMDA-treated group. TR protects against NMDA-induced changes in retinal and optic nerve morphology by preventing retinal cell apoptosis.

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Afiqq Aiman Abd Ghapor, Igor Iezhitsa, Renu Agarwal, Nurul Alimah Abdul Nasir. Intravitreal Trans-Resveratrol Ameliorates NMDA-Induced Optic Nerve and Retinal Injury. Current eye research. 2022 Jun;47(6):866-873

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PMID: 35188034

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