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Mishra A, Mohan KV, Nagarajan P, Iyer S, Kesarwani A, Nath M, Moksha L, Bhattacharjee J, Das B, Jain K, Sahu P, Sinha P, Velapandian T, Upadhyay P. Peripheral blood-derived monocytes show neuronal properties and integration in immune-deficient rd1 mouse model upon phenotypic differentiation and induction with retinal growth factors. Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 11:412. [PMID: 32967734 PMCID: PMC7510317 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-01925-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cell therapy is one of the most promising therapeutic interventions for retinitis pigmentosa. In the current study, we aimed to assess if peripheral blood-derived monocytes which are highly abundant and accessible could be utilized as a potential candidate for phenotypic differentiation into neuron-like cells. METHODS The peripheral blood-derived monocytes were reconditioned phenotypically using extrinsic growth factors to induce pluripotency and proliferation. The reconditioned monocytes (RM) were further incubated with a cocktail of growth factors involved in retinal development and growth to induce retinal neuron-like properties. These cells, termed as retinal neuron-like cells (RNLCs) were characterized for their morphological, molecular and functional behaviour in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS The monocytes de-differentiated in vitro and acquired pluripotency with the expression of prominent stem cell markers. Treatment of RM with retinal growth factors led to an upregulation of neuronal and retinal lineage markers and downregulation of myeloid markers. These cells show morphological alterations resembling retinal neuron-like cells and expressed photoreceptor (PR) markers. The induced RNLCs also exhibited relative membrane potential change upon light exposure suggesting that they have gained some neuronal characteristics. Further studies showed that RNLCs could also integrate in an immune-deficient retinitis pigmentosa mouse model NOD.SCID-rd1 upon sub-retinal transplantation. The RNLCs engrafted in the inner nuclear layer (INL) and ganglion cell layer (GCL) of the RP afflicted retina. Mice transplanted with RNLCs showed improvement in depth perception, exploratory behaviour and the optokinetic response. CONCLUSIONS This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that reconditioned monocytes can be induced to acquire retinal neuron-like properties through differentiation using a defined growth media and can be a potential candidate for cell therapy-based interventions and disease modelling for ocular diseases.
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- Alaknanda Mishra
- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Ocular Pharmacology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- Department of Ocular Pharmacology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Ocular Pharmacology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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The olfactory system sits at the interface of the environment and the nervous system and is responsible for correctly coding sensory information from thousands of odorous stimuli. Many theories existed regarding the signal transduction mechanism that mediates this difficult task. The discovery that odorant transduction utilizes a unique variation (a novel family of G protein-coupled receptors) based upon a very common theme (the G protein-coupled adenylyl cyclase cascade) to accomplish its vital task emphasized the power and versatility of this motif. We now must understand the downstream consequences of this cascade that regulates multiple second messengers and perhaps even gene transcription in response to the initial interaction of ligand with G protein-coupled receptor.
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- Gabriele V Ronnett
- Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Calvert PD, Ho TW, LeFebvre YM, Arshavsky VY. Onset of feedback reactions underlying vertebrate rod photoreceptor light adaptation. J Gen Physiol 1998; 111:39-51. [PMID: 9417133 PMCID: PMC1887766 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.111.1.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/1997] [Accepted: 10/31/1997] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Light adaptation in vertebrate photoreceptors is thought to be mediated through a number of biochemical feedback reactions that reduce the sensitivity of the photoreceptor and accelerate the kinetics of the photoresponse. Ca2+ plays a major role in this process by regulating several components of the phototransduction cascade. Guanylate cyclase and rhodopsin kinase are suggested to be the major sites regulated by Ca2+. Recently, it was proposed that cGMP may be another messenger of light adaptation since it is able to regulate the rate of transducin GTPase and thus the lifetime of activated cGMP phosphodiesterase. Here we report measurements of the rates at which the changes in Ca2+ and cGMP are followed by the changes in the rates of corresponding enzymatic reactions in frog rod outer segments. Our data indicate that there is a temporal hierarchy among reactions that underlie light adaptation. Guanylate cyclase activity and rhodopsin phosphorylation respond to changes in Ca2+ very rapidly, on a subsecond time scale. This enables them to accelerate the falling phase of the flash response and to modulate flash sensitivity during continuous illumination. To the contrary, the acceleration of transducin GTPase, even after significant reduction in cGMP, occurs over several tens of seconds. It is substantially delayed by the slow dissociation of cGMP from the noncatalytic sites for cGMP binding located on cGMP phosphodiesterase. Therefore, cGMP-dependent regulation of transducin GTPase is likely to occur only during prolonged bright illumination.
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- P D Calvert
- Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of nitric oxide from L-arginine, exists in three major isoforms, neuronal, endothelial, and immunologic. Neuronal and endothelial isoforms are constitutively expressed, and require calcium for activation. Both of these isoforms can be induced (i.e., new protein synthesis occurs) under appropriate conditions. The immunologic isoform is not constitutively expressed, and requires induction usually by immunologic activation; calcium is not necessary for its activation. Neuronal and immunologic NOS have been detected in the retina. Neuronal NOS may be responsible for producing nitric oxide in photoreceptors and bipolar cells. Nitric oxide stimulates guanylate cyclase of photoreceptor rod cells and increases calcium channel currents. In the retina of cats, NOS inhibition impairs phototransduction as assessed by the electroretinogram. Inducible nitric oxide synthase, found in Müller cells and in retinal pigment epithelium, may be involved in normal phagocytosis of the retinal outer segment, in infectious and ischemic processes, and in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Nitric oxide contributes to basal tone in the retinal circulation. To date, findings are conflicting with respect to its role in retinal autoregulation. During glucose and oxygen deprivation, nitric oxide may increase blood flow and prevent platelet aggregation, but it may also mediate the toxic effects of excitatory amino acid release. This reactive, short-lived gas is involved in diverse processes within the retina, and its significance continues to be actively studied.
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- I M Goldstein
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Nöll GN, Billek M, Pietruck C, Schmidt KF. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase alters light responses and dark voltage of amphibian photoreceptors. Neuropharmacology 1994; 33:1407-12. [PMID: 7532822 DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(94)90042-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We studied the effects of competitive inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (L-NMMA and L-NNA) on dark voltage and flash responses of retinal rods of the frog. Substances were applied intracellularly via whole-cell patch-clamp electrodes while the membrane voltage was recorded simultaneously. During recording the exchange of substances by diffusion between cytosol and pipette medium affects the cell's function. Under control conditions this exchange is reflected by a slow hyperpolarization of the dark voltage with time and a prolongated flash response recovery, which is mainly due to a loss of nucleotides. Application of L-NMMA and L-NNA accelerated the spontaneous hyperpolarization of the membrane voltage during the course of an experiment, while the recovery of the flash responses was slowed down. The effects observed upon intracellular application of NO-synthase inhibitors were opposite to those observed previously upon application of sodium nitroprusside. Sodium nitroprusside was much less effective when the intracellular calcium level was decreased by application of EGTA at the same time. It is reasonable to assume that the observed effects are linked to nitric oxide synthase and to a NO-dependent soluble guanylate cyclase. The results suggest that the activity of NO-synthase in photoreceptor cells has an influence on concentration and metabolic flux of cGMP in photoreceptors, which may be of relevance for flash response recovery and adaptation processes. It is likely that the regulation of the soluble guanylate cyclase requires a physiological level of calcium.
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- G N Nöll
- Physiologisches Institut der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany
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