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Bowen MB, Melendez B, Zhang Q, Moreno D, Peralta L, Chan WK, Jeter C, Tan L, Zal MA, Lorenzi PL, Dunner K, Yang RK, Broaddus RR, Celestino J, Gokul N, Whitley E, Schmandt R, Lu K, Kim HE, Yates MS. Mitochondrial defects and metabolic vulnerabilities in Lynch syndrome-associated MSH2-deficient endometrial cancer. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.10.596841. [PMID: 38915709 PMCID: PMC11195112 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.10.596841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Lynch syndrome (LS) is defined by inherited mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, including MSH2, and carries 60% lifetime risk of developing endometrial cancer (EC). Beyond hypermutability, specific mechanisms for LS-associated endometrial carcinogenesis are not well understood. Here, we assessed the effects of MSH2 loss on EC pathogenesis using a novel mouse model (PR-Cre Msh2 flox/flox , abbreviated Msh2KO), primary cell lines established from this model, human tissues, and human EC cell lines with isogenic MSH2 knockdown. Beginning at eight months of age, 30% of Msh2KO mice exhibited endometrial atypical hyperplasia (AH), a precancerous lesion. At 12 to 16 months of age, 47% of Msh2KO mice exhibited either AH or ECs with histologic features similar to human LS-related ECs. Transcriptomic profiling of EC from Msh2KO mice revealed a transcriptomic signature for mitochondrial dysfunction. Studies in vitro and in vivo revealed mitochondrial dysfunction based upon two mechanisms: marked mitochondrial content reduction, along with pronounced disruptions to the integrity of retained mitochondria. Human LS-related ECs also exhibited mitochondrial content reduction compared with non-LS-related ECs. Functional studies revealed metabolic reprogramming of MSH2-deficient EC cells in vitro , including reduced oxidative phosphorylation and increased susceptibility to glycolysis suppression. We are the first to identify mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic disruption as a consequence of MSH2 deficiency-related EC. Mitochondrial and metabolic aberrations should be evaluated as novel biomarkers for endometrial carcinogenesis or risk stratification and could serve as targets for cancer interception in women with LS. Significance This is the first study to report mitochondrial dysfunction contributing to MSH2-deficient endometrial cancer development, identifying a noncanonical pathway for MSH2 deficient carcinogenesis, which also imparts vulnerability to metabolic targeting.
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Sheemar A, Bellala K, Sharma SV, Sharma S, Kaur I, Rani P, Sivaprasad S, Narayan KV, Das T, Takkar B. Metabolic memory and diabetic retinopathy: Legacy of glycemia and possible steps into future. Indian J Ophthalmol 2024; 72:796-808. [PMID: 38804800 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2563_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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The response of retinal pathology to interventions in diabetic retinopathy (DR) is often independent of the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values at the point of care. This is despite glucose control being one of the strongest risk factors for the development and progression of DR. Previous preclinical and clinical research has indicated metabolic memory, whereby past cumulative glucose exposure may continue to impact DR for a prolonged period. Preclinical studies have evaluated punitive metabolic memory through poor initial control of DM, whereas clinical studies have evaluated protective metabolic memory through good initial control of DM. In this narrative review, we evaluate the preclinical and clinical evidence regarding metabolic memory and discuss how this may form the basis of preventive care for DR by inducing "metabolic amnesia" in people with a history of uncontrolled diabetes in the past. While our review suggested mitochondrial biology may be one such target, research is still far from a possible clinical trial. We discuss the challenges in such research.
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- Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Anant Bajaj Retina Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Indian Health Outcomes, Public Health and Health Economics Research Centre (IHOPE), LVPEI, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Daliri K, Hescheler J, Pfannkuche KP. Prime Editing and DNA Repair System: Balancing Efficiency with Safety. Cells 2024; 13:858. [PMID: 38786078 PMCID: PMC11120019 DOI: 10.3390/cells13100858] [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: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Prime editing (PE), a recent progression in CRISPR-based technologies, holds promise for precise genome editing without the risks associated with double-strand breaks. It can introduce a wide range of changes, including single-nucleotide variants, insertions, and small deletions. Despite these advancements, there is a need for further optimization to overcome certain limitations to increase efficiency. One such approach to enhance PE efficiency involves the inhibition of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system, specifically MLH1. The rationale behind this approach lies in the MMR system's role in correcting mismatched nucleotides during DNA replication. Inhibiting this repair pathway creates a window of opportunity for the PE machinery to incorporate the desired edits before permanent DNA repair actions. However, as the MMR system plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, it is important to consider the potential risks associated with manipulating this system. The new versions of PE with enhanced efficiency while blocking MLH1 are called PE4 and PE5. Here, we explore the potential risks associated with manipulating the MMR system. We pay special attention to the possible implications for human health, particularly the development of cancer.
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- Karim Daliri
- Institute for Neurophysiology, Centre for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany (K.P.P.)
- Marga and Walter Boll-Laboratory for Cardiac Tissue Engineering, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Neurophysiology, Centre for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany (K.P.P.)
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- Institute for Neurophysiology, Centre for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany (K.P.P.)
- Marga and Walter Boll-Laboratory for Cardiac Tissue Engineering, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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Mrowicka M, Mrowicki J, Majsterek I. Relationship between Biochemical Pathways and Non-Coding RNAs Involved in the Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. J Clin Med 2024; 13:292. [PMID: 38202299 PMCID: PMC10779474 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a progressive blinding disease, which affects the vision and quality of life of patients, and it severely impacts the society. This complication, caused by abnormal glucose metabolism, leads to structural, functional, molecular, and biochemical abnormalities in the retina. Oxidative stress and inflammation also play pivotal roles in the pathogenic process of DR, leading to mitochondrial damage and a decrease in mitochondrial function. DR causes retinal degeneration in glial and neural cells, while the disappearance of pericytes in retinal blood vessels leads to alterations in vascular regulation and stability. Clinical changes include dilatation and blood flow changes in response to the decrease in retinal perfusion in retinal blood vessels, leading to vascular leakage, neovascularization, and neurodegeneration. The loss of vascular cells in the retina results in capillary occlusion and ischemia. Thus, DR is a highly complex disease with various biological factors, which contribute to its pathogenesis. The interplay between biochemical pathways and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) is essential for understanding the development and progression of DR. Abnormal expression of ncRNAs has been confirmed to promote the development of DR, suggesting that ncRNAs such as miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs have potential as diagnostic biomarkers and theranostic targets in DR. This review provides an overview of the interactions between abnormal biochemical pathways and dysregulated expression of ncRNAs under the influence of hyperglycemic environment in DR.
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- Małgorzata Mrowicka
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 5, 92-215 Lodz, Poland; (J.M.); (I.M.)
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Sohn J, Lee SE, Shim EY. DNA Damage and Repair in Eye Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:3916. [PMID: 36835325 PMCID: PMC9964121 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Vision is vital for daily activities, and yet the most common eye diseases-cataracts, DR, ARMD, and glaucoma-lead to blindness in aging eyes. Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgeries, and the outcome is typically excellent if there is no concomitant pathology present in the visual pathway. In contrast, patients with DR, ARMD and glaucoma often develop significant visual impairment. These often-multifactorial eye problems can have genetic and hereditary components, with recent data supporting the role of DNA damage and repair as significant pathogenic factors. In this article, we discuss the role of DNA damage and the repair deficit in the development of DR, ARMD and glaucoma.
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- Joanna Sohn
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
- Keystone School, 119 E. Craig Pl., San Antonio, TX 78212, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Zhang Z, Huang Q, Zhao D, Lian F, Li X, Qi W. The impact of oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction on diabetic microvascular complications. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1112363. [PMID: 36824356 PMCID: PMC9941188 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1112363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia, with absolute insulin deficiency or insulin resistance as the main cause, and causes damage to various target organs including the heart, kidney and neurovascular. In terms of the pathological and physiological mechanisms of DM, oxidative stress is one of the main mechanisms leading to DM and is an important link between DM and its complications. Oxidative stress is a pathological phenomenon resulting from an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the scavenging of antioxidant systems. The main site of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is the mitochondria, which are also the main organelles damaged. In a chronic high glucose environment, impaired electron transport chain within the mitochondria leads to the production of ROS, prompts increased proton leakage and altered mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), which in turn releases cytochrome c (cyt-c), leading to apoptosis. This subsequently leads to a vicious cycle of impaired clearance by the body's antioxidant system, impaired transcription and protein synthesis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is responsible for encoding mitochondrial proteins, and impaired DNA repair systems, contributing to mitochondrial dysfunction. This paper reviews the dysfunction of mitochondria in the environment of high glucose induced oxidative stress in the DM model, and looks forward to providing a new treatment plan for oxidative stress based on mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Ziwei Zhang
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Fengmei Lian, ; Xiangyan Li, ; Wenxiu Qi,
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Fengmei Lian, ; Xiangyan Li, ; Wenxiu Qi,
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- Key Laboratory of Active Substances and Biological Mechanisms of Ginseng Efficacy, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Fengmei Lian, ; Xiangyan Li, ; Wenxiu Qi,
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Ebrahimi M, Sivaprasad S, Thompson P, Perry G. Retinal Neurodegeneration in Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemia, Prediabetes, and Diabetes. Ophthalmic Res 2022; 66:385-397. [PMID: 36463857 DOI: 10.1159/000528503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a challenging public health problem mainly because of its growing prevalence and risk of blindness. In general, our current knowledge and practice have failed to prevent the onset or progression of DR to sight-threatening complications. While there are treatment options for sight-threatening complications of DR, it is crucial to pay more attention to the early stages of DR to decrease its prevalence. Growing evidence suggests many pathologic changes occur before clinical presentations of DR in euglycemic hyperinsulinemia, prediabetes, and diabetes. These pathological changes occur in retinal neurons, glia, and microvasculature. A new focus on these preclinical pathologies - especially on hyperinsulinemia - may provide further insight into disease mechanisms, endpoints for clinical trials, and druggable targets in early disease. Here, we review the current evidence on the pathophysiological changes reported in preclinical DR and appraise preventive and treatment options for DR.
