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Navneet S, Wilson K, Rohrer B. Müller Glial Cells in the Macula: Their Activation and Cell-Cell Interactions in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2024; 65:42. [PMID: 38416457 PMCID: PMC10910558 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.65.2.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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Müller glia, the main glial cell of the retina, are critical for neuronal and vascular homeostasis in the retina. During age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathogenesis, Müller glial activation, remodeling, and migrations are reported in the areas of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) degeneration, photoreceptor loss, and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) lesions. Despite this evidence indicating glial activation localized to the regions of AMD pathogenesis, it is unclear whether these glial responses contribute to AMD pathology or occur merely as a bystander effect. In this review, we summarize how Müller glia are affected in AMD retinas and share a prospect on how Müller glial stress might directly contribute to the pathogenesis of AMD. The goal of this review is to highlight the need for future studies investigating the Müller cell's role in AMD. This may lead to a better understanding of AMD pathology, including the conversion from dry to wet AMD, which has no effective therapy currently and may shed light on drug intolerance and resistance to current treatments.
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- Soumya Navneet
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Division of Research, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Shan L, Wang F, Zhai D, Meng X, Liu J, Lv X. Matrix metalloproteinases induce extracellular matrix degradation through various pathways to alleviate hepatic fibrosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 161:114472. [PMID: 37002573 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Liver fibrosis is the common consequence of various chronic liver injuries and is mainly characterized by the imbalance between the production and degradation of extracellular matrix, which leads to the accumulation of interstitial collagen and other matrix components. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their specific inhibitors, that is, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), play a crucial role in collagen synthesis and lysis. Previous in vivo and in vitro studies of our laboratory found repressing extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation by restoring the balance between MMPs and TIMPs can alleviate liver fibrosis. We conducted a review of articles published in PubMed and Science Direct in the last decade until February 1, 2023, which were searched for using these words "MMPs/TIMPs" and "Hepatic Fibrosis." Through a literature review, this article reviews the experimental studies of liver fibrosis based on MMPs/TIMPs, summarizes the components that may exert an anti-liver fibrosis effect by affecting the expression or activity of MMPs/TIMPs, and attempts to clarify the mechanism of MMPs/TIMPs in regulating collagen homeostasis, so as to provide support for the development of anti-liver fibrosis drugs. We found the MMP-TIMP-ECM interaction can result in better understanding of the pathogenesis and progression of hepatic fibrosis from a different angle, and targeting this interaction may be a promising therapeutic strategy for hepatic fibrosis. Additionally, we summarized and analyzed the drugs that have been found to reduce liver fibrosis by changing the ratio of MMPs/TIMPs, including medicine natural products.
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- Liang Shan
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230011, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China; The Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230011, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230011, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230011, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230011, China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, China; The Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
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Giblin MJ, Ontko CD, Penn JS. Effect of cytokine-induced alterations in extracellular matrix composition on diabetic retinopathy-relevant endothelial cell behaviors. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12955. [PMID: 35902594 PMCID: PMC9334268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12683-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Retinal vascular basement membrane (BM) thickening is an early structural abnormality of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Recent studies suggest that BM thickening contributes to the DR pathological cascade; however, much remains to be elucidated about the exact mechanisms by which BM thickening develops and subsequently drives other pathogenic events in DR. Therefore, we undertook a systematic analysis to understand how human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (hRMEC) and human retinal pericytes (hRP) change their expression of key extracellular matrix (ECM) constituents when treated with diabetes-relevant stimuli designed to model the three major insults of the diabetic environment: hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and inflammation. TNFα and IL-1β caused the most potent and consistent changes in ECM expression in both hRMEC and hRP. We also demonstrate that conditioned media from IL-1β-treated human Müller cells caused dose-dependent, significant increases in collagen IV and agrin expression in hRMEC. After narrowing our focus to inflammation-induced changes, we sought to understand how ECM deposited by hRMEC and hRP under inflammatory conditions affects the behavior of naïve hRMEC. Our data demonstrated that diabetes-relevant alterations in ECM composition alone cause both increased adhesion molecule expression by and increased peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) adhesion to naïve hRMEC. Taken together, these data demonstrate novel roles for inflammation and pericytes in driving BM pathology and suggest that inflammation-induced ECM alterations may advance other pathogenic behaviors in DR, including leukostasis.
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- Meredith J Giblin
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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Tumor necrosis factor-α and matrix metalloproteinase-9 cooperatively exacerbate neurovascular degeneration in the neonatal rat retina. Cell Tissue Res 2022; 390:173-187. [PMID: 35895162 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03670-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α contribute to the pathogenesis of several ocular diseases. Previous studies have shown that MMP-9 activation plays an important role in capillary degeneration in injured retinas. In this study, we aimed to determine the roles of TNF-α in capillary degeneration and MMP-9 activation in the injured retina. In rats, retinal injury was induced by intravitreal injection of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA, 200 nmol) at postnatal day 7. We examined (1) the effects of blocking MMP-9 and TNF-α signaling pathway on capillary degeneration, (2) changes in protein levels and distribution of MMP-9 and TNF-α, and (3) the interaction between MMP-9 and TNF-α in regulating the expression level of each protein in retinas of NMDA-injected eyes. Intravitreal injection of GM6001, an MMP inhibitor, or TNF-α neutralizing antibody (anti-TNF-α Ab) attenuated capillary degeneration in retinas of NMDA-injected eyes. Protein levels of TNF-α increased 2 h after NMDA injection, whereas those of MMP-9 increased 4 h after the injection. Anti-TNF-α Ab suppressed activation of MMP-9 in retinas of NMDA-injected eyes, whereas GM6001 diminished the TNF-α protein expression. Incubation of recombinant TNF-α with supernatants of homogenized retina increased protein levels and activity of MMP-9. These results suggest that TNF-α and MMP-9 collaboratively increase their expression levels in the retina following neurodegeneration, thus leading to retinal capillary degeneration. The cooperative interaction between MMP-9 and TNF-α could be involved in the exacerbation of retinal neurovascular degeneration.
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Zhu Y, Cao B, Tolone A, Yan J, Christensen G, Arango-Gonzalez B, Ueffing M, Paquet-Durand F. In vitro Model Systems for Studies Into Retinal Neuroprotection. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:938089. [PMID: 35873807 PMCID: PMC9301112 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.938089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Therapy development for neurodegenerative diseases of the retina constitutes a major unmet medical need, and this may be particularly relevant for inherited diseases of the retina, which are largely untreatable to this day. Therapy development necessitates appropriate models to improve the understanding of the underlying degenerative mechanisms, as well as for the testing and evaluation of novel treatment approaches. This review provides an overview of various in vitro model systems used to study retinal neuroprotection. The in vitro methods and technologies discussed range from primary retinal cell cultures and cell lines, to retinal organoids and organotypic retinal explants, to the cultivation of whole eyeballs. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods are compared and evaluated, also in view of the 3R principles (i.e., the refinement, reduction, and replacement of live animal testing), to identify suitable in vitro alternatives for in vivo experimentation. The article further expands on the use of in vitro models to test and evaluate neuroprotective treatments and to aid the development of retinal drug delivery systems. Among the pharmacological agents tested and characterized in vitro are such that interfere with aberrant cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) -signaling or such that inhibit the activities of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), histone deacetylases (HDAC), calpain-type proteases, as well as unfolded protein response-related stress. We then introduce nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems and discuss how different in vitro systems may be used to assess their efficacy in the treatment of retinal diseases. The summary provides a brief comparison of available in vitro models and relates their advantages and limitations to the various experimental requirements, for instance, for studies into disease mechanisms, novel treatments, or retinal toxicity. In many cases, combinations of different in vitro models may be required to obtain a comprehensive view of the efficacy of a given retinal neuroprotection approach.
