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Olchawa MM, Herrnreiter AM, Skumatz CMB, Krzysztynska-Kuleta OI, Mokrzynski KT, Burke JM, Sarna TJ. The Inhibitory Effect of Blue Light on Phagocytic Activity by ARPE-19 Cells. Photochem Photobiol 2022; 98:1110-1121. [PMID: 35067943 DOI: 10.1111/php.13596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chronic exposure of the retina to short wavelength visible light is a risk factor in pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration. The proper functioning and survival of photoreceptors depends on efficient phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments (POS) by retinal pigment epithelium. The purpose of this study was to analyze the phagocytic activity of blue light-treated ARPE-19 cells, and to examine whether the observed effects could be related to altered levels of POS phagocytosis receptor proteins and/or to oxidation of cellular proteins and lipids. POS phagocytosis was measured by flow cytometry. Phagocytosis receptor proteins αv and β5 integrin subunits and Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK) were quantified by western blotting. The intact functional heterodimer αvβ5 was quantified by immunoprecipitation followed by immunoblotting. Cellular protein and lipid hydroperoxides were analyzed by coumarin boronic acid probe and iodometric assay, respectively. Cell irradiation induced reversible inhibition of specific phagocytosis and transient reductions in phagocytosis receptor proteins. Full recovery of functional heterodimer was apparent. Significant photooxidation of cellular proteins and lipids was observed. The results indicate that transient inhibition of specific phagocytosis by blue light could be related to the reduction in phagocytosis receptor proteins. Such changes may arise from oxidative modifications of cell phagocytic machinery components.
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- Magdalena M Olchawa
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Krakow, Poland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.,Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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Mathis T, Vasseur V, Zuber K, Arej N, Loria O, Kodjikian L, Sennlaub F, Mauget‐Faÿsse M. Light-induced modifications of the outer retinal hyperreflective layers on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in humans: an experimental study. Acta Ophthalmol 2021; 99:765-772. [PMID: 33393736 PMCID: PMC8596705 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Numerous small hyperreflective dots (HRDs) can be seen within the hyporeflective layer between the ellipsoid zone (EZ) and the interdigitation zone (IZ) on C-scan spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with a yet unknown variation under light conditions. The aim of this study was to explore light-induced SD-OCT changes in these HRDs. METHODS The study subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1 experienced a dark adaptation protocol followed by intense retinal photobleaching, while Group 2, serving as the control group, was exposed to constant ambient light without any variation. The number of HRDs was automatically counted. RESULTS Twenty healthy volunteers were prospectively included. The number of HRDs differed significantly over time (p = 0.0013). They decreased in Group 1 after dark adaptation and retinal photobleaching before returning to baseline levels 30 min later; conversely, they remained relatively constant in Group 2 throughout the study (p < 0.001). Light-skinned subjects had less HRD than dark-skinned subjects. CONCLUSION We observed light-induced modifications in the space between the EZ and the IZ. We hypothesize that the HRDs visible in this zone correspond to melanosomes that are mobilized during the light stimulation protocol. Larger studies are recommended to further evaluate and confirm light-induced SD-OCT changes under physiological and pathological conditions.
