May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Gene Expression Changes Associated with Retinal Aging Identified by Gene Microarrays
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • S. Yoshida
    WK Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • T. Carter
    Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, United States
  • S. Hiriyanna
    Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, United States
  • M. Othman
    Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, United States
  • G. Fluery
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • D. Lockhart
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • A. Hero
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • C. Barlow
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • A. Swaroop
    Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  S. Yoshida, None; T. Carter, None; S. Hiriyanna, None; M. Othman, None; G. Fluery, None; D. Lockhart, None; A. Hero, None; C. Barlow, None; A. Swaroop, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 2258. doi:
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      S. Yoshida, T. Carter, S. Hiriyanna, M. Othman, G. Fluery, D. Lockhart, A. Hero, C. Barlow, A. Swaroop; Gene Expression Changes Associated with Retinal Aging Identified by Gene Microarrays . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):2258.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose:To identify changes in retinal gene expression associated with aging. Methods:We have used Murine 74A GeneChip oligonucleotide microarrays (Affymetrix, Inc.) with approx. 6000 known genes and another 6000 expressed sequence tags (ESTs). cRNA targets were generated from retina, cerebellum and hypothalamus from mice at four different time points. The arrays were scanned and fluorescence intensities analyzed using Affymetrix Microarray Suit software and two novel filtering methods, Bullfrog 4.5 and Pareto filtering, were employed to extract genes altered in aging retina (GAARs). In situ hybridization was used to examine spatial expression patterns of GAARs in the retina. Results:We show that retinal aging is associated with changes in gene expression profiles. Using multiple selection criteria to filter out the stochastic nature of aging, highly reliable GAARs belonging to chaperones and immune response were identified. Pareto filtering that takes into account monotonicity as one of the criteria revealed a subtle yet consistent decline in expression of genes associated with photoreceptor structure and phototransduction. These results were confirmed by real-time RT-PCR and in situ hybridization. A comparison of gene profiles between retina and brain showed both common and unique aging pathways. Conclusions:Aging is associated with changes in gene expression in the retina and GAARs can serve as candidate susceptibility loci for aging-dependent retinal and macular diseases.

Keywords: aging • retina • gene/expression 
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