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- Yu Zhu
- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Molecular Biology of Retinal Degenerations, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Retinal Degenerations, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Retinal Degenerations, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Marius Ueffing,
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- Cell Death Mechanisms Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- François Paquet-Durand,
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Lee EJ, Zheng M, Craft CM, Jeong S. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) are localized in the nucleus of retinal Müller glial cells and modulated by cytokines and oxidative stress. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253915. [PMID: 34270579 PMCID: PMC8284794 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in the pathology of numerous inflammatory retinal degenerations, including retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Our previous work revealed that intravitreal injections with tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) reduce the progression of rod cell death and inhibit cone cell remodeling that involves reactive gliosis in retinal Müller glial cells (MGCs) in rodent models. The underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of how TIMP-1 functions in the retina remain to be resolved; however, MGCs are involved in structural homeostasis, neuronal cell survival and death. In the present study, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 expression patterns were investigated in a human MGC line (MIO-M1) under inflammatory cytokine (IL-1β and TNF-α) and oxidative stress (H2O2) conditions. First, both IL-1β and TNF-α, but not H2O2, have a mild in vitro pro-survival effect on MIO-M1 cells. Treatment with either cytokine results in the imbalanced secretion of MMP-9 and TIMP-1. H2O2 treatment has little effect on their secretion. The investigation of their intracellular expression led to interesting observations. MMP-9 and TIMP-1 are both expressed, not only in the cytoplasm, but also inside the nucleus. None of the treatments alters the MMP-9 intracellular distribution pattern. In contrast to MMP-9, TIMP-1 is detected as speckles. Intracellular TIMP-1 aggregation forms in the cytoplasmic area with IL-1β treatment. With H2O2 treatments, the cell morphology changes from cobbles to spindle shapes and the nuclei become larger with increases in TIMP-1 speckles in an H2O2 dose-dependent manner. Two TIMP-1 cell surface receptors, low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) and cluster of differentiation 82 (CD82), are expressed within the nucleus of MIO-M1 cells. Overall, these observations suggest that intracellular TIMP-1 is a target of proinflammatory and oxidative insults in the MGCs. Given the importance of the roles for MGCs in the retina, the functional implication of nuclear TIMP-1 and MMP-9 in MGCs is discussed.
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- Eun-Jin Lee
- Mary D. Allen Vision Research Laboratory, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Vision Research Laboratory, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Vision Research Laboratory, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
- Department of Integrative Anatomical Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Vision Research Laboratory, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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MMP2 Modulates Inflammatory Response during Axonal Regeneration in the Murine Visual System. Cells 2021; 10:cells10071672. [PMID: 34359839 PMCID: PMC8307586 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation has been put forward as a mechanism triggering axonal regrowth in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), yet little is known about the underlying cellular and molecular players connecting these two processes. In this study, we provide evidence that MMP2 is an essential factor linking inflammation to axonal regeneration by using an in vivo mouse model of inflammation-induced axonal regeneration in the optic nerve. We show that infiltrating myeloid cells abundantly express MMP2 and that MMP2 deficiency results in reduced long-distance axonal regeneration. However, this phenotype can be rescued by restoring MMP2 expression in myeloid cells via a heterologous bone marrow transplantation. Furthermore, while MMP2 deficiency does not affect the number of infiltrating myeloid cells, it does determine the coordinated expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules. Altogether, in addition to its role in axonal regeneration via resolution of the glial scar, here, we reveal a new mechanism via which MMP2 facilitates axonal regeneration, namely orchestrating the expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules by infiltrating innate immune cells.
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Hatanaka H, Mukai A, Ito E, Ueno M, Sotozono C, Kinoshita S, Hamuro J. Epigenetic regulation of the epithelial mesenchymal transition induced by synergistic action of TNF-α and TGF-β in retinal pigment epithelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 544:31-37. [PMID: 33516879 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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To clarify the influence of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on fibrotic phenotypes induced by transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPECs) by epigenetic regulation. Human primary retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPECs including ARPE19) were used in cultures in the presence or absence of TNF-α and/or TGF-β2. RT2 Profiler™ (Qiagen) was used for PCR Array for fibrosis and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). Microarray analysis by 3D gene DNA chip was outsourced to Toray Industries Inc. Quantification of histone acetyl transferase (HAT)-related and histone deacetylase (HDAC) related gene expression were also analyzed. HDAC and HAT activity was measured using an EpiQuik HDAC and HAT Activity/Inhibition Assay Kit (Epigentek). CD44, MMP-9, HAT, and HDAC in RPECs were analyzed by western blotting. Analysis of expression of the EMT/fibrosis related CD44 and MMP-9 phenotypes induced by TNF-α+TGF-β2 revealed four alterations in RPECs: 1) abolition of TGF-β2-induced α-SMA by TNF-α; 2) synergy between TNF-α+TGF-β2 for induction of CD44 and MMP-9 phenotypes 3) no inhibition of HDAC activity by either TNF-α or TGF-β2; and 4) significant inhibition of HAT activity by either TNF-α or TGF-β2, but no synergy. The HDAC activation through HAT inhibition by TNF-α+TGF-β was counteracted by HDAC inhibitors, leading to the inhibition of EMT/fibrosis. EMT/fibrotic CD44 and MMP-9 phenotypes were epigenetically upregulated by concerted action of TNF-α and TGF-β in RPECs. The intervention in epigenetic regulation may hold potential in preventing intraocular proliferative diseases.
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- Hiroki Hatanaka
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Hirokoji-agaru, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan.
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Mazzeo A, Gai C, Trento M, Porta M, Beltramo E. Effects of thiamine and fenofibrate on high glucose and hypoxia-induced damage in cell models of the inner blood-retinal barrier. Acta Diabetol 2020; 57:1423-1433. [PMID: 32656709 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-020-01565-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS Although diabetic retinopathy has long been considered a microvascular complication, retinal neurodegeneration and inflammation may precede its clinical manifestations. Despite all research efforts, the primary treatment options remain laser photocoagulation and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal injections, both aggressive and targeting the late stages of the disease. Medical treatments addressing the early phases of diabetic retinopathy are therefore needed. We aimed at verifying if thiamine and fenofibrate protect the cells of the inner blood-retinal barrier from the metabolic stress induced by diabetic-like conditions. METHODS Human microvascular endothelial cells (HMECs), retinal pericytes (HRPs) and Müller cells (MIO-M1) were cultured in intermittent high glucose (intHG) and/or hypoxia, with addition of fenofibrate or thiamine. Modulation of adhesion molecules and angiogenic factors was addressed. RESULTS Integrins β1/αVβ3 and ICAM1 were upregulated in HMECs/HRPs cultured in diabetic-like conditions, as well as metalloproteases MMP2/9 in HRP, with a reduction in their inhibitor TIMP1; MMP2 increased also in HMEC, and TIMP1 decreased in MIO-M1. VEGF and HIF-1α were strongly increased in HMEC in intHG + hypoxia, and VEGF also in HRP. Ang-1/2 augmented in HMEC/MIO-M1, and MCP-1 in HRP/MIO-M1 in intHG + hypoxia. Thiamine was able to normalize all such abnormal modulations, while fenofibrate had effects in few cases only. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that endothelial cells and pericytes are more affected than Müller cells by diabetic-like conditions. Fenofibrate shows a controversial behavior, potentially positive on Müller cells and pericytes, but possibly detrimental to endothelium, while thiamine confirms once more to be an effective agent in reducing diabetes-induced retinal damage.
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- Aurora Mazzeo
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
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D'Onofrio PM, Shabanzadeh AP, Choi BK, Bähr M, Koeberle PD. MMP Inhibition Preserves Integrin Ligation and FAK Activation to Induce Survival and Regeneration in RGCs Following Optic Nerve Damage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:634-649. [PMID: 30743263 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose Integrin adherence to the extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential for retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival: damage causes production and release of ECM degrading matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that disrupt integrin ligation, leading to RGC death. The interplay of MMPs, integrins, and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) was studied in RGCs after optic nerve injury. Methods Optic nerve transection and optic nerve crush were used to study RGC survival and regeneration, respectively. Treatments were administered intravitreally or into the cut end of the optic nerve. RGC survival was assessed by fluorescence or confocal microscopy; cell counting, peptide levels, and localization were assessed by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Results MMP-9 was most strongly increased and localized to RGCs after injury. Pan-MMP, MMP-2/-9, and MMP-3 inhibition all significantly enhanced RGC survival and increased RGC axon regeneration. FAK activation was decreased at 4 days postaxotomy, when apoptosis begins. FAK inhibition reduced RGC survival and abrogated the neuroprotective effects of MMP inhibition, whereas FAK activation increased RGC survival despite MMP activation. Integrin ligation with CD29 antibody or glycine-arginine-glycine-aspatate-serine (GRGDS) peptide increased RGC survival after axotomy. Conclusions ECM-integrin ligation promotes RGC survival and axon regeneration via FAK activation.