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- Thibaud Mathis
- Department of OphthalmologyCroix‐Rousse University HospitalHospices Civils de LyonUniversity of Medicine Lyon 1LyonFrance
- UMR‐CNRS 5510 MatéisLyon 1 UniversityLyonFrance
- INSERMCNRSInstitut de la VisionSorbonne UniversityParisFrance
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- Department of OphthalmologyRothschild FoundationParisFrance
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- Department of OphthalmologyRothschild FoundationParisFrance
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- Department of OphthalmologyRothschild FoundationParisFrance
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- Department of OphthalmologyCroix‐Rousse University HospitalHospices Civils de LyonUniversity of Medicine Lyon 1LyonFrance
- UMR‐CNRS 5510 MatéisLyon 1 UniversityLyonFrance
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- Department of OphthalmologyCroix‐Rousse University HospitalHospices Civils de LyonUniversity of Medicine Lyon 1LyonFrance
- UMR‐CNRS 5510 MatéisLyon 1 UniversityLyonFrance
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Zicarelli F, Mantovani A, Preziosa C, Staurenghi G. Multimodal Imaging of Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome: A New Interpretation. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2019; 28:814-820. [DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1635169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Federico Zicarelli
- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “Luigi Sacco,” Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “Luigi Sacco,” Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “Luigi Sacco,” Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Ito S, Wakamatsu K, Sarna T. Photodegradation of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin and Its Pathophysiological Implications. Photochem Photobiol 2017; 94:409-420. [PMID: 28873228 DOI: 10.1111/php.12837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Eumelanin is photoprotective for pigmented tissues while pheomelanin is phototoxic. In this review, we summarize current understanding of how eumelanin and pheomelanin structures are modified by ultraviolet A (UVA) and also by visible light and how reactive oxygen species participate in those processes. Alkaline hydrogen peroxide oxidation was employed to characterize eumelanin and benzothiazole-type pheomelanin, giving pyrrole-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (PTCA) and thiazole-2,4,5-tricarboxylic acid (TTCA), respectively. Reductive hydrolysis with hydroiodic acid gives 4-amino-3-hydroxyphenylalanine (4-AHP) from the benzothiazine moiety of pheomelanin. The results show that the photoaging of eumelanin gives rise to free PTCA (produced by peroxidation in situ) and pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid (PTeCA, produced by cross-linking). The TTCA/4-AHP ratio increases with photoaging, indicating the conversion of benzothiazine to the benzothiazole moiety. Analysis of those markers and their ratios show that both eumelanin and pheomelanin in human retinal pigment epithelium melanosomes undergo extensive structural modifications due to their lifelong exposure to blue light. Using synthetic melanins, we also found that singlet oxygen, in addition to superoxide anions, is photogenerated and quenched upon UVA irradiation. The (patho)physiological significance of those findings is discussed in relation to the tanning process, to melanomagenesis in the skin and to age-related macular degeneration in the eyes.
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- Shosuke Ito
- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Zadlo A, Szewczyk G, Sarna M, Kozinska A, Pilat A, Kaczara P, Sarna T. Photoaging of retinal pigment epithelial melanosomes: The effect of photobleaching on morphology and reactivity of the pigment granules. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 97:320-329. [PMID: 27338854 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To elucidate the mechanism of age-related changes in antioxidant and photoprotective properties of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) melanosomes, the effect of in vitro photoaging of bovine RPE melanosomes was examined employing an array of complementary spectroscopic and analytical methods. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, saturation recovery EPR, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) were used to determine melanin content of control and photobleached melanosomes, and to monitor changes in their morphology. Methylene blue (MB), TEMPO choline, dysprosium(III) ions and singlet oxygen were employed as molecular probes to characterize the efficiency of control and photobleached melanosomes to interact with different reagents. EPR oximetry, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, iodometric assay of lipid hydroperoxides and time-resolved singlet oxygen phosphorescence were used to analyze the efficiency of photobleached and untreated melanosomes to inhibit MB-photosensitized oxidation of liposomal lipids. The obtained results revealed that, compared to untreated melanosomes, moderately photobleached melanosomes protected unsaturated lipids less efficiently against photosensitized peroxidiation, while weakly photobleached melanosomes were actually better antioxidant and photoprotective agents. The observed changes could be attributed to two effects - modification of the melanosome morphology and oxidative degradation of the melanin functional groups induced by different degree of photobleaching. While the former increases the accessibility of melanin nanoaggregates to reagents, the latter reduces the efficiency of melanin to interact with chemical and physical agents.
