中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2012, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (35): 2761-2769.

• 原著:周围神经损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

睑板腺组织自主神经递质的活性与绝经期干眼症有关

  

  • 收稿日期:2012-07-06 修回日期:2012-10-11 出版日期:2012-12-15 发布日期:2012-12-15

Activities of autonomic neurotransmitters in meibomian gland tissues are associated with menopausal dry eye

Lianxiang Li1, Dongling Jin2, Jinsheng Gao2, Liguang Wang3, Xianjun Liu2, Jingzhang Wang4,Zhongxin Xu1   

  1. 1 Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Hebei University of Engineering,
    Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China  2 Department of Pathology, Medical College, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China   3 Department of Physiology, Medical College, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China   4 Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2012-07-06 Revised:2012-10-11 Online:2012-12-15 Published:2012-12-15
  • Contact: Lianxiang Li, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Basic Medicine,Medical College, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056002, Hebei Province,China LianxiangLm@sohu.com
  • About author:Lianxiang Li★, Master,Professor, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056002, Hebei Province,China

Abstract:

The secretory activities of meibomian glands are regulated by the autonomic nervous system. The change in density and activity of autonomic nerves in meibomian glands during menopause play an important role in the pathogenesis of dry eye. In view of this, we established a dry eye rat model by removing the bilateral ovaries. We used neuropeptide Y and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide as markers of autonomic neurotransmitters. Our results showed that the concentration of estradiol in
serum significantly decreased, the density of neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity in nerve fibers significantly increased, the density of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide immunoreactivity in nerve fibers significantly decreased, and the ratio of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide/neuropeptide Y positive staining significantly decreased. These results suggest that a decrease in ovary activity may lead to autonomic nervous system dysfunction, thereby affecting the secretory activity of the meibomian gland, which participates in sexual hormone imbalance-induced dry eye.

Key words: ovariectomy, meibomian gland, meibomian gland dysfunction, neuropeptide Y, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, dry eye, sexual hormone, rats, autonomic nerve, neural regeneration