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- Philippe M D'Onofrio
- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Rehabilitation Science Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Rehabilitation Science Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University Medicine Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Rehabilitation Science Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Li X, Liu J, Hoh J, Liu J. Müller cells in pathological retinal angiogenesis. Transl Res 2019; 207:96-106. [PMID: 30639368 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Müller cells are the major glial cells spanning the entire layer of the retina and maintaining retinal structure. Under pathological conditions, Müller cells are involved in retinal angiogenesis, a process of growing new blood vessels from pre-existing capillaries. In response to hypoxia, high glucose, and inflammation conditions, multiple signaling pathways are activated in Müller cells, followed by the increased production of proangiogenic factors including vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, matrix metalloproteinases, Netrin-4, and angiopoietin-like 4. Expression of antiangiogenic factors is also downregulated in Müller cells. Besides, proliferation and dedifferentiation of Müller cells facilitates retinal angiogenesis. In this review, we summarized molecular mechanisms of Müller cells-related retinal angiogenesis. The potential of Müller cells as a therapeutic target for retinal angiogenesis was also discussed.
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- Xiaorui Li
- Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Taishan Medical College, Taian, China
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- Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Choi JA, Kim YJ, Seo BR, Koh JY, Yoon YH. Potential Role of Zinc Dyshomeostasis in Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 Activation and Photoreceptor Cell Death in Experimental Retinal Detachment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 59:3058-3068. [DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-23502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Jeong A Choi
- Neural Injury Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neural Injury Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neural Injury Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Insulin-induced exocytosis regulates the cell surface level of low-density lipoprotein-related protein-1 in Müller Glial cells. Biochem J 2018; 475:1669-1685. [PMID: 29669912 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein-1 (LRP1) is expressed in retinal Müller glial cells (MGCs) and regulates intracellular translocation to the plasma membrane (PM) of the membrane proteins involved in cellular motility and activity. Different functions of MGCs may be influenced by insulin, including the removal of extracellular glutamate in the retina. In the present work, we investigated whether insulin promotes LRP1 translocation to the PM in the Müller glial-derived cell line MIO-M1 (human retinal Müller glial cell-derived cell line). We demonstrated that LRP1 is stored in small vesicles containing an approximate size of 100 nm (mean diameter range of 100-120 nm), which were positive for sortilin and VAMP2, and also incorporated GLUT4 when it was transiently transfected. Next, we observed that LRP1 translocation to the PM was promoted by insulin-regulated exocytosis through intracellular activation of the IR/PI3K/Akt axis and Rab-GTPase proteins such as Rab8A and Rab10. In addition, these Rab-GTPases regulated both the constitutive and insulin-induced LRP1 translocation to the PM. Finally, we found that dominant-negative Rab8A and Rab10 mutants impaired insulin-induced intracellular signaling of the IR/PI3K/Akt axis, suggesting that these GTPase proteins as well as the LRP1 level at the cell surface are involved in insulin-induced IR activation.
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Kim HS, Vargas A, Eom YS, Li J, Yamamoto KL, Craft CM, Lee EJ. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 enhances rod survival in the rd1 mouse retina. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197322. [PMID: 29742163 PMCID: PMC5942829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited retinal degenerative disease, is characterized by a progressive loss of rod photoreceptors followed by loss of cone photoreceptors. Previously, when tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP1), a key extracellular matrix (ECM) regulator that binds to and inhibits activation of Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) was intravitreal injected into eyes of a transgenic rhodopsin rat model of RP, S334ter-line3, we discovered cone outer segments are partially protected. In parallel, we reported that a specific MMP9 and MMP2 inhibitor, SB-3CT, interferes with mechanisms leading to rod photoreceptor cell death in an MMP9 dependent manner. Here, we extend our initial rat studies to examine the potential of TIMP1 as a treatment in retinal degeneration by investigating neuroprotective effects in a classic mouse retinal degeneration model, rdPde6b-/- (rd1). The results clearly demonstrate that intravitreal injections of TIMP1 produce extended protection to delay rod photoreceptor cell death. The mean total number of rods in whole-mount retinas was significantly greater in TIMP-treated rd1 retinas (postnatal (P) 30, P35 (P<0.0001) and P45 (P<0.05) than in saline-treated rd1 retinas. In contrast, SB-3CT did not delay rod cell death, leading us to further investigate alternative pathways that do not involve MMPs. In addition to inducing phosphorylated ERK1/2, TIMP1 significantly reduces BAX activity and delays attenuation of the outer nuclear layer (ONL). Physiological responses using scotopic electroretinograms (ERG) reveal b-wave amplitudes from TIMP1-treated retinas are significantly greater than from saline-treated rd1 retinas (P<0.05). In later degenerative stages of rd1 retinas, photopic b-wave amplitudes from TIMP1-treated rd1 retinas are significantly larger than from saline-treated rd1 retinas (P<0.05). Our findings demonstrate that TIMP1 delays photoreceptor cell death. Furthermore, this study provides new insights into how TIMP1 works in the mouse animal model of RP.
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- Hwa Sun Kim
- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Integrative Anatomical Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- MDA Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Miyata Y, Nagase T, Katsura Y, Takahashi H, Natsugari H, Oshitari T, Kosano H. In vitro studies on nobiletin isolated from citrus plants and the bioactive metabolites, inhibitory action against gelatinase enzymatic activity and the molecular mechanisms in human retinal Müller cell line. Biomed Pharmacother 2018. [PMID: 28623785 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common cause of vision loss in patients with diabetes mellitus. Despite the presence of effective therapy, DR is still a significant health burden. A recent research suggests that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) could be promising targets, which exert multiple actions on early- and late-stage pathogenesis of DR. Among the MMP family, gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) act as potent proinflammatory, proangiogenic, and pro-apoptotic factors. Therefore, the pharmacological inhibitory effect of gelatinases on retinal MMP-producing cells may be useful in the treatment or prevention of DR. Nobiletin isolated from citrus plants is a multi-functional polymethoxylated flavone, which exerts biological effects including inhibitory action against MMP activity in several cancer cells. In the present study, we demonstrated that nobiletin isolated from citrus plants attenuated MMP-9 enzymatic activity through the suppression of transcription for MMP-9 gene expression and augmentation of TIMP-1 production in retinal Müller cells. Nobiletin regulated MMP-9 gene expression and TIMP-1 by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. In addition, we observed the augmentation of inhibitory action against MMP-9 enzymatic activity by 4'-demethylated nobiletin, which is a major metabolite of nobiletin. We believe that the enhancement of inhibitory action against MMP-9 enzymatic activity by 4'-demethylated nobiletin is through the dual inhibition on Erk1/2 and Akt phosphorylation. The structure-activity relationship analysis revealed that, for the enhancement of inhibitory action against MMP-9 enzymatic activity, demethylation at position 4' in B-ring was a key structural modification in Müller cells, which are an important source of MMPs found in vitreous fluid and retinal tissues in retinal proliferative diseases. These results suggested that nobiletin, derived from a natural source, may serve as a novel MMP inhibitor with minimal side effects, and lead compound for the design of more efficacious drugs.
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- Yoshiki Miyata
- Faculty of Pharma-Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- The fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 3-20-1 Ami, Ibaraki 300-0332, Japan
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- The fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 3-20-1 Ami, Ibaraki 300-0332, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharma-Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharma-Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharma-Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharma-Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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670nm light treatment following retinal injury modulates Müller cell gliosis: Evidence from in vivo and in vitro stress models. Exp Eye Res 2018; 169:1-12. [PMID: 29355737 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Photobiomodulation (PBM) with 670 nm light has been shown to accelerate wound healing in soft tissue injuries, and also to protect neuronal tissues. However, little data exist on its effects on the non-neuronal components of the retina, such as Müller cells (MCs), which are the principal macroglia of the retina that play a role in maintaining retinal homeostasis. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of 670 nm light on activated MCs using in vivo and in vitro stress models. Adult Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to photo-oxidative damage (PD) for 24 h and treated with 670 nm light at 0, 3 and 14 days after PD. Tissue was collected at 30 days post-PD for analysis. Using the in vitro scratch model with a human MC line (MIO-M1), area coverage and cellular stress were analysed following treatment with 670 nm light. We showed that early treatment with 670 nm light after PD reduced MC activation, lowering the retinal expression of GFAP and FGF-2. 670 nm light treatment mitigated the production of MC-related pro-inflammatory cytokines (including IL-1β), and reduced microglia/macrophage (MG/MΦ) recruitment into the outer retina following PD. This subsequently decreased photoreceptor loss, slowing the progression of retinal degeneration. In vitro, we showed that 670 nm light directly modulated MC activation, reducing rates of area coverage by suppressing cellular proliferation and spreading. This study indicates that 670 nm light treatment post-injury may have therapeutic benefit when administered shortly after retinal damage, and could be useful for retinal degenerations where MC gliosis is a feature of disease progression.