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- Moein Ebrahimi
- Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy, and Autoimmunity, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Institute for Neuroimaging and Informatics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas and San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Takkar B, Sheemar A, Jayasudha R, Soni D, Narayanan R, Venkatesh P, Shivaji S, Das T. Unconventional avenues to decelerated diabetic retinopathy. Surv Ophthalmol 2022; 67:1574-1592. [PMID: 35803389 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an important microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), causing significant visual impairment worldwide. Current gold standards for retarding the progress of DR include blood sugar control and regular fundus screening. Despite these measures, the incidence and prevalence of DR and vision-threatening DR remain high. Given its slowly progressive course and long latent period, opportunities to contain or slow DR before it threatens vision must be explored. This narrative review assesses the recently described unconventional strategies to retard DR progression. These include gut-ocular flow, gene therapy, mitochondrial dysfunction-oxidative stress, stem cell therapeutics, neurodegeneration, anti-inflammatory treatments, lifestyle modification, and usage of phytochemicals. These therapies impact DR directly, while some of them also influence DM control. Most of these strategies are currently in the preclinical stage, and clinical evidence remains low. Nevertheless, our review suggests that these approaches have the potential for human use to prevent the progression of DR.
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- Brijesh Takkar
- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India; Indian Health Outcomes, Public Health, and Economics Research (IHOPE) Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India; Indian Health Outcomes, Public Health, and Economics Research (IHOPE) Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Dr. RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Prof. Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Molecular mechanisms of coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus: focus on mitochondrial quality surveillance. Angiogenesis 2022; 25:307-329. [PMID: 35303170 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-022-09835-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction is both a culprit and a victim of diabetes, and can accelerate diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications by promoting vasoconstrictive, pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic responses. Perturbed mitochondrial function induces oxidative stress, disrupts metabolism and activates apoptosis in endothelial cells, thus exacerbating the progression of coronary microvascular complications in diabetes. The mitochondrial quality surveillance (MQS) system responds to stress by altering mitochondrial metabolism, dynamics (fission and fusion), mitophagy and biogenesis. Dysfunctional mitochondria are prone to fission, which generates two distinct types of mitochondria: one with a normal and the other with a depolarized mitochondrial membrane potential. Mitochondrial fusion and mitophagy can restore the membrane potential and homeostasis of defective mitochondrial fragments. Mitophagy-induced decreases in the mitochondrial population can be reversed by mitochondrial biogenesis. MQS abnormalities induce pathological mitochondrial fission, delayed mitophagy, impaired metabolism and defective biogenesis, thus promoting the accumulation of unhealthy mitochondria and the activation of mitochondria-dependent apoptosis. In this review, we examine the effects of MQS on mitochondrial fitness and explore the association of MQS disorders with coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction in diabetes. We also discuss the potential to treat diabetes-related coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction using novel MQS-altering drugs.
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Mohammad G, Kowluru RA. Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Metabolic Memory of Diabetic Retinopathy. J Diabetes Res 2022; 2022:3555889. [PMID: 35399705 PMCID: PMC8989559 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3555889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mitochondria play a central role in the development of diabetic retinopathy and in the metabolic memory associated with its continued progression. Mitochondria have a regulated fusion fission process, which is essential for their homeostasis. One of the major fission proteins, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), is recruited to the mitochondria by fission protein 1 (Fis1) to initiate fragmentation. Our aim is to investigate the role of Drp1 in the altered mitochondrial dynamics in the continued progression of diabetic retinopathy. Methods. Drp1 activation, mitochondrial transport, and Drp1-Fis1 interactions were analyzed in retinal endothelial cells incubated in 20 mM glucose (HG), followed by 5 mM glucose (NG), for four days each (HG-NG group). The results were confirmed in retinal microvessels from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats with poor glycemia (>350 mg/dl blood glucose, PC group), followed by normal glycemia (~100 mg/dl), for four months each (PC-GC group). Results. GTPase activity of Drp1, Fis1-Drp1 interactions, mitochondrial levels of Drp1, and fragmentation of the mitochondria were elevated in HG group. Mitochondrial Division Inhibitor 1 (Mdiv) or Drp1-siRNA attenuated Drp1 activation, mitochondrial fragmentation, and DNA damage. In HG-NG group, NG failed to ameliorate Drp1 activation and Drp1-Fis1 interactions, and the mitochondria remained fragmented. However, Mdiv supplementation in normal glucose, which had followed four days of high glucose (HG-NG/Mdiv group), inhibited Drp1 activation, mitochondrial fragmentation, and increase in ROS and prevented mitochondrial damage. Retinal microvessels from the rats in PC and PC-GC groups had similar Drp1 activation. Conclusion. Thus, Drp1 plays a major role in mitochondrial homeostasis in diabetic retinopathy and in the metabolic memory phenomenon associated with its continued progression. Supplementation of normal glycemia with a Drp1 inhibitor could retard development and further progression of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ghulam Mohammad
- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Mohammad G, Kowluru RA. Nuclear Genome-Encoded Long Noncoding RNAs and Mitochondrial Damage in Diabetic Retinopathy. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123271. [PMID: 34943778 PMCID: PMC8699566 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Retinal mitochondria are damaged in diabetes-accelerating apoptosis of capillary cells, and ultimately, leading to degenerative capillaries. Diabetes also upregulates many long noncoding RNAs (LncRNAs), including LncMALAT1 and LncNEAT1. These RNAs have more than 200 nucleotides and no open reading frame for translation. LncMALAT1 and LncNEAT1 are encoded by nuclear genome, but nuclear-encoded LncRNAs can also translocate in the mitochondria. Our aim was to investigate the role of LncMALAT1 and LncNEAT1 in mitochondrial homeostasis. Using human retinal endothelial cells, the effect of high glucose on LncMALAT1 and LncNEAT1 mitochondrial localization was examined by RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization. The role of these LncRNAs in mitochondrial membrane potential (by JC-I staining), mtDNA integrity (by extended length PCR) and in protective mtDNA nucleoids (by SYBR green staining) was examined in MALAT1- or NEAT1-siRNA transfected cells. High glucose increased LncMALAT1 and LncNEAT1 mitochondrial expression, and MALAT1-siRNA or NEAT1-siRNA ameliorated glucose-induced damage to mitochondrial membrane potential and mtDNA, and prevented decrease in mtDNA nucleoids. Thus, increased mitochondrial translocation of LncMALAT1 or LncNEAT1 in a hyperglycemic milieu plays a major role in damaging the mitochondrial structural and genomic integrity. Regulation of these LncRNAs can protect mitochondrial homeostasis, and ameliorate formation of degenerative capillaries in diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ghulam Mohammad
- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;
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- Kresge Eye Institute, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-313-993-6714
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Wen J, Wang Y, Yuan M, Huang Z, Zou Q, Pu Y, Zhao B, Cai Z. Role of mismatch repair in aging. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17:3923-3935. [PMID: 34671209 PMCID: PMC8495402 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.64953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
A common feature of aging is the accumulation of genetic damage throughout life. DNA damage can lead to genomic instability. Many diseases associated with premature aging are a result of increased accumulation of DNA damage. In order to minimize these damages, organisms have evolved a complex network of DNA repair mechanisms, including mismatch repair (MMR). In this review, we detail the effects of MMR on genomic instability and its role in aging emphasizing on the association between MMR and the other hallmarks of aging, serving to drive or amplify these mechanisms. These hallmarks include telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, mitochondrial dysfunction, altered nutrient sensing and cell senescence. The close relationship between MMR and these markers may provide prevention and treatment strategies, to reduce the incidence of age-related diseases and promote the healthy aging of human beings.
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- Jie Wen
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department and Institute of Neurology, Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong, 524001, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of aging related cardio cerebral diseases, Guangdong, 524001, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China
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- Department and Institute of Neurology, Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong, 524001, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of aging related cardio cerebral diseases, Guangdong, 524001, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Chongqing, 400013, China.,Department of Neurology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013, China
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Dragun M, Filipović N, Racetin A, Kostić S, Vukojević K. Immunohistochemical Expression Pattern of Mismatch Repair Genes in the Short-term Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rat Kidneys. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021; 29:e83-e91. [PMID: 33901031 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We studied the expression of mismatch repair genes (MMRs)-mutS protein homolog 2 (MSH2), PMS2, MutL homolog 1 (MLH1), and yH2AFX in diabetic rat kidneys. Streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus type 1 rat model (DM1) was used. Renal samples were collected 2 weeks and 2 months after DM1 induction and immunohistochemical expression of MMR genes in the renal cortex was analyzed. Diabetic animals showed lower MSH2 and higher yH2AFX kidney expression both 2 weeks and 2 months after DM1 induction. MLH1 expression significantly increased 2 weeks after DM1 induction (P<0.0001). The most substantial differences were observed in the period 2 weeks after induction, with lower MSH2 and higher MLH1 expression in the proximal convoluted tubules and distal convoluted tubules (DCT) of diabetic animals (P<0.001). yH2AFX expression significantly increased in the DCT of diabetic animals at both time points (P<0.001; P<0.01). PMS2 expression changed only in the glomeruli, where it significantly decreased 2 months after DM1 induction (P<0.05). We concluded that the most substantial changes in renal expression of MMRs are happening already 2 weeks after diabetes induction, predominantly in the proximal convoluted tubules and DCT. Moreover, DCT could have a critical role in the pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and might be a future therapeutic target in this condition. The obtained results point to the MMRs as a potential factor in the development and progression of DN, as well as the possible link between DN and renal carcinogenesis.
