Calpain activity in the retinas of normal and RCS rats.

Calpains are calcium-activated proteinases which have been implicated in tissue differentiation and degeneration. The aims of the present study were: (1) to determine the relationship between postnatal age and calpain activity in the rat retina; (2) to test if calpain activity was aberrant in the RCS retina at different postnatal ages. Calpain activity was measured by a standard in vitro assay in fractions of retinas of rats, ranging in postnatal age of 2 to 42 days. Most retinal calpain activity was in the cytosolic fraction. Specific calpain activity declined with age. In the Long Evans rat, it was 8-fold higher on postnatal day 2 than on postnatal day 42. Comparison between RCS rats and their congenic controls showed that calpain activity was lower in the retinas of neonatal RCS rats. Specific calpain activity in RCS rat retinas was 46% lower on postnatal day 2 and 22% lower on postnatal day 3. It is concluded that during postnatal development of the retina, marked changes occurred in calpain activity. In addition, calpain activity is abnormal in the retina of the neonatal RCS rat--well before the onset of any morphological deterioration and preceding any other previously detected abnormality. Aberrant calpain activity appears to be a manifestation of very early events in processes that lead to retinal degeneration in the RCS rat.

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