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Dharmarajan S, Fisk DL, Sorenson CM, Sheibani N, Belecky-Adams TL. Microglia activation is essential for BMP7-mediated retinal reactive gliosis. J Neuroinflammation 2017; 14:76. [PMID: 28381236 PMCID: PMC5382432 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-0855-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Our previous studies have shown that BMP7 is able to trigger activation of retinal macroglia. However, these studies showed the responsiveness of Müller glial cells and retinal astrocytes in vitro was attenuated in comparison to those in vivo, indicating other retinal cell types may be mediating the response of the macroglial cells to BMP7. In this study, we test the hypothesis that BMP7-mediated gliosis is the result of inflammatory signaling from retinal microglia. Methods Adult mice were injected intravitreally with BMP7 and eyes harvested 1, 3, or 7 days postinjection. Some mice were treated with PLX5622 (PLX) to ablate microglia and were subsequently injected with control or BMP7. Processed tissue was analyzed via immunofluorescence, RT-qPCR, or ELISA. In addition, cultures of retinal microglia were treated with vehicle, lipopolysaccharide, or BMP7 to determine the effects of BMP7-isolated cells. Results Mice injected with BMP7 showed regulation of various inflammatory markers at the RNA level, as well as changes in microglial morphology. Isolated retinal microglia also showed an upregulation of BMP-signaling components following treatment. In vitro treatment of retinal astrocytes with conditioned media from activated microglia upregulated RNA levels of gliosis markers. In the absence of microglia, the mouse retina showed a subdued gliosis and inflammatory response when exposed to BMP7. Conclusions Gliosis resulting from BMP7 is mediated through an inflammatory response from retinal microglia. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12974-017-0855-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Subramanian Dharmarajan
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 W Michigan St, SL306, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.,Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 W Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, 9453 WIMR, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, 9453 WIMR, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, 9453 WIMR, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 W Michigan St, SL306, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. .,Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 W Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
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Khanum BNMK, Guha R, Sur VP, Nandi S, Basak SK, Konar A, Hazra S. Pirfenidone inhibits post-traumatic proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Eye (Lond) 2017; 31:1317-1328. [PMID: 28304388 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2017.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PurposeThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal pirfenidone for inhibition of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) in a model of penetrating ocular injury.Patients and methodsPenetrating trauma was induced on the retina of rabbit and treated either with 0.1 ml of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or 0.1 ml of 0.5% pirfenidone, and development of PVR was evaluated clinically and graded after 1 month. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry with transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ), alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA), and collagen-1 were performed to assess the fibrotic changes. Expression of cytokines in the vitro-retinal tissues at different time points following pirfenidone and PBS injection was examined by RT-PCR. Availability of pirfenidone in the vitreous of rabbit at various time points was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography following injection of 0.1 ml of 0.5% pirfenidone. In normal rabbit eye, 0.1 ml of 0.5% pirfenidone was injected to evaluate any toxic effect.ResultsClinical assessment and grading revealed prevention of PVR formation in pirfenidone-treated animals, gross histology, and histopathology confirmed the observation. Immunohistochemistry showed prevention in the expression of collagen-I, αSMA, and TGFβ in the pirfenidone-treated eyes compared to the PBS-treated eyes. Pirfenidone inhibited increased gene expression of cytokines observed in control eyes. Pirfenidone could be detected up to 48 h in the vitreous of rabbit eye following single intravitreal injection. Pirfenidone did not show any adverse effect following intravitreal injection; eyes were devoid of any abnormal clinical sign, intraocular pressure, and electroretinography did not show any significant change and histology of retina remained unchanged.ConclusionThis animal study shows that pirfenidone might be a potential therapy for PVR. Further clinical study will be useful to evaluate the clinical application of pirfenidone.
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- B N M K Khanum
- Department of Veterinary Surgery &Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal &Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery &Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal &Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India
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IGF-1R Regulates the Extracellular Level of Active MMP-2, Pathological Neovascularization, and Functionality in Retinas of OIR Mouse Model. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:1123-1135. [PMID: 28097474 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0386-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In ischemic proliferative diseases such as retinopathies, persistent hypoxia leads to the release of numerous neovascular factors that participate in the formation of abnormal vessels and eventually cause blindness. The upregulation and activation of metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) represent a final common pathway in this process. Although many regulators of the neovascular process have been identified, the complete role of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and its receptor (IGF-1R) appears to be significantly more complex. In this study, we used an oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) mouse model as well as an in vitro model of hypoxia to study the role of MMP-2 derived from Müller glial cells (MGCs) and its relation with the IGF-1/IGF-1R system. We demonstrated that MMP-2 protein expression increased in P17 OIR mice, which coincided with the active phase of the neovascular process. Also, glutamine synthetase (GS)-positive cells were also positive for MMP-2, whereas IGF-1R was expressed by GFAP-positive cells, indicating that both proteins were expressed in MGCs. In addition, in the OIR model a single intravitreal injection of the IGF-1R blocking antibody (αIR3) administered at P12 effectively prevented pathologic neovascularization, accelerated physiological revascularization, and improved retinal functionality at P17. Finally, in MGC supernatants, the blocking antibody abolished the IGF-1 effect on active MMP-2 under normoxic and hypoxic conditions without affecting the extracellular levels of pro-MMP-2. These results demonstrate, for the first time, that the IGF-1/IGF-1R system regulates active MMP-2 levels in MGCs, thus contributing to MEC remodeling during the retinal neovascular process.
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Sulfur mustard-stimulated proteases and their inhibitors in a cultured normal human epidermal keratinocytes model: A potential approach for anti-vesicant drug development. Toxicol Rep 2016; 3:393-400. [PMID: 28959561 PMCID: PMC5615839 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Protease stimulation in cultured normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) due to sulfur mustard (SM) exposure is well documented. However, the specific protease(s) stimulated by SM and the protease substrates remain to be determined. In this study, we observed that SM stimulates several proteases and the epidermal-dermal attachment protein laminin-5 is one of the substrates. We propose that following SM exposure of the skin, laminin-5 degradation causes the detachment of the epidermis from the dermis and, therefore, vesication. We utilized gelatin zymography, Western blotting, immuno-fluorescence staining, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses to study the SM-stimulated proteases and laminin-5 degradation in NHEK. Two major protease bands (64 kDa and 72 kDa) were observed by zymography in SM-exposed cells. Addition of serine protease inhibitor (aprotinin, 100 μM), or the metalloprotease inhibitor (amastatin, 100 μM) to NHEK cultures prior to SM exposure decreased the SM-stimulated protease bands seen by zymography. These inhibitors completely or partially prevented SM-induced laminin-5 γ2 degradation as seen by Western blotting as well as immuno-fluorescence staining. Our results from Western blotting and RT-PCR studies also indicated that the membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT-MM-1) may be involved in SM-induced skin blistering. To summarize, our results in the NHEK model indicate the following: (a) SM stimulates multiple proteases including serine protease(s), and metalloproteases; (b) SM decreases the level of laminin-5 γ2, which is prevented by either a serine protease inhibitor or a metalloprotease inhibitor and (c) MT-MMP-1 maybe one of the proteases that is involved in skin blistering due to SM exposure.
