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Greiner JV, Glonek T. Phospholipid analyses of rabbit ocular surface tissues. Exp Eye Res 2024; 243:109911. [PMID: 38663719 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2024.109911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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The tissues of the integument covering the ocular surface comprise a mucus membrane functioning as a protective physical barrier and has the ability to mount a defensive inflammatory response. Since lipid metabolism has a role in both of these functions, we studied normal membrane phospholipids (PL) of the cornea and bulbar conjunctiva to (1) determine baseline PL profiles of these tissues, (2) compare and contrast these individual PL metabolite profiles as well as groups of metabolites, and (3) describe pathway-specific metabolic interrelations among these tissues. Corneal and conjunctival tissue samples were isolated from rabbit eyes (n = 30) and extracted with chloroform-methanol using a modified Folch procedure. 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to qualitatively and quantitatively measure tissue PL profiles. The cornea and conjunctiva, respectively, have the following PL composition (mole % of total detected phospholipid): phosphatidylglycerol (PG) -, 0.4; lysophosphatidylethanolamine 1.2, -; phosphatidic acid -, 0.4; diPG (cardiolipin) 2.1, 3.5; unknown PL at the chemical shift of 0.13 δ 1.5, 0.9; ethanolamine plasmalogen 11.2, 13.0; phosphatidylethanolamine 11.5, 12.8; phosphatidylserine 8.9, 10.1; sphingomyelin 10.2, 10.7; lysophosphatidylcholine 0.9, 1.4; phosphatidylinositol 5.3, 5.3; phosphatidylcholine (PC) plasmalogen or alkylacylPC 2.2, 1.9; PC 45.1, 40.0. In addition, 28 PL metabolic indices were calculated from these data, which permitted pathway-specific lipid analyses. This study (1) establishes PL profiles of the two ocular tissues of the integument that cover the surface of the eye, (2) compares and contrasts indices comprised of ratios and combinations of PL, and (3) describes pathway-specific metabolic interrelations among these tissues to serve as baselines for studies involving the distribution of tissue phospholipids.
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- Jack V Greiner
- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles St., Boston, MA, USA; Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 20 Staniford St., Boston, MA, USA; Clinical Eye Research of Boston, 5 Whittier Pl, Ste. 102, Boston, MA, USA; Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, 5200 S. Ellis Ave., IL, USA.
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- Clinical Eye Research of Boston, 5 Whittier Pl, Ste. 102, Boston, MA, USA; Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, 5200 S. Ellis Ave., IL, USA.
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Mueller N, Sassa T, Morales-Gonzalez S, Schneider J, Salchow DJ, Seelow D, Knierim E, Stenzel W, Kihara A, Schuelke M. De novo mutation in ELOVL1 causes ichthyosis, acanthosis nigricans, hypomyelination, spastic paraplegia, high frequency deafness and optic atrophy. J Med Genet 2018; 56:164-175. [PMID: 30487246 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are essential for functioning of biological membranes. ELOVL fatty acid elongase 1 catalyses elongation of saturated and monounsaturated C22-C26-VLCFAs. We studied two patients with a dominant ELOVL1 mutation. Independently, Kutkowska-Kaźmierczak et al. had investigated the same patients and found the same mutation. We extended our study towards additional biochemical, functional, and therapeutic aspects. METHODS We did mutation screening by whole exome sequencing. RNA-sequencing was performed in patient and control fibroblasts. Ceramide and sphingomyelin levels were measured by LC-MS/MS. ELOVL1 activity was determined by a stable isotope-labelled [13C]malonyl-CoA elongation assay. ELOVL1 expression patterns were investigated by immunofluorescence, in situ hybridisation and RT-qPCR. As treatment option, we investigated VLCFA loading of fibroblasts. RESULTS Both patients carried an identical heterozygous de novo ELOVL1 mutation (c.494C>T, NM_001256399; p.S165F) not deriving from a founder allele. Patients suffered from epidermal hyperproliferation and increased keratinisation (ichthyosis). Hypomyelination of the central white matter explained spastic paraplegia and central nystagmus, while optic atrophy was causative for reduction of peripheral vision and visual acuity. The mutation abrogated ELOVL1 enzymatic activity and reduced ≥C24 ceramides and sphingomyelins in patient cells. Fibroblast loading with C22:0-VLCFAs increased C24:0-ceramides and sphingomyelins. We found competitive inhibition for ceramide and sphingomyelin synthesis between saturated and monounsaturated VLCFAs. Transcriptome analysis revealed upregulation of modules involved in epidermal development and keratinisation, and downregulation of genes for neurodevelopment, myelination, and synaptogenesis. Many regulated genes carried consensus proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α and PPARγ binding motifs in their 5'-regions. CONCLUSION A dominant ELOVL1 mutation causes a neuro-ichthyotic disorder possibly amenable to treatment with PPAR-modulating drugs.