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- Matea Dragun
- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Split
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Ren X, Lv J, Fu Y, Zhang N, Zhang C, Dong Z, Chudhary M, Zhong S, Kong L, Kong H. Upregulation of thioredoxin contributes to inhibiting diabetic hearing impairment. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021; 179:109025. [PMID: 34454003 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.109025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIMS Hair cell reduction was related to diabetes-induced hearing loss. Oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy participate in this process. Thioredoxin (Trx) is a protein with many biological functions which can regulate them. In this study, aiming to clarify protective effect of Trx on diabetic hearing loss and to identify an early potential therapeutic target for diabetic hearing impairment in the future. METHODS Trx transgenic (Tg) mice were used to establish a diabetic model by intraperitoneally injecting streptozotocin (STZ) and with/without SF or PX12 treatment. Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) staining was used to evaluate the loss of hair cells. The relative expression of related proteins and genes was detected using western blotting and qRT-PCR. RESULTS In vivo, loss of outer hair cells was observed. However, it can be delayed Trx overexpression. Moreover, the expression of PGC-1α, bcl-2 and LC3 was increased in Tg(+)-DM mice compared with Tg(-)-DM mice. The expression of ASK1, Txnip, GRP78, CHOP and p62 was decreased in Tg(+)-DM mice compared with Tg(-)-DM mice. CONCLUSIONS Upregulation of Trx protects diabetes-induced cochlear hair cells reduction. The underlying mechanisms were related to the regulation of ER stress through ASK1 and the mitochondrial pathway or autophagy via Txnip.
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- Xiang Ren
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Second Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, LiaoNing Province, China; Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Second Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Second Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, LiaoNing Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, LiaoNing Province, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Second Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, LiaoNing Province, China.
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Morshneva A, Kozyulina P, Vashukova E, Tarasenko O, Dvoynova N, Chentsova A, Talantova O, Koroteev A, Ivanov D, Serebryakova E, Ivashchenko T, Sukhomyasova A, Maksimova N, Bespalova O, Kogan I, Baranov V, Glotov A. Pilot Screening of Cell-Free mtDNA in NIPT: Quality Control, Variant Calling, and Haplogroup Determination. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:743. [PMID: 34069212 PMCID: PMC8156457 DOI: 10.3390/genes12050743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Clinical tests based on whole-genome sequencing are generally focused on a single task approach, testing one or several parameters, although whole-genome sequencing (WGS) provides us with large data sets that can be used for many supportive analyses. In spite of low genome coverage, data of WGS-based non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) contain fully sequenced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). This mtDNA can be used for variant calling, ancestry analysis, population studies and other approaches that extend NIPT functionality. In this study, we analyse mtDNA pool from 645 cell-free DNA (cfDNA) samples of pregnant women from different regions of Russia, explore the effects of transportation and storing conditions on mtDNA content, analyse effects, frequency and location of mitochondrial variants called from samples and perform haplogroup analysis, revealing the most common mitochondrial superclades. We have shown that, despite the relatively low sequencing depth of unamplified mtDNA from cfDNA samples, the mtDNA analysis in these samples is still an informative instrument suitable for research and screening purposes.
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- Alisa Morshneva
- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
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- St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, 2 Litovskaya Street, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.K.); (D.I.)
- Center for Medical Genetics, Tobolskaya ul. 5, 194044 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, 2 Litovskaya Street, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.K.); (D.I.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
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- Molecular Medicine and Human Genetics, Research Laboratory, Medical Institute, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, 677007 Yakutsk, Russia;
- Republican Hospital No. 1, National Medical Centre, Ministry of Public Health of the Sakha Republic, 677008 Yakutsk, Russia;
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- Republican Hospital No. 1, National Medical Centre, Ministry of Public Health of the Sakha Republic, 677008 Yakutsk, Russia;
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
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- D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductology, Mendeleevskaya Line 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (P.K.); (E.V.); (O.T.); (O.T.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (O.B.); (I.K.); (V.B.); (A.G.)
- Ltd NIPT, Bolshoi V.O. 90, Building 2 lit. 3, 199106 St. Petersburg, Russia; (N.D.); (A.C.)
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Li R, Zhang R, Tan P, Wang M, Chen Y, Zhang J, Han D, Han Y, Li J, Zhang R. Development of novel quality control material based on CRISPR/Cas9 editing and xenografts for MLH1 protein deficiency testing. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e23746. [PMID: 33826163 PMCID: PMC8128289 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) status induced by MLH1 protein deficiency plays a pivotal role in therapeutic decision-making for cancer patients. Appropriate quality control (QC) materials are necessary for monitoring the accuracy of MLH1 protein deficiency assays used in clinical laboratories. METHODS CRISPR/Cas9 technology was used to edit the MLH1 gene of GM12878Cas9 cells to establish MLH1 protein-deficient cell lines. The positive cell lines were screened and validated by Sanger sequencing, Western blot (WB), and next-generation sequencing (NGS) and were then used to prepare formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples through xenografting. These FFPE samples were tested by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistochemistry (IHC) for suitability as novel QC materials for MLH1 protein deficiency testing. RESULTS We successfully cultured 358 monoclonal cells, with a survival rate of 37.3% (358/960) of the sorted monoclonal cells. Through Sanger sequencing, cell lines with MLH1 gene mutation were identified. Subsequently, two cell lines with MLH1 protein deficiency were identified by WB and named as GM12878Cas9_6 and GM12878Cas9_10. The NGS results further confirmed that the MLH1 gene mutation in these two cell lines would cause the formation of stop codons and terminate the expression of the MLH1 protein. The H&E staining and IHC results also verified the deficiency of the MLH1 protein, and FFPE samples from xenografts proved their similarity and consistency with clinical samples. CONCLUSIONS We successfully established MLH1 protein-deficient cell lines. Followed by xenografting, we developed novel FFPE QC materials with homogenous, sustainable, and typical histological structures advantages that are suitable for the standardization of clinical IHC methods.
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- Rui Li
- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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- National Center for Clinical LaboratoriesBeijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical CollegeChinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory MedicineBeijing HospitalBeijingChina
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Cucchi D, Gibson A, Martin SA. The emerging relationship between metabolism and DNA repair. Cell Cycle 2021; 20:943-959. [PMID: 33874857 PMCID: PMC8172156 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2021.1912889] [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: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The DNA damage response (DDR) consists of multiple specialized pathways that recognize different insults sustained by DNA and repairs them where possible to avoid the accumulation of mutations. While loss of activity of genes in the DDR has been extensively associated with cancer predisposition and progression, in recent years it has become evident that there is a relationship between the DDR and cellular metabolism. The activity of the metabolic pathways can influence the DDR by regulating the availability of substrates required for the repair process and the function of its players. Additionally, proteins of the DDR can regulate the metabolic flux through the major pathways such as glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This newly discovered connection bears great importance in the biology of cancer and represents a new therapeutic opportunity. Here we describe the nature of the relationship between DDR and metabolism and its potential application in the treatment of cancer. Keywords: DNA repair, metabolism, mitochondria.
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- Danilo Cucchi
- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Liu G, Wu F, Wu H, Wang Y, Jiang X, Hu P, Tong X. Inactivation of cysteine 674 in the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2 causes retinopathy in the mouse. Exp Eye Res 2021; 207:108559. [PMID: 33848522 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diabetic retinopathy is a multifactorial microvascular complication, and its pathogenesis hasn't been fully elucidated. The irreversible oxidation of cysteine 674 (C674) in the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2 (SERCA2) was increased in the type 1 diabetic retinal vasculature. SERCA2 C674S knock-in (SKI) mouse line that half of C674 was replaced by serine 674 (S674) was used to study the effect of C674 inactivation on retinopathy. Compared with wild type (WT) mice, SKI mice had increased number of acellular capillaries and pericyte loss similar to those in type 1 diabetic WT mice. In the retina of SKI mice, pro-apoptotic proteins and intracellular Ca2+-dependent signaling pathways increased, while anti-apoptotic proteins and vessel density decreased. In endothelial cells, C674 inactivation increased the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins, damaged mitochondria, and induced cell apoptosis. These results suggest that a possible mechanism of retinopathy induced by type 1 diabetes is the interruption of calcium homeostasis in the retina by oxidation of C674. C674 is a key to maintain retinal health. Its inactivation can cause retinopathy similar to type 1 diabetes by promoting apoptosis. SERCA2 might be a potential target for the prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Gang Liu
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China; Henan Key Laboratory of Medical Tissue Regeneration, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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Holody C, Anfray A, Mast H, Lessard M, Han WH, Carpenter R, Bourque S, Sauvé Y, Lemieux H. Differences in relative capacities of oxidative phosphorylation pathways may explain sex- and tissue-specific susceptibility to vision defects due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondrion 2020; 56:102-110. [PMID: 33271347 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2020.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is a major cause and/or contributor to the development and progression of vision defects in many ophthalmologic and mitochondrial diseases. Despite their mechanistic commonality, these diseases exhibit an impressive variety in sex- and tissue-specific penetrance, incidence, and severity. Currently, there is no functional explanation for these differences. We measured the function, relative capacities, and patterns of control of various oxidative phosphorylation pathways in the retina, the eyecup, the extraocular muscles, the optic nerve, and the sciatic nerve of adult male and female rats. We show that the control of mitochondrial respiratory pathways in the visual system is sex- and tissue-specific and that this may be an important factor in determining susceptibility to mitochondrial dysfunction between these groups. The optic nerve showed a low relative capacity of the NADH pathway, depending on complex I, compared to other tissues relying mainly on mitochondria for energy production. Furthermore, NADH pathway capacity is higher in females compared to males, and this sexual dimorphism occurs only in the optic nerve. Our results propose an explanation for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, a mitochondrial disease more prevalent in males where the principal tissue affected is the optic nerve. To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify and provide functional explanations for differences in the occurrence and severity of visual defects between tissues and between sexes. Our results highlight the importance of considering sex- and tissue-specific mitochondrial function in elucidating pathophysiological mechanisms of visual defects.