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Luo W, Hu L, Li W, Xu G, Xu L, Zhang C, Wang F. Epo inhibits the fibrosis and migration of Müller glial cells induced by TGF-β and high glucose. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2016; 254:881-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-016-3290-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Revised: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lemmens K, Bollaerts I, Bhumika S, de Groef L, Van Houcke J, Darras VM, Van Hove I, Moons L. Matrix metalloproteinases as promising regulators of axonal regrowth in the injured adult zebrafish retinotectal system. J Comp Neurol 2015; 524:1472-93. [PMID: 26509469 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Overcoming the failure of axon regeneration in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) after injury remains a major challenge, which makes the search for proregenerative molecules essential. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in axonal outgrowth during CNS development and show increased expression levels during vertebrate CNS repair. In mammals, MMPs are believed to alter the suppressive extracellular matrix to become more permissive for axon regrowth. We investigated the role of MMPs in axonal regeneration following optic nerve crush (ONC) in adult zebrafish, which fully recover from such injuries due to a high intrinsic axon growth capacity and a less inhibitory environment. Lowering general retinal MMP activity through intravitreal injections of GM6001 after ONC strongly reduced retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axonal regrowth, without influencing RGC survival. Based on a recently performed transcriptome profiling study, the expression pattern of four MMPs after ONC was determined via combined use of western blotting and immunostainings. Mmp-2 and -13a were increasingly present in RGC somata during axonal regrowth. Moreover, Mmp-2 and -9 became upregulated in regrowing RGC axons and inner plexiform layer (IPL) synapses, respectively. In contrast, after an initial rise in IPL neurites and RGC axons during the injury response, Mmp-14 expression decreased during regeneration. Altogether, a phase-dependent expression pattern for each specific MMP was observed, implicating them in axonal regrowth and inner retina remodeling after injury. In conclusion, these data suggest a novel, neuron-intrinsic function for multiple MMPs in axon regrowth that is distinct from breaking down environmental barriers. J. Comp. Neurol. 524:1472-1493, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Kim Lemmens
- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Ji Y, Yu WQ, Eom YS, Bruce F, Craft CM, Grzywacz NM, Lee EJ. The effect of TIMP-1 on the cone mosaic in the retina of the rat model of retinitis pigmentosa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 56:352-64. [PMID: 25515575 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The array of photoreceptors found in normal retinas provides uniform and regular sampling of the visual space. In contrast, cones in retinas of the S334ter-line-3 rat model for RP migrate to form a mosaic of rings, leaving large holes with few or no photoreceptors. Similar mosaics appear in human patients with other forms of retinal dystrophy. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the effect of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) on the mosaic of cones in S334ter-line-3 rat retinas. We focused on TIMP-1 because it is one of the regulators of the extracellular matrix important for cellular migration. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was performed to reveal M-opsin cone cells (M-cone) and the results were quantified to test statistically whether or not TIMP-1 restores the mosaics to normal. In particular, the tests focused on the Voronoi and nearest-neighbor distance analyses. RESULTS Our tests indicated that TIMP-1 led to significant disruption of the M-opsin cone rings in S334ter-line-3 rat retinas and resulted in almost complete homogeneous mosaics. In addition, TIMP-1 induced the M-cone spatial distribution to become closer to random with decreased regularity in S334ter-line-3 rat retinas. CONCLUSIONS These findings confirm that TIMP-1 induced M-cone mosaics in S334ter-line-3 to gain homogeneity without reaching the degree of regularity seen in normal retinal mosaics. Even if TIMP-1 fails to promote regularity, the effects of this drug on homogeneity appear to be so dramatic that TIMP-1 may be a potential therapeutic agent. TIMP-1 improves sampling of the visual field simply by causing homogeneity.
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- Yerina Ji
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States Center for Vision Science and Technology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States Center for Vision Science and Technology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Center for Vision Science and Technology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Gaublomme D, Buyens T, De Groef L, Stakenborg M, Janssens E, Ingvarsen S, Porse A, Behrendt N, Moons L. Matrix metalloproteinase 2 and membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase co-regulate axonal outgrowth of mouse retinal ganglion cells. J Neurochem 2014; 129:966-79. [PMID: 24611815 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Restoration of correct neural activity following central nervous system (CNS) damage requires the replacement of degenerated axons with newly outgrowing, functional axons. Unfortunately, spontaneous regeneration is largely lacking in the adult mammalian CNS. In order to establish successful regenerative therapies, an improved understanding of axonal outgrowth and the various molecules influencing it, is highly needed. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) constitute a family of zinc-dependent proteases that were sporadically reported to influence axon outgrowth. Using an ex vivo retinal explant model, we were able to show that broad-spectrum MMP inhibition reduces axon outgrowth of mouse retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), implicating MMPs as beneficial factors in axonal regeneration. Additional studies, using more specific MMP inhibitors and MMP-deficient mice, disclosed that both MMP-2 and MT1-MMP, but not MMP-9, are involved in this process. Furthermore, administration of a novel antibody to MT1-MMP that selectively blocks pro-MMP-2 activation revealed a functional co-involvement of these proteinases in determining RGC axon outgrowth. Subsequent immunostainings showed expression of both MMP-2 and MT1-MMP in RGC axons and glial cells. Finally, results from combined inhibition of MMP-2 and β1-integrin were suggestive for a functional interaction between these molecules. Overall, our data indicate MMP-2 and MT1-MMP as promising axonal outgrowth-promoting molecules. Axonal regeneration in the central nervous system is lacking in adult mammals, thereby impeding recovery from injury to the nervous system. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) constitute a family of zinc-dependent proteases that were sporadically reported to influence axon outgrowth. Inhibition of specific MMPs reduced neurite outgrowth from mouse retinal explants. Our data indicate MMP-2 and MT1-MMP as promising axonal outgrowth-promoting molecules and show a possible link between MMP-2 and β1-integrin in axon outgrowth.
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- Djoere Gaublomme
- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development and Regeneration, Animal Physiology and Neurobiology Section, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Ola MS. Effect of hyperglycemia on insulin receptor signaling in the cultured retinal Müller glial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 444:264-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Shimada A, Miyata Y, Kosano H. Type I collagen accelerates the spreading of lens epithelial cells through the expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinases. Curr Eye Res 2014; 39:460-71. [PMID: 24400880 DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.853194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in posterior capsule opacification (PCO), but the mechanisms that promote MMP expression are yet to be determined. In this study, we investigated whether type I collagen, which is only detected in aged or cataractous lens capsules, affects the expression and activation of MMPs in primary-cultured chicken lens epithelial cells (LECs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Chicken LECs were isolated from chicken embryos and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) on type I collagen-coated dishes. The activity of secreted MMPs was examined using gelatin zymography, and cell spreading was determined as the average area of randomly distributed cells. For some experiments, LECs were cultured in the presence of the broad-spectrum MMP inhibitor, GM6001. LECs cultured on uncoated dishes were used as controls. To examine the involvement of MMP in cell migration, a wound-healing assay was performed in the presence of the MMP inhibitor. RESULTS Chicken LECs constitutively express the pro-form of MMP-2. When LECs were cultured on type I collagen-coated dishes, they expressed the active form of MMP-2 and the pro-form of MMP-9. This expression and activation by type I collagen was also observed in the human LEC line SRA-01/04, but not the human Müller glial cell line, MIO-M1. Type I collagen enhanced cell spreading, which was suppressed by the MMP inhibitor. Type I collagen also accelerated α-smooth muscle actin expression. In addition, LEC migration was inhibited by the MMP inhibitor in a dose-dependent manner in the wound-healing assay. CONCLUSION Type I collagen promotes the expression and activation of MMPs in a LEC-specific manner. These results suggest that type I collagen may play a role in PCO development.
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- Arata Shimada
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Teikyo University , Itabashi-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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Transport and binding of tumor necrosis factor-α in articular cartilage depend on its quaternary structure. Arch Biochem Biophys 2013; 540:1-8. [PMID: 24135706 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The effect of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) on cartilage matrix degradation is mediated by its transport and binding within the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the tissue, which mediates availability to cell receptors. Since the bioactive form of TNFα is a homotrimer of monomeric subunits, conversion between trimeric and monomeric forms during intratissue transport may affect binding to ECM and, thereby, bioactivity within cartilage. We studied the transport and binding of TNFα in cartilage, considering the quaternary structure of this cytokine. Competitive binding assays showed significant binding of TNFα in cartilage tissue, leading to an enhanced uptake. However, studies in which TNFα was cross-linked to remain in the trimeric form revealed that the binding of trimeric TNFα was negligible. Thus, binding of TNFα to ECM was associated with the monomeric form. Binding of TNFα was not disrupted by pre-treating cartilage tissue with trypsin, which removes proteoglycans and glycoproteins but leaves the collagen network intact. Therefore, proteoglycan loss during osteoarthritis should only alter the passive diffusion of TNFα but not its binding interaction with the remaining matrix. Our results suggest that matrix binding and trimer-monomer conversion of TNFα both play crucial roles in regulating the accessibility of bioactive TNFα within cartilage.