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- Noomi Mueller
- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Rong S, Li Y, Guan Y, Zhu L, Zhou Q, Gao M, Pan H, Zou L, Chang D. Long-chain unsaturated fatty acids as possible important metabolites for primary angle-closure glaucoma based on targeted metabolomic analysis. Biomed Chromatogr 2017; 31. [PMID: 28214354 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shengzhong Rong
- School of Public Health; Mudanjiang Medical University; Mudanjiang China
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- Hongqi Hospital; Mudanjiang Medical University; Mudanjiang China
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- Hongqi Hospital; Mudanjiang Medical University; Mudanjiang China
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- Department of Foreign Language; Mudanjiang Medical University; Mudanjiang China
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- School of Public Health; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- School of Public Health; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- School of Public Health; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Hongqi Hospital; Mudanjiang Medical University; Mudanjiang China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Pudong Hospital; Fudan University Pudong Medical Center; Shanghai China
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Korematsu S, Miyahara H, Kakita A, Izumi T. Elevated serum anti-phosphatidylcholine IgG antibodies in patients with influenza vaccination-associated optic neuritis. Vaccine 2014; 32:6345-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Lipid composition of the human eye: are red blood cells a good mirror of retinal and optic nerve fatty acids? PLoS One 2012; 7:e35102. [PMID: 22496896 PMCID: PMC3322172 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The assessment of blood lipids is very frequent in clinical research as it is assumed to reflect the lipid composition of peripheral tissues. Even well accepted such relationships have never been clearly established. This is particularly true in ophthalmology where the use of blood lipids has become very common following recent data linking lipid intake to ocular health and disease. In the present study, we wanted to determine in humans whether a lipidomic approach based on red blood cells could reveal associations between circulating and tissue lipid profiles. To check if the analytical sensitivity may be of importance in such analyses, we have used a double approach for lipidomics. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Red blood cells, retinas and optic nerves were collected from 9 human donors. The lipidomic analyses on tissues consisted in gas chromatography and liquid chromatography coupled to an electrospray ionization source-mass spectrometer (LC-ESI-MS). Gas chromatography did not reveal any relevant association between circulating and ocular fatty acids except for arachidonic acid whose circulating amounts were positively associated with its levels in the retina and in the optic nerve. In contrast, several significant associations emerged from LC-ESI-MS analyses. Particularly, lipid entities in red blood cells were positively or negatively associated with representative pools of retinal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), retinal very-long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFA) or optic nerve plasmalogens. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE LC-ESI-MS is more appropriate than gas chromatography for lipidomics on red blood cells, and further extrapolation to ocular lipids. The several individual lipid species we have identified are good candidates to represent circulating biomarkers of ocular lipids. However, further investigation is needed before considering them as indexes of disease risk and before using them in clinical studies on optic nerve neuropathies or retinal diseases displaying photoreceptors degeneration.
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Nagy K, Brahmbhatt VV, Berdeaux O, Bretillon L, Destaillats F, Acar N. Comparative study of serine-plasmalogens in human retina and optic nerve: identification of atypical species with odd carbon chains. J Lipid Res 2012; 53:776-83. [PMID: 22266369 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d022962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The objective of this work was to detect and identify phosphatidylserine plasmalogen species in human ocular neurons represented by the retina and the optic nerve. Plasmalogens (vinyl-ether bearing phospholipids) are commonly found in the forms of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine in numerous mammalian cell types, including the retina. Although their biological functions are unclear, the alteration of cellular plasmalogen content has been associated with several human disorders such as rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata Type 2 and primary open-angle glaucoma. By using liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution and tandem mass spectrometry, we have identified for the first time several species of phosphatidylserine plasmalogens, including atypical forms having moieties with odd numbers of carbons and unsaturation in sn-2 position. Structural elucidation of the potential phosphatidylserine ether linked species was pursued by performing MS(3) experiments, and three fragments are proposed as marker ions to deduce which fatty acid is linked as ether or ester on the glycerol backbone. Interpretation of the fragmentation patterns based on this scheme enabled the assignment of structures to the m/z values, thereby identifying the phosphatidylserine plasmalogens.
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- Kornél Nagy
- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Lohner K. Is the high propensity of ethanolamine plasmalogens to form non-lamellar lipid structures manifested in the properties of biomembranes? Chem Phys Lipids 1996; 81:167-84. [PMID: 8810047 DOI: 10.1016/0009-3084(96)02580-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Plasmalogens are glycerophospholipids characterized by an alk-1'-enylether bond in position sn-1 and an acyl bond in position sn-2. These ubiquitous etherlipids exhibit a different molecular structure as compared to diacyl phospholipids. The most peculiar change is a perpendicular orientation of the sn-2 acyl chain at all segments to the membrane surface. This extended conformation results in an effectively longer aliphatic chain in plasmalogen than in the diacyl analog. Moreover, the lack of the carbonyl oxygen in position sn-1 affects the hydrophilicity of the headgroup and allows stronger intermolecular hydrogen-bonding between the headgroups of the lipid. These properties favour the formation of non-lamellar structures which are expressed in the high affinity of ethanolamine plasmalogen to adopt the inverse hexagonal phase. Such structures may be involved in membrane processes, either temporarily, like in membrane fusion or locally, e.g. to affect the activity of membrane-bound proteins. The predominant distribution of ethanolamine plasmalogens in some cellular membranes like nerve tissues or plasma membranes and their distinctly different properties in model membranes as compared to diacyl phospholipids impose the question, whether these differences are also manifested in the heterogeneous environment of biological membranes. The integration of biophysical studies and biochemical findings clearly indicated that the high propensity of ethanolamine plasmalogen to form non-lamellar structures is reflected in several physiological functions. So far it seems to be evident that ethanolamine plasmalogens play an important role in maintaining the balance between bilayer and non-lamellar phases which is crucial for proper cell function. Furthermore, they are the major phospholipid component of inverse hexagonal phase inclusions in native retina and are able to mediate membrane fusion as demonstrated between neurotransmitter vesicles and presynaptic membranes.
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- K Lohner
- Institut für Biophysik und Röntgenstrukturforschung, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Graz, Austria.
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