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- Claudia Holody
- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Women and Children Research Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Dept. of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Women and Children Research Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Dept. of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Women and Children Research Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Dept. of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Diabetic Retinopathy: Mitochondria Caught in a Muddle of Homocysteine. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9093019. [PMID: 32961662 PMCID: PMC7564979 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9093019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most feared complications of diabetes. In addition to the severity of hyperglycemia, systemic factors also play an important role in its development. Another risk factor in the development of diabetic retinopathy is elevated levels of homocysteine, a non-protein amino acid, and hyperglycemia and homocysteine are shown to produce synergistic detrimental effects on the vasculature. Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with increased oxidative stress, and in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, oxidative stress-mitochondrial dysfunction precedes the development of histopathology characteristic of diabetic retinopathy. Furthermore, homocysteine biosynthesis from methionine forms S-adenosyl methionine (SAM), and SAM is a co-substrate of DNA methylation. In diabetes, DNA methylation machinery is activated, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and several genes associated with mitochondrial homeostasis undergo epigenetic modifications. Consequently, high homocysteine, by further affecting methylation of mtDNA and that of genes associated with mtDNA damage and biogenesis, does not give any break to the already damaged mitochondria, and the vicious cycle of free radicals continues. Thus, supplementation of sensible glycemic control with therapies targeting hyperhomocysteinemia could be valuable for diabetic patients to prevent/slow down the development of this sight-threatening disease.
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Kowluru RA, Mohammad G. Epigenetics and Mitochondrial Stability in the Metabolic Memory Phenomenon Associated with Continued Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6655. [PMID: 32313015 PMCID: PMC7171070 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63527-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Retinopathy continues to progress even when diabetic patients try to control their blood sugar, but the molecular mechanism of this 'metabolic memory' phenomenon remains elusive. Retinal mitochondria remain damaged and vicious cycle of free radicals continues to self-propagate. DNA methylation suppresses gene expression, and diabetes activates DNA methylation machinery. Our aim was to investigate the role of DNA methylation in continued compromised mitochondrial dynamics and genomic stability in diabetic retinopathy. Using retinal endothelial cells, incubated in 20 mM glucose for four days, followed by 5 mM glucose for four days, and retinal microvessels from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats in poor glycemia for four months, followed by normal glycemia for four additional months, DNA methylation of mitochondrial fusion and mismatch repair proteins, Mfn2 and Mlh1 respectively, was determined. Retinopathy was detected in trypsin-digested microvasculature. Re-institution of good glycemia had no beneficial effect on hypermethylation of Mfn2 and Mlh1 and retinal function (electroretinogram), and the retinopathy continued to progress. However, intervention of good glycemia directly with DNA methylation inhibitors (Azacytidine or Dnmt1-siRNA), prevented Mfn2 and Mlh1 hypermethylation, and ameliorated retinal dysfunction and diabetic retinopathy. Thus, direct regulation of DNA methylation can prevent/reverse diabetic retinopathy by maintaining mitochondrial dynamics and DNA stability, and prevent retinal functional damage.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Azacitidine/pharmacology
- Cell Line
- DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1/genetics
- DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1/metabolism
- DNA Methylation
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- DNA, Mitochondrial/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/therapy
- Diabetic Retinopathy/chemically induced
- Diabetic Retinopathy/genetics
- Diabetic Retinopathy/pathology
- Diabetic Retinopathy/therapy
- Disease Progression
- Electroretinography
- Endothelial Cells/drug effects
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- Endothelial Cells/pathology
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- GTP Phosphohydrolases/genetics
- GTP Phosphohydrolases/metabolism
- Glucose/adverse effects
- Humans
- Hyperglycemia/chemically induced
- Hyperglycemia/genetics
- Hyperglycemia/pathology
- Hyperglycemia/therapy
- Male
- Mitochondria/drug effects
- Mitochondria/genetics
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Mitochondria/pathology
- MutL Protein Homolog 1/genetics
- MutL Protein Homolog 1/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Retina/drug effects
- Retina/metabolism
- Retina/pathology
- Signal Transduction
- Streptozocin/administration & dosage
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Affiliation(s)
- Renu A Kowluru
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Mendonça HR, Carpi-Santos R, da Costa Calaza K, Blanco Martinez AM. Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress act in concert to promote neurodegeneration in the diabetic retina and optic nerve: galectin-3 participation. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:625-635. [PMID: 31638084 PMCID: PMC6975153 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.266910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetes is a lifelong disease characterized by glucose metabolic imbalance, in which low insulin levels or impaired insulin signaling lead to hyperglycemic state. Within 20 years of diabetes progression, 95% of patients will have diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of visual defects in working-age people worldwide. Although diabetes is considered a microvascular disease, recent studies have shown that neurodegeneration precedes vascular changes within the diabetic visual system, albeit its mechanisms are still under investigation. Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are intrinsically related phenomena, since macrophage/microglia and astrocytes are the main sources of reactive oxygen species during central nervous system chronic degenerative diseases, and both pathological processes are increased in the visual system during diabetes. The present review will focus on recent findings of the contribution of oxidative stress derived from neuroinflammation in the early neurodegenerative aspects of the diabetic visual system and their relationship with galectin-3.
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- Henrique Rocha Mendonça
- Laboratório de Neurodegeneração e Reparo, Departamento de Patologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Anatomia Patológica, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitrio Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Pólo Universitário Macaé, Unidade Integrada de Pesquisa em Produtos Bioativos e Biociências, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Brazil
- Laboratório Integrado de Morfologia, Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade, Núcleo de Pesquisas Ecológicas de Macaé, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Macaé, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiologia da Retina, Departamento de Neurobiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurodegeneração e Reparo, Departamento de Patologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Anatomia Patológica, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital Universitrio Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Kowluru RA. Retinopathy in a Diet-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Rat Model and Role of Epigenetic Modifications. Diabetes 2020; 69:689-698. [PMID: 31949005 PMCID: PMC7085254 DOI: 10.2337/db19-1009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of the population with diabetes, and these patients are generally obese and hyperlipidemic. In addition to hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia is also closely related with diabetic retinopathy. The aim was to investigate retinopathy in a model closely mimicking the normal progression and metabolic features of the population with type 2 diabetes and elucidate the molecular mechanism. Retinopathy was evaluated in rats fed a 45% kcal as fat diet for 8 weeks before administering streptozotocin, 30 mg/kg body weight (T2D), and compared with age- and duration-matched type 1 diabetic rats (T1D) (60 mg/kg streptozotocin). The role of epigenetic modifications in mitochondrial damage was evaluated in retinal microvasculature. T2D rats were obese and severely hyperlipidemic, with impaired glucose and insulin tolerance compared with age-matched T1D rats. While at 4 months of diabetes, T1D rats had no detectable retinopathy, T2D rats had significant retinopathy, their mitochondrial copy numbers were lower, and mtDNA and Rac1 promoter DNA methylation was exacerbated. At 6 months, retinopathy was comparable in T2D and T1D rats, suggesting that obesity exaggerates hyperglycemia-induced epigenetic modifications, accelerating mitochondrial damage and diabetic retinopathy. Thus, maintenance of good lifestyle and BMI could be beneficial in regulating epigenetic modifications and preventing/retarding retinopathy in patients with diabetes.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- DNA Methylation
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetic Retinopathy/genetics
- Diabetic Retinopathy/metabolism
- Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Insulin Resistance/physiology
- Male
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Affiliation(s)
- Renu A Kowluru
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Mohana Devi S, Mahalaxmi I, Kaavya J, Chinnkulandhai V, Balachandar V. Does epigenetics have a role in age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy? Genes Dis 2020; 8:279-286. [PMID: 33997175 PMCID: PMC8093576 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Epigenetic mechanisms play an important part in the regulation of gene expression and these alterations may induce long-term changes in gene function and metabolism. They have received extensive attention in bridging the gap between environmental exposures and disease development via their influence on gene expression. DNA methylation is the earliest discovered epigenetic alteration. In this review, we try to examine the role of DNA methylation and histone modification in Age related macular degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), its vascular complications and recent progress. Given the complex nature of AMD and DR, it is crucial to improve therapeutics which will greatly enhance the quality of life and reduce the burden for millions of patients living with these potentially blinding conditions.