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Mechanical stretching induces matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression in rat retinal glial (Müller) cells. Neuroreport 2013; 24:224-8. [PMID: 23399998 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e32835eb9d1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pathological myopia, as one of the leading causes of blindness, is characterized by excessive and progressive elongation of the eyeball with concomitant degenerative changes in the posterior segment of the eye. During the progressive distension of the posterior pole, the retina, choroid, and sclera are subjected to constant mechanical force, as a result of which, tissue remodeling occurs. Active remodeling of the sclera in myopia has been studied intensively. By comparison, retinal remodeling under mechanical stretching has attracted little attention, and further research is therefore required. In this study, we showed that constant mechanical stretching of rat retinal Müller cells for 24 h led to a significant increase in the intracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 mRNA and protein levels. The extracellular secretory matrix metalloproteinase-2 protein levels and activity were also enhanced. These results suggest a possible novel molecular mechanism that would account for retinal remodeling in many ocular diseases in which the retina is often overstretched, such as pathological myopia and proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
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Barcelona PF, Jaldín-Fincati JR, Sánchez MC, Chiabrando GA. Activated α2-macroglobulin induces Müller glial cell migration by regulating MT1-MMP activity through LRP1. FASEB J 2013; 27:3181-97. [PMID: 23640058 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-221598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In retinal proliferative diseases, Müller glial cells (MGCs) acquire migratory abilities. However, the mechanisms that regulate this migration remain poorly understood. In addition, proliferative disorders associated with enhanced activities of matrix metalloprotease 2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 also present increased levels of the protease inhibitor α2-macroglobulin (α2M) and its receptor, the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1). In the present work, we investigated whether the protease activated form of α2M, α2M*, and LRP1 are involved with the MGC migratory process. By performing wound-scratch migration and zymography assays, we demonstrated that α2M* induced cell migration and proMMP-2 activation in the human Müller glial cell line, MIO-M1. This induction was blocked when LRP1 and MT1-MMP were knocked down with siRNA techniques. Using fluorescence microscopy and biochemical procedures, we found that α2M* induced an increase in LRP1 and MT1-MMP accumulation in early endosomes, followed by endocytic recycling and intracellular distribution of MT1-MMP toward cellular protrusions. Moreover, Rab11-dominant negative mutant abrogated MT1-MMP recycling pathway, cell migration, and proMMP-2 activation induced by α2M*. In conclusion, α2M*, through its receptor LRP1, induces cellular migration of Müller glial cells by a mechanism that involves MT1-MMP intracellular traffic to the plasma membrane by a Rab11-dependent recycling pathway.
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- Pablo F Barcelona
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CIBICI-CONICET), Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, (5000) Córdoba, Argentina
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Fernandez-Bueno I, Garcia-Gutierrez M, Srivastava G, Gayoso M, Gonzalo-Orden J, Pastor J. Adalimumab (tumor necrosis factor-blocker) reduces the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity increased by exogenous tumor necrosis factor alpha in an organotypic culture of porcine neuroretina. Mol Vis 2013; 19:894-903. [PMID: 23687426 PMCID: PMC3654850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine if exogenous addition of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) exacerbates retinal reactive gliosis in an organotypic culture of porcine neuroretina and to evaluate if concomitant adalimumab, a TNF-blocker, diminishes it. METHODS Porcine retinal explants from 20 eyeballs were cultured. Cultures with 100 pg/ml TNFα, 10 µg/ml adalimumab, 100 pg/ml TNFα plus 10 µg/ml adalimumab, or controls without additives were maintained for 9 days. Freshly detached retinas were processed in parallel. TNFα levels in control culture supernatants were quantified with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cryostat sections were doubly immunostained for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a marker for reactive gliosis, and cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein (CRALBP), a marker for Müller cells. Sections were also labeled with the isolectin IB4, a label for microglia/macrophages. RESULTS TNFα in control culture supernatants was detected only at day 1. Compared to the fresh neuroretinal samples, upregulation of GFAP and downregulation of CRALBP occurred during the 9 days of culture. Exogenous TNFα stimulated glial cells to upregulate GFAP and downregulate CRALBP immunoreactivity. TNFα-treated cultures also initiated the growth of gliotic membranes and underwent retinal disorganization. Adalimumab inhibited the spontaneous increases in GFAP and maintained CRALBP. In combination with TNFα, adalimumab reduced GFAP expression and conserved CRALBP, with only slight retinal disorganization. No appreciable changes in IB4 labeling were observed under the different culture conditions. CONCLUSIONS In cultured porcine neuroretina, spontaneous reactive gliosis and retinal disorganization were exacerbated by exogenous TNFα. Adalimumab reduced spontaneous changes and those induced by TNFα. Therefore, inhibiting TNFα may represent a novel approach to controlling retinal fibrosis observed in some human diseases.
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- I. Fernandez-Bueno
- Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain,CIBER de Bioingenieria, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Spain,Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Networking Center of “Castilla y León”, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain,CIBER de Bioingenieria, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain,CIBER de Bioingenieria, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Spain,Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Networking Center of “Castilla y León”, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Histología y Farmacología; University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Santos ARC, Corredor RG, Obeso BA, Trakhtenberg EF, Wang Y, Ponmattam J, Dvoriantchikova G, Ivanov D, Shestopalov VI, Goldberg JL, Fini ME, Bajenaru ML. β1 integrin-focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling modulates retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48332. [PMID: 23118988 PMCID: PMC3485184 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) integrity in the central nervous system (CNS) is essential for neuronal homeostasis. Signals from the ECM are transmitted to neurons through integrins, a family of cell surface receptors that mediate cell attachment to ECM. We have previously established a causal link between the activation of the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), degradation of laminin in the ECM of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), and RGC death in a mouse model of retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI). Here we investigated the role of laminin-integrin signaling in RGC survival in vitro, and after ischemia in vivo. In purified primary rat RGCs, stimulation of the β1 integrin receptor with laminin, or agonist antibodies enhanced RGC survival in correlation with activation of β1 integrin’s major downstream regulator, focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Furthermore, β1 integrin binding and FAK activation were required for RGCs’ survival response to laminin. Finally, in vivo after RIRI, we observed an up-regulation of MMP-9, proteolytic degradation of laminin, decreased RGC expression of β1 integrin, FAK and Akt dephosphorylation, and reduced expression of the pro-survival molecule bcl-xL in the period preceding RGC apoptosis. RGC death was prevented, in the context of laminin degradation, by maintaining β1 integrin activation with agonist antibodies. Thus, disruption of homeostatic RGC-laminin interaction and signaling leads to cell death after retinal ischemia, and maintaining integrin activation may be a therapeutic approach to neuroprotection.
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- Andrea Rachelle C. Santos
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
- Institute for Genetic Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Miyata Y, Kase M, Sugita Y, Shimada A, Nagase T, Katsura Y, Kosano H. Protein Kinase C-Mediated Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase Production in a Human Retinal Müller Cells. Curr Eye Res 2012; 37:842-9. [DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2012.682635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lo ACY, Woo TTY, Wong RLM, Wong D. Apoptosis and other cell death mechanisms after retinal detachment: implications for photoreceptor rescue. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 226 Suppl 1:10-7. [PMID: 21778775 DOI: 10.1159/000328206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Retinal detachment (RD) is one of the most common causes of blindness. This separation of the neurosensory retina from its underlying retinal pigment epithelium results in photoreceptor loss, which is the basis of permanent visual impairment. This review explores the various cell death mechanisms in photoreceptor death associated with RD. One of the major mechanisms is apoptosis, mediated by the intrinsic pathway, the Fas signalling pathway and/or the caspase-independent pathway. Other pathways of mechanisms include endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated cell death, programmed necrosis and cytokine-related pathways. Understanding the mechanism of RD-associated photoreceptor death is likely to help us improve the current therapies or devise new strategies for this sight-threatening condition.
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- Amy C Y Lo
- Eye Institute, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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Roh MI, Murakami Y, Thanos A, Vavvas DG, Miller JW. Edaravone, an ROS scavenger, ameliorates photoreceptor cell death after experimental retinal detachment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:3825-31. [PMID: 21310909 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate whether edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), a free radical scavenger, would be neuroprotective against photoreceptor cell death in a rat model of retinal detachment (RD). METHODS RD was induced in adult Brown Norway rats by subretinal injection of sodium hyaluronate. Edaravone (3, 5, or 10 mg/kg) or physiologic saline was administered intraperitoneally once a day until death on day 3 or 5. Oxidative stress in the retina was assessed by 4-hydroxynonenal staining or ELISA for protein carbonyl content. Photoreceptor death was assessed by TUNEL and measurement of the outer nuclear layer thickness. Western blot analysis and caspase activity assays were performed. Inflammatory cytokine secretion and inflammatory cell infiltration were evaluated by ELISA and immunostaining, respectively. RESULTS RD resulted in increased generation of ROS. Treatment with 5 mg/kg edaravone significantly reduced the ROS level, along with a decrease in TUNEL-positive cells in the photoreceptor layer. A caspase assay also confirmed decreased activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9 in RD treated with edaravone. The level of the antiapoptotic Bcl-2 was increased in detached retinas after edaravone treatment, whereas the levels of the stress-activated p-ERK1/2 were decreased. In addition, edaravone treatment resulted in a significant decrease in the levels of TNF-α, MCP-1, and macrophage infiltration. CONCLUSIONS Oxidative stress plays an important role in photoreceptor cell death after RD. Edaravone treatment may aid in preventing photoreceptor cell death after RD by suppressing ROS-induced photoreceptor damage.
