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Hongisto H, Dewing JM, Christensen DR, Scott J, Cree AJ, Nättinen J, Määttä J, Jylhä A, Aapola U, Uusitalo H, Kaarniranta K, Ratnayaka JA, Skottman H, Lotery AJ. In vitro stem cell modelling demonstrates a proof-of-concept for excess functional mutant TIMP3 as the cause of Sorsby fundus dystrophy. J Pathol 2020; 252:138-150. [PMID: 32666594 DOI: 10.1002/path.5506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Sorsby fundus dystrophy (SFD) is a rare autosomal dominant disease of the macula that leads to bilateral loss of central vision and is caused by mutations in the TIMP3 gene. However, the mechanisms by which TIMP3 mutations cause SFD are poorly understood. Here, we generated human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigmented epithelial (hiPSC-RPE) cells from three SFD patients carrying TIMP3 p.(Ser204Cys) and three non-affected controls to study disease-related structural and functional differences in the RPE. SFD-hiPSC-RPE exhibited characteristic RPE structure and physiology but showed significantly reduced transepithelial electrical resistance associated with enriched expression of cytoskeletal remodelling proteins. SFD-hiPSC-RPE exhibited basolateral accumulation of TIMP3 monomers, despite no change in TIMP3 gene expression. TIMP3 dimers were observed in both SFD and control hiPSC-RPE, suggesting that mutant TIMP3 dimerisation does not drive SFD pathology. Furthermore, mutant TIMP3 retained matrix metalloproteinase activity. Proteomic profiling showed increased expression of ECM proteins, endothelial cell interactions and angiogenesis-related pathways in SFD-hiPSC-RPE. By contrast, there were no changes in VEGF secretion. However, SFD-hiPSC-RPE secreted higher levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, PDGF and angiogenin. Our findings provide a proof-of-concept that SFD patient-derived hiPSC-RPE mimic mature RPE cells and support the hypothesis that excess accumulation of mutant TIMP3, rather than an absence or deficiency of functional TIMP3, drives ECM and angiogenesis-related changes in SFD. © 2020 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Heidi Hongisto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, BioMediTech, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Tays Eye Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, BioMediTech, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Zhang Y, Zhao G. Association Between Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 Variants and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Onset Among Chinese People. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e921584. [PMID: 32485729 PMCID: PMC7291784 DOI: 10.12659/msm.921584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background We assessed the potential association between monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) variants (rs1024611 and rs3760396) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) susceptibility among Chinese Han people. Material/Methods Our research included 129 AMD patients and 131 healthy controls. Genotyping for MCP-1 variants was performed in the 2 groups, and genotype and allele distributions were checked between groups by χ2 analysis. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) reflected the potential association between MCP-1 variants and AMD risk. The linkage disequilibrium of polymorphisms was detected using Haploview. Results Significant differences in rs1024611 genotype distributions were detected between the 2 groups, and homozygous carriers with GG genotype had higher AMD incidence (P<0.05, OR=2.650, 95% CI=1.127–6.231). The rs1024611 G allele frequency was significantly higher in AMD patients, suggesting that the G allele promotes AMD onset (P<0.05, OR=1.447, 95% CI=1.013–2.068). Strong linkage disequilibrium was found between rs1024611 and rs3760396, and haplotype Ars1024611–Crs3760396 was significantly associated with decreased risk of AMD (P=0.001, OR=0.502, 95% CI=0.335–0.752). Conclusions MCP-1 rs1024611 variant appears to contribute to risk of AMD in the Chinese Han population, and the interaction of MCP-1 polymorphisms may also influence individual susceptibility to AMD.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Borras C, Delaunay K, Slaoui Y, Abache T, Jorieux S, Naud MC, Sanharawi ME, Gelize E, Lassiaz P, An N, Kowalczuk L, Ayassami C, Moulin A, Behar-Cohen F, Mascarelli F, Dinet V. Mechanisms of FH Protection Against Neovascular AMD. Front Immunol 2020; 11:443. [PMID: 32318056 PMCID: PMC7146894 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A common allele (402H) of the complement factor H (FH) gene is the major risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population. Development and progression of AMD involves vascular and inflammatory components partly by deregulation of the alternative pathway of the complement system (AP). The loss of central vision results from atrophy and/or from abnormal neovascularization arising from the choroid. The functional link between FH, the main inhibitor of AP, and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in AMD remains unclear. In a murine model of CNV used as a model for neovascular AMD (nAMD), intraocular human recombinant FH (recFH) reduced CNV as efficiently as currently used anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) antibody, decreasing deposition of C3 cleavage fragments, membrane attack complex (MAC), and microglia/macrophage recruitment markers in the CNV lesion site. In sharp contrast, recFH carrying the H402 risk variant had no effect on CNV indicating a causal link to disease etiology. Only the recFH NTal region (recFH1-7), containing the CCPs1-4 C3-convertase inhibition domains and the CCP7 binding domain, exerted all differential biological effects. The CTal region (recFH7-20) containing the CCP7 and CCPs19-20 binding domains was antiangiogenic but did not reduce the microglia/macrophage recruitment. The antiangiogenic effect of both recFH1-20 and recFH-CCP7-20 resulted from thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) upregulation independently of the C3 cleavage fragments generation. This study provides insight on the mechanistic role of FH in nAMD and invites to reconsider its therapeutic potential.
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- Céline Borras
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Applications UMR 7348, CNRS, Poitiers, France
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- Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies (LFB), Lille, France
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- Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies (LFB), Lille, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Department of Ophthalmology of Lausanne, University Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Department of Ophthalmology of Lausanne, University Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ophtalmopole, Hôpital Cochin Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR1138, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, UMRS1138, Paris, France
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Zhang J, Li S, Hu S, Yu J, Xiang Y. Association between genetic variation of complement C3 and the susceptibility to advanced age-related macular degeneration: a meta-analysis. BMC Ophthalmol 2018; 18:274. [PMID: 30352574 PMCID: PMC6199710 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-018-0945-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to discuss whether genetic variants (rs2230199, rs1047286, rs2230205, and rs2250656) in the C3 gene account for a significant risk of advanced AMD. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis using electronic databases to search relevant articles. A total of 40 case-control studies from 38 available articles (20,673 cases and 20,025 controls) were included in our study. RESULTS In our meta-analysis, the pooled results showed that the carriage of G allele for rs2230199 and the T allele for rs1047286 had a tendency to the risk of advanced AMD (OR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.39-1.59, P < 0.001; OR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.37-1.54, P < 0.001). Moreover, in the subgroup analysis based on ethnicity, rs2230199 and rs1047286 polymorphisms were more likely to be a predictor of response for Caucasian region (OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.38-1.59, P < 0.001; OR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.37-1.54, P < 0.001). Besides, pooled results suggested that the G allele of rs2230199 could confer susceptibility to advanced AMD in Middle East (OR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.33-1.97, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION In our meta-analysis, C3 genetic polymorphisms unveiled a positive effect on the risk of advanced AMD, especially in Caucasians. Furthermore, numerous well-designed studies with large sample-size are required to validate this conclusion.
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- Jun Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, NO, 26 Shengli Street, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, NO, 26 Shengli Street, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Jingzhou aier eye hospital, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, NO, 26 Shengli Street, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, NO, 26 Shengli Street, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei Province, China.
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Bonyadi M, Jabbarpoor Bonyadi MH, Yaseri M, Soheilian M. Interactions among different genetic loci in age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmic Genet 2017; 39:189-193. [DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2017.1393829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Mortaza Bonyadi
- Center of Excellence for Biodiversity, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of biostatistics and epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Ocular Tissue Engineering Research Center, Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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