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- S Mohana Devi
- SN ONGC Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, 41/18, College Road, Chennai, 600006, India
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- Department of Zoology, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Department of Zoology, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Human Molecular Genetics and Stem Cells Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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Mohammad G, Radhakrishnan R, Kowluru RA. Epigenetic Modifications Compromise Mitochondrial DNA Quality Control in the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2020; 60:3943-3951. [PMID: 31546260 PMCID: PMC6759036 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.19-27602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose Diabetes causes dysfunction in the retinal mitochondria and increases base mismatches in their DNA (mtDNA). The enzyme responsible for repairing the base mismatches, MutL homolog 1 (Mlh1), is compromised. Diabetes also favors many epigenetic modifications and activates DNA methylation machinery, and Mlh1 has a CpG-rich promoter. Our aim is to identify the molecular mechanism responsible for impaired mtDNA mismatch repair in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Methods Human retinal endothelial cells, incubated in 20 mM glucose, were analyzed for mitochondrial localization of Mlh1 by an immunofluorescence technique, Mlh1 promoter DNA methylation by the methylated DNA capture method, and the binding of Dnmt1 and transcriptional factor Sp1 by chromatin immunoprecipitation. The results were confirmed in retinal microvessels from streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, with or without Dnmt inhibitors, and from human donors with diabetic retinopathy. Results Compared with cells in 5 mM glucose, high glucose decreased Mlh1 mitochondrial localization, and its promoter DNA was hypermethylated with increased Dnmt-1 binding and decreased Sp1 binding. Dnmt inhibitors attenuated Mlh1 promoter hypermethylation and prevented a decrease in its gene transcripts and an increase in mtDNA mismatches. The administration of Dnmt inhibitors in mice ameliorated a diabetes-induced increase in Mlh1 promoter hypermethylation and a decrease in its gene transcripts. Similar decreases in Mlh1 gene transcripts and its promoter DNA hypermethylation were observed in human donors. Conclusions Thus, as a result of the epigenetic modifications of the Mlh1 promoter, its transcription is decreased, and decreased mitochondrial accumulation fails to repair mtDNA mismatches. Therapies targeted to halt DNA methylation have the potential to prevent/halt mtDNA damage and the development of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ghulam Mohammad
- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Visual & Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Ferrington DA, Fisher CR, Kowluru RA. Mitochondrial Defects Drive Degenerative Retinal Diseases. Trends Mol Med 2020; 26:105-118. [PMID: 31771932 PMCID: PMC6938541 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction is involved in the pathology of two major blinding retinal diseases, diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These diseases accumulate mitochondrial defects in distinct retinal subcellular structures, the vascular/neural network in DR and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in AMD. These mitochondrial defects cause a metabolic crisis that drives disease. With no treatments to stop these diseases, coupled with an increasing population suffering from AMD and DR, there is an urgent need to develop new therapeutics targeting the mitochondria to prevent or reverse disease-specific pathology.
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- Deborah A Ferrington
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences and Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences and Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Ophthalmology, Vision, and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Malik AN, Rosa HS, S. de Menezes E, Tamang P, Hamid Z, Naik A, Parsade CK, Sivaprasad S. The Detection and Partial Localisation of Heteroplasmic Mutations in the Mitochondrial Genome of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20246259. [PMID: 31835862 PMCID: PMC6940788 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20246259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes and a major cause of acquired blindness in adults. Mitochondria are cellular organelles involved in energy production which contain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). We previously showed that levels of circulating mtDNA were dysregulated in DR patients, and there was some evidence of mtDNA damage. In the current project, our aim was to confirm the presence of, and determine the location and prevalence of, mtDNA mutation in DR. DNA isolated from peripheral blood from diabetes patients (n = 59) with and without DR was used to amplify specific mtDNA regions which were digested with surveyor nuclease S1 to determine the presence and location of heteroplasmic mtDNA mutations were present. An initial screen of the entire mtDNA genome of 6 DR patients detected a higher prevalence of mutations in amplicon P, covering nucleotides 14,443 to 1066 and spanning the control region. Further analysis of 42 subjects showed the presence of putative mutations in amplicon P in 36% (14/39) of DR subjects and in 10% (2/20) non-DR subjects. The prevalence of mutations in DR was not related to the severity of the disease. The detection of a high-prevalence of putative mtDNA mutations within a specific region of the mitochondrial genome supports the view that mtDNA damage contributes to DR. The exact location and functional impact of these mutations remains to be determined.
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- Afshan N. Malik
- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-207-848-6271
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- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK
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Duraisamy AJ, Radhakrishnan R, Seyoum B, Abrams GW, Kowluru RA. Epigenetic Modifications in Peripheral Blood as Potential Noninvasive Biomarker of Diabetic Retinopathy. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2019; 8:43. [PMID: 31871829 PMCID: PMC6924565 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.8.6.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Progression of diabetic retinopathy is related to the duration and severity of hyperglycemia, and after 25 years of diabetes, 90% of patients show some signs of retinopathy. Despite initiation of many retinal molecular/biochemical abnormalities, including mitochondrial damage and epigenetic modifications, the disease remains asympotomatic in the initial stages. Our goal is to examine the utility of DNA methylation as a possible biomarker of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Genomic DNA (gDNA) was isolated from the buffy coat, isolated from blood of diabetic patients with proliferative (PDR) or no retinopathy (No-DR), and nondiabetic subjects (CONT). Methylation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), especially its D-Loop (the site of mtDNA transcription/replication), was quantified by methylated DNA immunoprecipitation and methyl-specific PCR techniques. Results were confirmed in purified mtDNA. The specific D-Loop region with the highest DNA methylation was identified using five overlapping primers, and DNMT1 binding was quantified by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Promoter DNA methylation of DNA mismatch repair (MLH1) and superoxide scavenging (SOD2) enzymes were also quantified. RESULTS Compared to CONT, D-Loop methylation was higher in PDR and No-DR groups, and the D-Loop region responsible for encoding the majority of the mtDNA-encoded genes had significantly higher methylation in the PDR group versus No-DR. Similarly, compared to No-DR, the PDR group also had hypermethylated MHL1 and SOD2 promoters. CONCLUSIONS Blood from PDR patients have higher DNA methylation, than seen in diabetic patients without retinopathy. Thus, DNA methylation can be used as a possible biomarker of diabetic retinopathy. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE DNA methylation status in the blood of diabetic patients could serve as a potential noninvasive biomarker of retinopathy, and also an important readout parameter for testing longitudinal outcome of novel therapeutics for this blinding disease.
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- Arul J. Duraisamy
- Wayne State University, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA
- PerkinElmer Health Sciences Pvt Ltd., Tharamani, India
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- Wayne State University, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Wayne State University, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Wayne State University, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA
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Rashid S, Freitas MO, Cucchi D, Bridge G, Yao Z, Gay L, Williams M, Wang J, Suraweera N, Silver A, McDonald SAC, Chelala C, Szabadkai G, Martin SA. MLH1 deficiency leads to deregulated mitochondrial metabolism. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:795. [PMID: 31641109 PMCID: PMC6805956 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-2018-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The DNA mismatch repair (MMR) pathway is responsible for the repair of base-base mismatches and insertion/deletion loops that arise during DNA replication. MMR deficiency is currently estimated to be present in 15-17% of colorectal cancer cases and 30% of endometrial cancers. MLH1 is one of the key proteins involved in the MMR pathway. Inhibition of a number of mitochondrial genes, including POLG and PINK1 can induce synthetic lethality in MLH1-deficient cells. Here we demonstrate for the first time that loss of MLH1 is associated with a deregulated mitochondrial metabolism, with reduced basal oxygen consumption rate and reduced spare respiratory capacity. Furthermore, MLH1-deficient cells display a significant reduction in activity of the respiratory chain Complex I. As a functional consequence of this perturbed mitochondrial metabolism, MLH1-deficient cells have a reduced anti-oxidant response and show increased sensitivity to reactive oxidative species (ROS)-inducing drugs. Taken together, our results provide evidence for an intrinsic mitochondrial dysfunction in MLH1-deficient cells and a requirement for MLH1 in the regulation of mitochondrial function.
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- Sukaina Rashid
- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 4 Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 4 Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, 35131, Italy.,The Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK.
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Shao J, Zhang Y, Fan G, Xin Y, Yao Y. Transcriptome analysis identified a novel 3-LncRNA regulatory network of transthyretin attenuating glucose induced hRECs dysfunction in diabetic retinopathy. BMC Med Genomics 2019; 12:134. [PMID: 31615521 PMCID: PMC6794807 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-019-0596-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in the working age population. Transthyretin (TTR) showed a significantly decreased concentration in DR patients and exerted a visual protective effect by repressing neovascularization. This work intended to identify long non coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and explore their potential mechanism underlying the protective role of TTR. Methods Transcriptome of human retinal endothelial cells (hRECs) treated with low glucose (LG), high glucose (HG) or high glucose with 4 μM TTR (HG + TTR) was conducted. Differentially expressed lncRNAs, mRNAs and TTR related lncRNAs and mRNA were acquired. Functional annotation and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis were applied to analyse TTR affected pathways and processes. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was implemented to obtain hub modules and genes. LncRNA-mRNA regulatory networks were constructed based on cis, trans and competing endogenous RNAs acting mode. QRT-PCR was conducted to validate the expression of lncRNAs in aqueous humor and serum samples from 30 DR patients and 10 normal controls. Results RNA-sequencing of hRECs treated with low glucose (LG), high glucose (HG) or high glucose with 4 μM TTR (HG + TTR) was conducted. 146,783 protein-coding transcripts, 12,403 known lncRNA transcripts and 1184 novel non-coding transcripts were characterized. A total of 11,407 differentially expressed mRNAs (DE-mRNAs), 679 differentially expressed lncRNAs (DE-lncRNAs) in HG group versus LG group, 6206 DE-mRNAs and 194 DE-lncRNAs in HG + TTR versus HG group were obtained, respectively. 853 TTR-mRNAs and 48 TTR-lncRNAs were acquired, and functionally involved in cell cycle, apoptosis, inflammation signalling pathway, response to oxidative stress, neovascularization and autophagy. The WGCNA analysis identified a hub module of 133 genes, with the core function of oxidative stress response, angiogenesis, MAPK pathway, cell proliferation and apoptosis. After qRT-PCR validation, a 3-lncRNA regulatory network was proposed. At last, lncRNAs MSTRG.15047.3 and AC008403.3 showed significantly relative higher expression levels in both aqueous humor and serum samples, compared with normal controls, and FRMD6-AS2 was significantly down-regulated. Conclusions TTR regulated mRNAs and biological processes including oxidative stress, inflammation signalling and autophagy. A 3-lncRNA regulatory network was characterized underlying TTR repressing neovascularization, and showed potential diagnostic performance in DR.
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- Jun Shao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industry Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industry Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China.