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- Mi In Roh
- Retina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Notara M, Daniels JT. Characterisation and functional features of a spontaneously immortalised human corneal epithelial cell line with progenitor-like characteristics. Brain Res Bull 2009; 81:279-86. [PMID: 19699783 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Revised: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In this study a spontaneously formed corneal epithelial cell line, namely HCE-S, was established and characterised. The cell line was karyotyped and corneal epithelial maker expression of the cell line was assessed by immunostaining and semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The morphological characteristics were investigated using SEM and TEM analyses. The functional response to EGF in terms of cell proliferation, wound healing and cell migration was tested using Alamar Blue, scratch wound and colony dispersion assays, respectively. The cells were maintained in culture for more than 100 divisions and 35 passages suggesting that an immortalised cell line had been established. HCE-S, has maintained an epithelial morphology and has not phenotypicaly changed through passages. SEM and TEM microscopy showed morphological similarities to primary corneal epithelial cells. HCE-S expressed a battery of characteristic markers of primary corneal epithelial cells including cytokeratin 3 and PAX 6 as well as the basal cell integrins beta1 and alpha9 and the putative corneal stem cell marker ABCG2. HCE-S cells were responsive to exogenous EGF as shown by proliferation, migration and scratch wound assays. HCE-S can be cultured in a simple DMEM and only serum-based media which gives them an advantage against available corneal epithelial cell lines. This fact, along with the often limited availability and variability of primary corneal epithelial cells and the similarities of the cell line with primary cell characteristics suggest that HCE-S could be a useful tool for the study of corneal epithelial cell biology, ocular surface toxicity studies and pharmacological testing.
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- Maria Notara
- Cells for Sight Transplantation and Research Programme, Ocular Repair and Regeneration Biology Unit, Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, London, EC1V 9EL, UK.
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Bringmann A, Wiedemann P. Involvement of Müller glial cells in epiretinal membrane formation. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2009; 247:865-83. [PMID: 19415318 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-009-1082-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Proliferative retinopathies are considered to represent maladapted retinal wound repair processes driven by growth factor- and cytokine-induced overstimulation of proliferation, migration, extracellular matrix production and contraction of retinal cells. The formation of neovascular membranes represents an attempt to reoxygenize non-perfused retinal areas. Müller glial cells play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of proliferative retinopathies. This review summarizes the present knowledge regarding the role of Müller cells in periretinal membrane formation, especially in the early steps of epiretinal membrane formation, which involve an interaction of inflammatory and glial cells, and gives a survey of the factors which are suggested to be implicated in the induction of Müller cell gliosis and proliferation. CONCLUSIONS Alterations in the membrane conductance of Müller cells suggest that Müller cells may alter their phenotype into progenitor-like cells in the course of proliferative retinopathies; transdifferentiated Müller cells may have great impact for the development of new cell-based therapies.
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- Andreas Bringmann
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Eye Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.
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Fibronectin and Focal Adhesion Kinase Small Interfering RNA Modulate Rat Retinal Müller Cells Adhesion and Migration. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2009; 29:549-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-009-9346-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 01/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Liljekvist-Soltic I, Olofsson J, Johansson K. Progenitor cell-derived factors enhance photoreceptor survival in rat retinal explants. Brain Res 2008; 1227:226-33. [PMID: 18621034 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2008] [Revised: 06/12/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Explantation of postnatal rat retinas is associated with degenerative events that show morphological similarities to human retinal degenerative disorders. The most evident morphological features are photoreceptor apoptosis involving caspase-3 and Müller cell activation. The purpose of the present study was to determine the content of protective factors in rat retinal progenitor cells and analyze the influence of the identified factors on the survival of photoreceptor cells and retinal gliosis. Tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were identified as putative beneficial factors, and their combined effect was examined in rat retinal explant cultures. Photoreceptor apoptosis was estimated by cell counts of cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-12 immunolabeled as well as TUNEL labeled cells. TIMP-1 and VEGF in combination significantly suppressed photoreceptor apoptosis involving caspase-3 activation. Cell counts of caspase-12 and TUNEL labeled photoreceptors showed no significant difference between the experiment and control retinas. TIMP-1 and VEGF appeared to have no effect on Müller cell activation as measured by GFAP and Ki-67 immunohistochemistry. Our data suggest that TIMP-1 and VEGF in combination promote the survival of photoreceptor cells in rat retinal explants, possibly by affecting a caspase-3 signaling pathway.
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Lawrence JM, Singhal S, Bhatia B, Keegan DJ, Reh TA, Luthert PJ, Khaw PT, Limb GA. MIO-M1 cells and similar muller glial cell lines derived from adult human retina exhibit neural stem cell characteristics. Stem Cells 2007; 25:2033-43. [PMID: 17525239 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Growing evidence suggests that glial cells may have a role as neural precursors in the adult central nervous system. Although it has been shown that Müller cells exhibit progenitor characteristics in the postnatal chick and rat retinae, their progenitor-like role in developed human retina is unknown. We first reported the Müller glial characteristics of the spontaneously immortalized human cell line MIO-M1, but recently we have derived similar cell lines from the neural retina of several adult eye donors. Since immortalization is one of the main properties of stem cells, we investigated whether these cells expressed stem cell markers. Cells were grown as adherent monolayers, responded to epidermal growth factor, and could be expanded indefinitely without growth factors under normal culture conditions. They could be frozen and thawed without losing their characteristics. In the presence of extracellular matrix and fibroblast growth factor-2 or retinoic acid, they acquired neural morphology, formed neurospheres, and expressed neural stem cell markers including betaIII tubulin, Sox2, Pax6, Chx10, and Notch 1. They also expressed markers of postmitotic retinal neurons, including peripherin, recoverin, calretinin, S-opsin, and Brn3. When grafted into the subretinal space of dystrophic Royal College of Surgeons rats or neonatal Lister hooded rats, immortalized cells migrated into the retina, where they expressed various markers of retinal neurons. These observations indicate that adult human neural retina harbors a population of cells that express both Müller glial and stem cell markers and suggest that these cells may have potential use for cell-based therapies to restore retinal function. Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is found at the end of this article.
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- Ocular Repair and Regeneration Biology Unit, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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Zhang Y, Klassen HJ, Tucker BA, Perez MTR, Young MJ. CNS progenitor cells promote a permissive environment for neurite outgrowth via a matrix metalloproteinase-2-dependent mechanism. J Neurosci 2007; 27:4499-506. [PMID: 17460063 PMCID: PMC6673008 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0200-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Transplantation of progenitor cells to the CNS has shown promise in neuronal and glial replacement and as a means of rescuing host neurons from apoptosis. Here we examined the effect of progenitor grafts on neurite extension in the degenerating retina of rd1 (retinal degeneration 1) mice. Transplantation of retinal progenitor cells induced increased matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) secretion, partly from activated glial cells, which was then activated by neuronally expressed MMP14. Active MMP2 resulted in proteolysis of the neurite outgrowth inhibitors CD44 and neurocan in the degenerative retina, allowing significantly increased neurite outgrowth across the border between abutting nondystrophic and rd1 retinas. Progenitor-induced enhancement of outgrowth was abrogated by an MMP inhibitor or by coculture with retinal explants from MMP2-/- mice. This study provides the first identification of an MMP2-dependent mechanism by which exogenous progenitor cells alter the host environment to promote neural regeneration. This suggests a novel therapeutic role for progenitor cells in the treatment of CNS degenerative diseases.
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- Yiqin Zhang
- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Stem Cell Research, Children's Hospital of Orange Country, Orange, California 92868, and
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Wallenberg Retina Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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Monteleone G, Caruso R, Fina D, Peluso I, Gioia V, Stolfi C, Fantini MC, Caprioli F, Tersigni R, Alessandroni L, MacDonald TT, Pallone F. Control of matrix metalloproteinase production in human intestinal fibroblasts by interleukin 21. Gut 2006; 55:1774-80. [PMID: 16682426 PMCID: PMC1856468 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.093187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND T cell-mediated immunity plays a central part in the pathogenesis of tissue damage in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The mechanism by which T cells mediate tissue damage during IBD remains unclear, but evidence indicates that T cell-derived cytokines stimulate fibroblasts to synthesise matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which then mediate mucosal degradation. We have previously shown that, in IBD, there is high production of interleukin (IL) 21, a T cell-derived cytokine, which enhances Th1 activity. AIM To investigate whether IL21 controls MMP production by intestinal fibroblasts. METHODS IL21 receptor (IL21R) was evaluated in intestinal fibroblasts by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting. Fibroblasts were stimulated with IL21 and MMPs were evaluated by RT-PCR and western blotting. The effect of a neutralising IL21R fusion protein (IL21R/Fc) on the induction of MMPs in fibroblasts stimulated with IBD lamina propria mononuclear cell (LPMC) supernatants was also evaluated. RESULTS Intestinal fibroblasts constitutively express both IL21R and the common gamma chain receptor, which are necessary for IL21-driven signalling. IL21 enhances fibroblast production of MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3 and MMP-9, but not tissue inhibitors of MMP-1 and MMP-2. Moreover, IL21 synergises with tumour necrosis factor alpha to increase synthesis of MMP synthesis. IL21 enhances MMP secretion without affecting gene transcription and protein synthesis. IBD LPMC supernatants stimulate MMP secretion by intestinal fibroblasts, and this effect is partly inhibited by IL21R/Fc. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that fibroblasts are a potential target of IL21 in the gut and that IL21 controls MMP secretion by fibroblasts.