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Trotta MC, Pieretti G, Petrillo F, Alessio N, Hermenean A, Maisto R, D'Amico M. Resolvin D1 reduces mitochondrial damage to photoreceptors of primary retinal cells exposed to high glucose. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:4256-4267. [PMID: 31612492 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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No study has investigated the interaction of Resolvin D1 (RvD1) with mitochondrial damage of retinal cells caused by diabetes. This study aims to investigate the effects of RvD1 (50 nM) on morphological and biochemical indicators of mitochondrial damage in primary retinal cells exposed to 30 mM d-glucose high glucose (HG). HG-cells exhibited photoreceptor damage characterized by short and small mitochondria with prevalent mitochondrial disruption, fragmentation, and aggregation. The cells had low mitochondrial transporters TIMM44 and TOMM40, Connexin 43, NAD/NADH ratio, and ATP levels, whereas increased cytosolic cytochrome c. Moreover, they expressed high cytosolic metalloproteinase matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) and MMP-2 activity. HG-cells treated with RvD1 (50 nM) showed reduced reactive oxygen species levels, improved mitochondrial morphology and function, promoted mitochondrial DNA repair by OGG1, and reduced cell apoptosis and metalloproteinase activity. Therefore, RvD1 induces protection from high glucose-load to the retinal cell and promotes their survival by decreasing cytosolic MMP and mitochondrial damage.
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- Maria Consiglia Trotta
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Life Science, Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad, Arad, Romania
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Xu Y, Qu Y, Suo Y, Gao J, Chen X, Liu K, Xu X. Correlation of retinal layer changes with vision gain in diabetic macular edema during conbercept treatment. BMC Ophthalmol 2019; 19:123. [PMID: 31151389 PMCID: PMC6544971 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-019-1131-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Backgrounds To assess the changes in individual retinal layer thickness and visual function associated with gains in visual acuity after an intravitreal conbercept injection in the diabetic macular edema (DME) on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and microperimetry during 1-year follow-up. Methods Retrospective observational study. Twenty patients with clinically significant DME in the study eye were imaged by SD-OCT every 3 months and MP1 microperimeter in the third month while receiving anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (conbercept) treatment. In each patient, seven retinal layers were segmented in 98 scans covering a 6 mm × 6 mm area of the macula at baseline and during 1 year of treatment. An automatic, full-threshold microperimetry of the central field (10° × 10°, 40 stimulated points) with the MP1 microperimeter. Thickness and microperimetry changes were quantitatively measured and evaluated for their correlation with increases in visual acuity. Results Although thicknesses of the inner nuclear layer (INL) and the outer nuclear layer (ONL) were reduced the most after treatment (p < 0.05), decreases of the ganglion cell layer (GCL) (r = 0.591, p = 0.006) and inner plexiform layer (IPL) (r = 0.663, p = 0.001) in central subfield area was associated with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) gain, and had the best estimation of BCVA gain (adjust R2 = 0.544). Mean macular sensitivity in the central subfield was also well correlated with BCVA gain (r = 0.531, p = 0.016). Conclusions Neural recovery occurred after the resolution of edema during conbercept treatment, due to the decreases in GCL and IPL associating with gains in vision and improved microperimetry. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12886-019-1131-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yupeng Xu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photo Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photo Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photo Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photo Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Eye Diseases Prevention and Treatment Center/ Shanghai Eye Hospital , Shanghai, 200080, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photo Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photo Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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The mitochondrial genome encodes proteins essential for the oxidative phosphorylation and, consequently, for proper mitochondrial function. Its localization and, possibly, structural organization contribute to higher DNA damage accumulation, when compared to the nuclear genome. In addition, the mitochondrial genome mutates at rates several times higher than the nuclear, although the causal relationship between these events are not clearly established. Maintaining mitochondrial DNA stability is critical for cellular function and organismal fitness, and several pathways contribute to that, including damage tolerance and bypass, degradation of damaged genomes and DNA repair. Despite initial evidence suggesting that mitochondria lack DNA repair activities, most DNA repair pathways have been at least partially characterized in mitochondria from several model organisms, including humans. In this chapter, we review what is currently known about how the main DNA repair pathways operate in mitochondria and contribute to mitochondrial DNA stability, with focus on the enzymology of mitochondrial DNA repair.
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- Rebeca R Alencar
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Shafabakhsh R, Aghadavod E, Ghayour‐Mobarhan M, Ferns G, Asemi Z. Role of histone modification and DNA methylation in signaling pathways involved in diabetic retinopathy. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:7839-7846. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Rana Shafabakhsh
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases Kashan University of Medical Sciences Kashan Iran
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases Kashan University of Medical Sciences Kashan Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Division of Medical Education Brighton & Sussex Medical School Brighton UK
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases Kashan University of Medical Sciences Kashan Iran
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DNA Methylation-a Potential Source of Mitochondria DNA Base Mismatch in the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:88-101. [PMID: 29679259 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1086-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In the development of diabetic retinopathy, retinal mitochondria are dysfunctional, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is damaged with increased base mismatches and hypermethylated cytosines. DNA methylation is also a potential source of mutation, and in diabetes, the noncoding region, the displacement loop (D-loop), experiences more methylation and base mismatches than other regions of the mtDNA. Our aim was to investigate a possible crosstalk between mtDNA methylation and base mismatches in the development of diabetic retinopathy. The effect of inhibition of Dnmts (by 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine or Dnmt1-siRNA) on glucose-induced mtDNA base mismatches was investigated in human retinal endothelial cells by surveyor endonuclease digestion and validated by Sanger sequencing. The role of deamination factors on increased base mismatches was determined in the cells genetically modulated for mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (Sod2) or cytidine-deaminase (APOBEC3A). The results were confirmed in an in vivo model using retinal microvasculature from diabetic mice overexpressing Sod2. Inhibition of DNA methylation, or regulation of cytosine deamination, significantly inhibited an increase in base mismatches at the D-loop and prevented mitochondrial dysfunction. Overexpression of Sod2 in mice also prevented diabetes-induced D-loop hypermethylation and increase in base mismatches. The crosstalk between DNA methylation and base mismatches continued even after termination of hyperglycemia, suggesting its role in the metabolic memory phenomenon associated with the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Inhibition of DNA methylation limits the availability of methylated cytosine for deamination, suggesting a crosstalk between DNA methylation and base mismatches. Thus, regulation of DNA methylation, or its deamination, should impede the development of diabetic retinopathy by preventing formation of base mismatches and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Mishra M, Duraisamy AJ, Kowluru RA. Sirt1: A Guardian of the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes 2018; 67:745-754. [PMID: 29311218 PMCID: PMC5860853 DOI: 10.2337/db17-0996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diabetic retinopathy is a multifactorial disease, and the exact mechanism of its pathogenesis remains obscure. Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1), a multifunctional deacetylase, is implicated in the regulation of many cellular functions and in gene transcription, and retinal Sirt1 is inhibited in diabetes. Our aim was to determine the role of Sirt1 in the development of diabetic retinopathy and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of its downregulation. Using Sirt1-overexpressing mice that were diabetic for 8 months, structural, functional, and metabolic abnormalities were investigated in vascular and neuronal retina. The role of epigenetics in Sirt1 transcriptional suppression was investigated in retinal microvessels. Compared with diabetic wild-type mice, retinal vasculature from diabetic Sirt1 mice did not present any increase in the number of apoptotic cells or degenerative capillaries or decrease in vascular density. Diabetic Sirt1 mice were also protected from mitochondrial damage and had normal electroretinography responses and ganglion cell layer thickness. Diabetic wild-type mice had hypermethylated Sirt1 promoter DNA, which was alleviated in diabetic Sirt1 mice, suggesting a role for epigenetics in its transcriptional suppression. Thus strategies targeted to ameliorate Sirt1 inhibition have the potential to maintain retinal vascular and neuronal homeostasis, providing opportunities to retard the development of diabetic retinopathy in its early stages.
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- Manish Mishra
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Kowluru RA, Mishra M. Therapeutic targets for altering mitochondrial dysfunction associated with diabetic retinopathy. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2018; 22:233-245. [PMID: 29436254 PMCID: PMC6088375 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2018.1439921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Retinopathy remains as one of the most feared blinding complications of diabetes, and with the prevalence of this life-long disease escalating at an alarming rate, the incidence of retinopathy is also climbing. Although the cutting edge research has identified many molecular mechanisms associated with its development, the exact mechanism how diabetes damages the retina remains obscure, limiting therapeutic options for this devastating disease. Areas covered: This review focuses on the central role of mitochondrial dysfunction/damage in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, and how damaged mitochondria initiates a self-perpetuating vicious cycles of free radicals. We have also reviewed how mitochondria could serve as a therapeutic target, and the challenges associated with the complex double mitochondrial membranes and a well-defined blood-retinal barrier for optimal pharmacologic/molecular approach to improve mitochondrial function. Expert opinion: Mitochondrial dysfunction provides many therapeutic targets for ameliorating the development of diabetic retinopathy including their biogenesis, DNA damage and epigenetic modifications. New technology to enhance pharmaceuticals uptake inside the mitochondria, nanotechnology to deliver drugs to the retina, and maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis via lifestyle changes and novel therapeutics to prevent epigenetic modifications, could serve as some of the welcoming avenues for a diabetic patient to target this sight-threatening disease.