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- G Monteleone
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Ahuja S, Ahuja P, Caffé AR, Ekstrom P, Abrahamson M, van Veen T. rd1 mouse retina shows imbalance in cellular distribution and levels of TIMP-1/MMP-9, TIMP-2/MMP-2 and sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Ophthalmic Res 2005; 38:125-36. [PMID: 16374054 DOI: 10.1159/000090533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2004] [Accepted: 09/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The rd1 mouse retina displays fast degeneration of photoreceptors resulting in a depletion of almost all rod photoreceptors by postnatal day 21 (PN21). To evaluate the role of proteinases in the pathophysiology of this animal model of retinitis pigmentosa, C3H rd1 and congenic wild-type (wt) mice retinas were analyzed. MATERIAL AND METHODS The cellular localization and levels of proteins, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), their endogenous inhibitors (TIMPs), total sulfated glycosaminoglycans (sGAG) and nature of saccharides in rd1 and wt retinal extracts were compared. RESULTS MMP-2/TIMP-2 and MMP-9/TIMP-1 were predominantly localized in the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) of both genotypes, but MMP-2/TIMP-2 also appeared in the Muller cell fibers of rd1 retina. In rd1 retinal extracts the levels of total proteins were lower and those of active MMP-9, MMP-2, TIMP-1 and total sGAG were higher than those of wt extracts. Despite an increase in TIMP-1, active MMP-9/MMP-2 were disproportionately elevated in rd1 compared to wt retina. With increasing age, MMPs in wt retinas were decreased but were increased in rd1. The sialylation of proteoglycans in PN2 and PN7 rd1 retinas was lower, and galactosylation was higher than that in wt retinas. CONCLUSIONS MMP-9/MMP-2 and TIMP-1/TIMP-2 are associated with IPM, possibly after secretion by retinal pigmented epithelial cells. In degenerating rd1 retina, MMP-2/TIMP-2 are associated with the Muller cell fibers, which apparently play a central role in modifying the balance between MMPs and TIMPs. Elevated sGAG and proteolysis due to an imbalance in the levels of TIMPs and active MMP-9/MMP-2 in rd1 retina possibly contribute to retinal degeneration in the rd1 mouse.
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- Satpal Ahuja
- Department of Ophthalmology, Wallenberg Retina Center, BMC, B-13, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Gariano RF, Hu D, Helms J. Expression of angiogenesis-related genes during retinal development. Gene Expr Patterns 2005; 6:187-92. [PMID: 16330258 DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2005.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2005] [Revised: 06/13/2005] [Accepted: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We assessed expression patterns of angiogenesis-related genes in mouse retina during perinatal vascularization and in adulthood. Vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) and its receptors flk, flt1, and neuropilins 1 and 2 are expressed in both vascularized and avascular areas. Within the expression domain for vegf, appearance of these receptors is spatially and temporally non-overlapping. Expression of flk, flt1, the matrix metalloproteinase mt1-mmp, and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase timp2, but not of mmp2, mmp9, timp1, or timp3, correlates with inner retinal vascularization. In particular, expression of flk, flt1 and mt1-mmp in the inner retina begins adjacent to the optic nerve head and extends anteriorly during the first week of life, roughly concordant with the growth of retinal vessels. Several genes (vegf, flk, flt1, timp2, possibly mmp9) appear to be expressed by retinal glia.
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- Ray F Gariano
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., A157, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Limb GA, Matter K, Murphy G, Cambrey AD, Bishop PN, Morris GE, Khaw PT. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 associates with intracellular organelles and confers resistance to lamin A/C degradation during apoptosis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2005; 166:1555-63. [PMID: 15855654 PMCID: PMC1606407 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62371-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Since the first description of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 as an interstitial collagenase, great importance has been ascribed to this enzyme in extracellular matrix remodeling during tumoral, inflammatory, and angiogenic processes. As more evidence for the role of MMPs in targeting nonmatrix substrates emerges, casual observations that intracellular MMP-1 is found in vitro and in vivo prompt investigation of the role that MMP-1 may play on basic cell functions such as cell division and apoptosis. Here we show for the first time that MMP-1 not only has extracellular functions but that it is strongly associated with mitochondria and nuclei and accumulates within the cells during the mitotic phase of the cell cycle. On induction of apoptosis, MMP-1 co-localized with aggregated mitochondria and accumulated around fragmented nuclei. Inhibition of this enzyme by RNA interference or treatment with a broad MMP inhibitor caused faster degradation of lamin A, activation of caspases, and fragmentation of DNA when compared with untreated cells. These observations strongly suggest that intracellular association of MMP-1 to mitochondria and nuclei confers resistance to apoptosis and may explain the well-known association of this enzyme with tumor cell survival and spreading.
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- G Astrid Limb
- Department of Pathology, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital, 11 Bath St., London EC1V 9EL.
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Zhang X, Chintala SK. Influence of interleukin-1 beta induction and mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation on optic nerve ligation-induced matrix metalloproteinase-9 activation in the retina. Exp Eye Res 2004; 78:849-60. [PMID: 15037119 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2003.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2003] [Accepted: 10/02/2003] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ischemic damage to the retina is a multifaceted process that results in irreversible loss of ganglion cells and blinding disease. Although the mechanisms underlying ischemia-induced ganglion cell death in the retina are not clearly understood, we have recently reported that retinal damage induced by ligation of the optic nerve results in increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) synthesis and promotes ganglion cell loss. In this study, we have investigated the roles of IL-1beta and mitogen activated protein kinases in MMP-9 induction in the retina. Optic nerve ligation led to a transient increase in IL-1beta and MMP-9 levels and phosphorylation of p42/p44 mitogen activated protein kinases (extracellular signal-regulated kinases, ERK1 and ERK2) in the retina. We found no significant increase in phosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase or c-jun N-terminal kinases indicating that ERK1/2 plays a major role in MMP-9 induction. Intravitreal injection of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) or MAP kinase inhibitor U0126 significantly decreased both ERK1/2 phosphorylation and MMP-9 induction suggesting that interruption of this cascade might attenuate retinal damage. In support of this, intravitreal injection of IL-1Ra and U0126 offered significant protection against optic nerve-induced retinal damage. These results suggest that optic nerve ligation-induced IL-1beta promotes retinal damage by increasing MMP-9 synthesis in the retina.
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- Xu Zhang
- Eye Research Institute, Oakland University, 409 Dodge Hall, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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Zhang X, Cheng M, Chintala SK. Optic nerve ligation leads to astrocyte-associated matrix metalloproteinase-9 induction in the mouse retina. Neurosci Lett 2004; 356:140-4. [PMID: 14746883 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.10.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ischemic damage results in irreversible ganglion cell loss in the retina. While the mechanisms underlying ischemia-induced ganglion cell loss are not clearly understood, we have recently reported that ischemia, induced by optic nerve ligation, results in increased nerve fiber layer-associated matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) induction and loss of ganglion cells from the retina. This study was conducted to determine the cellular source of MMP-9 using antibodies against MMP-9 and various cell types in the inner retina. The results presented in this study show that optic nerve ligation leads to induction of MMP-9 and activation of astrocytes. Double labeling studies using antibodies against MMP-9 and GFAP showed a greater overlap of MMP-9 with GFAP, compared to antibodies against glutamine synthetase and MMP-9 which showed no overlapping, suggesting that activated astrocytes contribute to MMP-9 expression in the retina. Further, double labeling studies using antibodies against von Willebrand factor and MMP-9 or Mac-1 and MMP-9 showed no overlapping of MMP-9 with any antibodies indicating that endothelial cells and microglial cells are not the principal source of MMP-9 in the retina following optic nerve ligation.
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- Xu Zhang
- Eye Research Institute of Oakland University, 409 Dodge Hall, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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