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- Renu A Kowluru
- a Department of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute , Wayne State University , Detroit , MI , USA
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute , Wayne State University , Detroit , MI , USA
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Duraisamy AJ, Mishra M, Kowluru RA. Crosstalk Between Histone and DNA Methylation in Regulation of Retinal Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Diabetes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 58:6440-6448. [PMID: 29261844 PMCID: PMC5737805 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Purpose Diabetes activates matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and MMP-9 via damaging retinal mitochondria, activates capillary cell apoptosis. MMP-9 promoter has binding sites for many transcription factors, and in diabetes its promoter undergoes epigenetic modifications, including histone modifications and DNA methylation. Enhancer of Zeste homolog 2 (Ezh2), which catalyzes dimethylation/trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27me2 and me3), is also associated with DNA methylation. Our aim was to investigate link(s) between histone and DNA modifications in the regulation of MMP-9. Methods Using human retinal endothelial cells, and also retinal microvessels from diabetic rats, effect of hyperglycemia on H3K27me3, and recruitment of Ezh2 at the MMP-9 promoter were quantified by chromatin-immunoprecipitation technique. Role of H3K27 trimethylation in regulating DNA methylation-transcription of MMP-9 was determined by regulating Ezh2 by its specific siRNA and also a pharmacologic inhibitor. Results Hyperglycemia elevated H3K27me3 levels and the recruitment of Ezh2 at the MMP-9 promoter, and increased the enzyme activity of Ezh2. Inhibition of Ezh2 attenuated recruitment of both DNA methylating (Dnmt1) and hydroxymethylating (Tet2) enzymes and 5 hydroxymethyl cytosine at the same region of the MMP-9 promoter, and prevented increase in MMP-9 transcription and mitochondrial damage. Conclusions Activation of Ezh2 in diabetes, via trimethylation of H3K27, facilitates recruitment of the enzymes responsible for regulation of DNA methylation of the MMP-9 promoter, resulting in its transcriptional activation. Thus, a close crosstalk between H3K27 trimethylation and DNA methylation in diabetes plays a critical role in the maintenance of cellular epigenetic integrity of MMP-9.
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- Arul J Duraisamy
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Crooke A, Huete-Toral F, Colligris B, Pintor J. The role and therapeutic potential of melatonin in age-related ocular diseases. J Pineal Res 2017; 63. [PMID: 28658514 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The eye is continuously exposed to solar UV radiation and pollutants, making it prone to oxidative attacks. In fact, oxidative damage is a major cause of age-related ocular diseases including cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy. As the nature of lens cells, trabecular meshwork cells, retinal ganglion cells, retinal pigment epithelial cells, and photoreceptors is postmitotic, autophagy plays a critical role in their cellular homeostasis. In age-related ocular diseases, this process is impaired, and thus, oxidative damage becomes irreversible. Other conditions such as low-grade chronic inflammation and angiogenesis also contribute to the development of retinal diseases (glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy). As melatonin is known to have remarkable qualities such as antioxidant/antinitridergic, mitochondrial protector, autophagy modulator, anti-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenic, it can represent a powerful tool to counteract all these diseases. The present review analyzes the role and therapeutic potential of melatonin in age-related ocular diseases, focusing on nitro-oxidative stress, autophagy, inflammation, and angiogenesis mechanisms.
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- Almudena Crooke
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology IV, Group Ocupharm, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology IV, Group Ocupharm, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology IV, Group Ocupharm, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology IV, Group Ocupharm, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Kowluru RA. Diabetic retinopathy, metabolic memory and epigenetic modifications. Vision Res 2017; 139:30-38. [PMID: 28700951 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Retinopathy, a sight-threatening disease, remains one of the most feared complications of diabetes. Although hyperglycemia is the main initiator, progression of diabetic retinopathy continues even after re-institution of normal glycemic control in diabetic patients, and the deleterious effects of prior hyperglycemic insult depend on the duration and the severity of this insult, suggesting a 'metabolic memory' phenomenon. Metabolic memory phenomenon is successfully duplicated in the experimental models of diabetic retinopathy. Hyperglycemia, in addition to initiating many other biochemical and functional abnormalities and altering expression of genes associated with them, also increases oxidative stress. Increased production of cytosolic reactive oxygen species dysfunctions the mitochondria, and a compromised antioxidant defense system becomes overwhelmed to neutralize free radicals. With the duration of diabetes extending, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is also damaged, and transcription of mtDNA-encoded genes, important for function of the electron transport chain, is compromised. This fuels into a 'self-propagating' vicious cycle of free radicals, and retinopathy continues to progress. Hyperglycemic insult also affects the enzymatic machinery responsible for epigenetic modifications; these modifications alter gene expression without affecting the DNA sequence. Histones and/or DNA modifications of many enzymes, important in mitochondrial homeostasis, affect their activities and disturb mitochondrial homeostasis. Experimental models have shown that these epigenetic modifications have potential to halt only if normal glycemia is maintained from the day of induction of diabetes (streptozotocin) in rats, but if hyperglycemia is allowed to proceed even for couple months before initiation of normal glycemia, these epigenetic modification resist reversal. Supplementation of a therapy targeted to prevent increased oxidative stress or epigenetic modifications, during the normal glucose phase, which has followed high glucose insult, however, helps ameliorate these abnormalities and prevents the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Thus, without undermining the importance of tight glycemic control for a diabetic patient, supplementation of their 'best possible' glycemic control with such targeted therapies has potential to retard further progression of this blinding disease.
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- Renu A Kowluru
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States.
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Mishra M, Kowluru RA. The Role of DNA Methylation in the Metabolic Memory Phenomenon Associated With the Continued Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:5748-5757. [PMID: 27787562 PMCID: PMC5089211 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Purpose Clinical and experimental studies have shown that diabetic retinopathy progression does not halt after termination of hyperglycemia, suggesting a “metabolic memory” phenomenon. DNA is highly dynamic, and cytosine methylation changes can last for several years. In diabetes, DNA methylation regulates expression of many genes associated with retinal mitochondrial homeostasis. Our aim was to investigate the role of DNA methylation in the metabolic memory. Methods Reversal of 4 days of 20 mM glucose by 4 to 8 days of 5 mM glucose, in the presence/absence of Dnmt inhibitor (5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine), was investigated on DNA methylation and its machinery in human retinal endothelial cells. The key parameters were confirmed in the retina from diabetic rats maintained in good glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin ∼6%) for 3 months after 3 months of poor control (glycated hemoglobin >10%). Results DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt 1) remained active after 4 days of normal glucose that followed 4 days of high glucose, and mtDNA stayed hypermethylated with impaired transcription. Hydroxymethylating enzyme Tet2, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (regulated by hydroxymethylation) also remained upregulated. But, 8 days of normal glucose after 4 days of high glucose ameliorated mtDNA methylation and MMP-9 hydroxymethylation. Direct Dnmt targeting by Aza during the reversal period benefited methylation status of mtDNA and MMP-9 DNA. Similarly, reinstitution of good control after 3 months of poor control in rats did not reverse diabetes-induced increase in retinal Dnmt1 and Tet2, and alter the methylation status of mtDNA and MMP-9. Conclusions Retinal DNA methylation-hydroxymethylation machinery does not benefit immediately from reversal of hyperglycemia. Maintenance of good glycemic control for longer duration, and/or direct targeting DNA methylation ameliorates continuous mitochondrial damage, and could retard/halt diabetic retinopathy progression.
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- Manish Mishra
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Mishra M, Kowluru RA. Role of PARP-1 as a novel transcriptional regulator of MMP-9 in diabetic retinopathy. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1863:1761-1769. [PMID: 28478229 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In diabetes, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is activated, which damages mitochondria, resulting in accelerated capillary cell apoptosis. Regulation of MMP-9 is controlled by multiple transcription factors including nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1). Binding of these transcription factors, however, can be regulated by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), which forms a strong initiation complex at the promoter region and facilitates multiple rounds of gene transcription. This complex formation with the transcription factors is regulated by posttranslational acetylation of PARP-1, and in diabetes, the deacetylating enzyme, Sirt1, is inhibited. Our aim was to understand the role of PARP-1 in transcriptional regulation of MMP-9 in the development of diabetic retinopathy. Using human retinal endothelial cells, the effect of PARP-1 inhibition (pharmacologically by PJ34, 1μM; or genetically by its siRNA) on MMP-9 expression was investigated. The effect of PARP-1 acetylation on its binding at the MMP-9 promoter, and with NF-kB/AP-1, was investigated in the cells transfected with Sirt1. In vitro results were validated in the retinal microvessels from diabetic mice either administered PJ34, or overexpressing Sirt1. Inhibition of PARP-1 ameliorated hyperglycemia-induced increase in the binding of NF-kB/AP-1 at the MMP-9 promoter, decreased MMP-9 expression and ameliorated mitochondrial damage. Overexpression of Sirt1 attenuated diabetes-induced increase in PARP-1 binding at MMP-9 promoter or with NF-kB/AP-1. Thus, PARP-1, via manipulating the binding of NF-kB/AP-1 at the MMP-9 promoter, regulates MMP-9 expression, which helps maintain mitochondrial homeostasis.
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- Manish Mishra
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, United States.
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, United States
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McCarty MF. Supplementation with Phycocyanobilin, Citrulline, Taurine, and Supranutritional Doses of Folic Acid and Biotin-Potential for Preventing or Slowing the Progression of Diabetic Complications. Healthcare (Basel) 2017; 5:E15. [PMID: 28335416 PMCID: PMC5371921 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare5010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress, the resulting uncoupling of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and loss of nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity, are key mediators of the vascular and microvascular complications of diabetes. Much of this oxidative stress arises from up-regulated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity. Phycocyanobilin (PhyCB), the light-harvesting chromophore in edible cyanobacteria such as spirulina, is a biliverdin derivative that shares the ability of free bilirubin to inhibit certain isoforms of NADPH oxidase. Epidemiological studies reveal that diabetics with relatively elevated serum bilirubin are less likely to develop coronary disease or microvascular complications; this may reflect the ability of bilirubin to ward off these complications via inhibition of NADPH oxidase. Oral PhyCB may likewise have potential in this regard, and has been shown to protect diabetic mice from glomerulosclerosis. With respect to oxidant-mediated uncoupling of eNOS, high-dose folate can help to reverse this by modulating the oxidation status of the eNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). Oxidation of BH4 yields dihydrobiopterin (BH2), which competes with BH4 for binding to eNOS and promotes its uncoupling. The reduced intracellular metabolites of folate have versatile oxidant-scavenging activity that can prevent oxidation of BH4; concurrently, these metabolites promote induction of dihydrofolate reductase, which functions to reconvert BH2 to BH4, and hence alleviate the uncoupling of eNOS. The arginine metabolite asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), typically elevated in diabetics, also uncouples eNOS by competitively inhibiting binding of arginine to eNOS; this effect is exacerbated by the increased expression of arginase that accompanies diabetes. These effects can be countered via supplementation with citrulline, which efficiently enhances tissue levels of arginine. With respect to the loss of NO bioactivity that contributes to diabetic complications, high dose biotin has the potential to "pinch hit" for diminished NO by direct activation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). High-dose biotin also may aid glycemic control via modulatory effects on enzyme induction in hepatocytes and pancreatic beta cells. Taurine, which suppresses diabetic complications in rodents, has the potential to reverse the inactivating impact of oxidative stress on sGC by boosting synthesis of hydrogen sulfide. Hence, it is proposed that concurrent administration of PhyCB, citrulline, taurine, and supranutritional doses of folate and biotin may have considerable potential for prevention and control of diabetic complications. Such a regimen could also be complemented with antioxidants such as lipoic acid, N-acetylcysteine, and melatonin-that boost cellular expression of antioxidant enzymes and glutathione-as well as astaxanthin, zinc, and glycine. The development of appropriate functional foods might make it feasible for patients to use complex nutraceutical regimens of the sort suggested here.
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- Mark F McCarty
- Catalytic Longevity, 7831 Rush Rose Dr., Apt. 316, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA.
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The Role of Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR): A Systematic Review. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS, DISCOVERY & INNOVATION OPHTHALMOLOGY JOURNAL 2017; 6:30-38. [PMID: 29367932 PMCID: PMC5776499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the most prevalent health problem, which is influenced by environmental and genetic factors with an increasing prevalence. The current systematic review is focused on mtDNA modification, including polymorphism and mutation/deletion, with a direct effect on DR.This systematic search was initially done through PubMed, Cochrane, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Web of Science without a restriction on the years of publication. The terms searched included ''mtDNA'', ''mitochondrial DNA'', ''diabetes'', ''diabetic'', ''retina'', and ''diabetic retinopathy''. Animal, cohort, cross-sectional, and in vitro studies, as well as case series, case reports, review articles, and Letters to Editor were excluded from this research.From 1528 resulting searched articles, only 12papers were finally chosen as the case-control studies considering mtDNA gene and DR. Actually, of these 12 articles, 8 studies were concerned with mtDNA polymorphisms (UCP1, UCP2, ROMO-1, and Mn-SOD) and 4 articles were related to mtDNA mutation (A3243G mutation in tRNALeu(UUR) gene and mtDNA deletion (ΔmtDNA 4977)).Some conflicting results were found between the selected genetic modifications of mtDNA, such as Mn-SOD, UCP1, ΔmtDNA 4977, tRNALeu (UUR), and ROMO-1.Finally, A3243G mutation in the tRNALeu (UUR) gene and rs660339 and V16A polymorphisms of UCP2 and Mn-SOD genes were respectively considered as the most important factors in the pathogenesis of DR.
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Garcia I, Jones E, Ramos M, Innis-Whitehouse W, Gilkerson R. The little big genome: the organization of mitochondrial DNA. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2017; 22:710-721. [PMID: 27814641 DOI: 10.2741/4511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The small (16,569 base pair) human mitochondrial genome plays a significant role in cell metabolism and homeostasis. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) contributes to the generation of complexes which are essential to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). As such, mtDNA is directly integrated into mitochondrial biogenesis and signaling and regulates mitochondrial metabolism in concert with nuclear-encoded mitochondrial factors. Mitochondria are a highly dynamic, pleiomorphic network that undergoes fission and fusion events. Within this network, mtDNAs are packaged into structures called nucleoids which are actively distributed in discrete foci within the network. This sensitive organelle is frequently disrupted by insults such as oxidants and inflammatory cytokines, and undergoes genomic damage with double- and single-strand breaks that impair its function. Collectively, mtDNA is emerging as a highly sensitive indicator of cellular stress, which is directly integrated into the mitochondrial network as a contributor of a wide range of critical signaling pathways.
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- Department of Biology, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539 USA
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- Departments of Biology and Clinical Laboratory Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999,
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Mishra M, Lillvis J, Seyoum B, Kowluru RA. Peripheral Blood Mitochondrial DNA Damage as a Potential Noninvasive Biomarker of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016; 57:4035-44. [PMID: 27494345 PMCID: PMC4986770 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE In the development of diabetic retinopathy, retinal mitochondria become dysfunctional, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is damaged. Because retinopathy is a progressive disease, and circulating glucose levels are high in diabetes, our aim was to investigate if peripheral blood mtDNA damage can serve as a potential biomarker of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Peripheral blood mtDNA damage was investigated by extended-length PCR in rats and mice, diabetic for 10 to 12 months (streptozotocin-induced, type 1 model), and in 12- and 40-week-old Zucker diabetic fatty rats (ZDF, type 2). Mitochondrial copy number (in gDNA) and transcription (in cDNA) were quantified by qPCR. Similar parameters were measured in blood from diabetic patients with/without retinopathy. RESULTS Peripheral blood from diabetic rodents had significantly increased mtDNA damage and decreased copy numbers and transcription. Lipoic acid administration in diabetic rats, or Sod2 overexpression or MMP-9 knockdown in mice, the therapies that prevent diabetic retinopathy, also ameliorated blood mtDNA damage and restored copy numbers and transcription. Although blood from 40-week-old ZDF rats had significant mtDNA damage, 12-week-old rats had normal mtDNA. Diabetic patients with retinopathy had increased blood mtDNA damage, and decreased transcription and copy numbers compared with diabetic patients without retinopathy and nondiabetic individuals. CONCLUSIONS Type 1 diabetic rodents with oxidative stress modulated by pharmacologic/genetic means, and type 2 animal model and patients with/without diabetic retinopathy, demonstrate a strong relation between peripheral blood mtDNA damage and diabetic retinopathy, and suggest the possibility of use of peripheral blood mtDNA as a noninvasive biomarker of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Manish Mishra
- Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Department of Endocrinology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Targeting Mismatch Repair defects: A novel strategy for personalized cancer treatment. DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 38:135-139. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mishra M, Flaga J, Kowluru RA. Molecular Mechanism of Transcriptional Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Diabetic Retinopathy. J Cell Physiol 2015; 231:1709-18. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Manish Mishra
- Department of Ophthalmology; Kresge Eye Institute; Wayne State University; Detroit Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Kresge Eye Institute; Wayne State University; Detroit Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Kresge Eye Institute; Wayne State University; Detroit Michigan
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Mishra M, Kowluru RA. Epigenetic Modification of Mitochondrial DNA in the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:5133-42. [PMID: 26241401 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-16937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Retinal mitochondria are dysfunctional in diabetes, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is damaged and its transcription is compromised. Our aim was to investigate the role of mtDNA methylation in the development of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Effect of high glucose (20 mM) on mtDNA methylation was analyzed in retinal endothelial cells by methylation-specific PCR and by quantifying 5-methylcytosine (5mC). Dnmt1 binding at the D-loop and Cytb regions of mtDNA was analyzed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. The role of mtDNA methylation in transcription and cell death was confirmed by quantifying transcripts of mtDNA-encoded genes (Cytb, ND6, and CoxII) and apoptosis, using cells transfected with Dnmt1-small interfering RNA (siRNA), or incubated with a Dnmt inhibitor. The key parameters were validated in the retinal microvasculature from human donors with diabetic retinopathy. RESULTS High glucose increased mtDNA methylation, and methylation was significantly higher at the D-loop than at the Cytb and CoxII regions. Mitochondrial accumulation of Dnmt1 and its binding at the D-loop were also significantly increased. Inhibition of Dnmt by its siRNA or pharmacologic inhibitor ameliorated glucose-induced increase in 5mC levels and cell apoptosis. Retinal microvasculature from human donors with diabetic retinopathy presented similar increase in D-loop methylation and decrease in mtDNA transcription. CONCLUSIONS Hypermethylation of mtDNA in diabetes impairs its transcription, resulting in dysfunctional mitochondria and accelerated capillary cell apoptosis. Regulation of mtDNA methylation has potential to restore mitochondrial homeostasis and inhibit/retard the development of diabetic retinopathy.
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Kowluru RA, Mishra M. Oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage and diabetic retinopathy. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1852:2474-83. [PMID: 26248057 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Diabetes has emerged as an epidemic of the 21st century, and retinopathy remains the leading cause of blindness in young adults and the mechanism of this blinding disease remains evasive. Diabetes-induced metabolic abnormalities have been identified, but a causal relationship between any specific abnormality and the development of this multi-factorial disease is unclear. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increased and the antioxidant defense system is compromised. Increased ROS result in retinal metabolic abnormalities, and these metabolic abnormalities can also produce ROS. Sustained exposure to ROS damages the mitochondria and compromises the electron transport system (ETC), and, ultimately, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is damaged. Damaged mtDNA impairs its transcription, and the vicious cycle of ROS continues to propagate. Many genes important in generation and neutralization of ROS are also epigenetically modified further increasing ROS, and the futile cycle continues to fuel in. Antioxidants have generated beneficial effects in ameliorating retinopathy in diabetic rodents, but limited clinical studies have not been encouraging. With the ongoing use of antioxidants for other chronic diseases, there is a need for a controlled trial to recognize their potential in ameliorating the development of this devastating disease.
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- Renu A Kowluru
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States.
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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