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- Andrzej Zadlo
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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Blenkinsop TA, Saini JS, Maminishkis A, Bharti K, Wan Q, Banzon T, Lotfi M, Davis J, Singh D, Rizzolo LJ, Miller S, Temple S, Stern JH. Human Adult Retinal Pigment Epithelial Stem Cell-Derived RPE Monolayers Exhibit Key Physiological Characteristics of Native Tissue. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016; 56:7085-99. [PMID: 26540654 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-16246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We tested what native features have been preserved with a new culture protocol for adult human RPE. METHODS We cultured RPE from adult human eyes. Standard protocols for immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, electrophysiology, fluid transport, and ELISA were used. RESULTS Confluent monolayers of adult human RPE cultures exhibit characteristics of native RPE. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated polarized expression of RPE markers. Electron microscopy illustrated characteristics of native RPE. The mean transepithelial potential (TEP) was 1.19 ± 0.24 mV (mean ± SEM, n = 31), apical positive, and the mean transepithelial resistance (RT) was 178.7 ± 9.9 Ω·cm2 (mean ± SEM, n = 31). Application of 100 μM adenosine triphosphate (ATP) apically increased net fluid absorption (Jv) by 6.11 ± 0.53 μL·cm2·h-1 (mean ± SEM, n = 6) and TEP by 0.33 ± 0.048 mV (mean ± SEM, n = 25). Gene expression of cultured RPE was comparable to native adult RPE (n = 5); however, native RPE RNA was harvested between 24 and 40 hours after death and, therefore, may not accurately reflect healthy native RPE. Vascular endothelial growth factor secreted preferentially basally 2582 ± 146 pg/mL/d, compared to an apical secretion of 1548 ± 162 pg/mL/d (n = 14, P < 0.01), while PEDF preferentially secreted apically 1487 ± 280 ng/mL/d compared to a basolateral secretion of 864 ± 132 ng/mL/d (n = 14, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The new culture model preserves native RPE morphology, electrophysiology, and gene and protein expression patterns, and may be a useful model to study RPE physiology, disease, and transplantation.
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- Neural Stem Cell Institute, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Neural Stem Cell Institute, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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- Neural Stem Cell Institute, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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Roggia MF, Ueta T. αvβ5 Integrin/FAK/PGC-1α Pathway Confers Protective Effects on Retinal Pigment Epithelium. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134870. [PMID: 26244551 PMCID: PMC4526642 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Purpose To elucidate the mechanism of the induction of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) by photoreceptor outer segments (POS) and its effects on retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Methods PGC-1α upregulation by POS was confirmed in ARPE-19 cells and in RPE ex vivo. To elucidate the mechanism, siRNAs against β5 integrin, CD36, Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK), and Atg5, blocking antibodies against CD36 and MerTK, and a specific inhibitor for focal adhesion kinase (FAK) were used. We examined the effect of POS-induced PGC-1α upregulation on the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial biogenesis, senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) after H2O2 treatment, and lysosomal activity. Lysosomal activity was evaluated through transcriptional factor EB and its target genes, and the activity of cathepsin D. Lipid metabolism after POS treatment was assessed using Oil Red O and BODIPY C11. RPE phenotypes of PGC-1α-deficient mice were examined. Results POS-induced PGC-1α upregulation was suppressed by siRNA against β5 integrin and a FAK inhibitor. siRNAs and blocking antibodies against CD36 and MerTK enhanced the effect of POS on PGC-1α. The upregulation of PGC-1α increased the levels of mRNA for antioxidant enzymes and stimulated mitochondrial biogenesis, decreased ROS levels, and reduced SA-β-gal staining in H2O2-treated ARPE-19 cells. PGC-1α was critical for lysosomal activity and lipid metabolism after POS treatment. PGC-1α-deficient mice demonstrated an accumulation of type 2 lysosomes in RPE, thickening of Bruch’s membrane, and poor choriocapillaris vasculature. Conclusions The binding, but not the internalization of POS confers protective effects on RPE cells through the αvβ5 integrin/FAK/PGC-1α pathway.
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- Murilo F. Roggia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Boulton ME. Studying melanin and lipofuscin in RPE cell culture models. Exp Eye Res 2014; 126:61-7. [PMID: 25152361 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The retinal pigment epithelium contains three major types of pigment granules; melanosomes, lipofuscin and melanolipofuscin. Melanosomes in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are formed during embryogenesis and mature during early postnatal life while lipofuscin and melanolipofuscin granules accumulate as a function of age. The difficulty in studying the formation and consequences of melanosomes and lipofuscin granules in RPE cell culture is compounded by the fact that these pigment granules do not normally occur in established RPE cell lines and pigment granules are rapidly lost in adult human primary culture. This review will consider options available for overcoming these limitations and permitting the study of melanosomes and lipofuscin in cell culture and will briefly evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different protocols.
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- Michael E Boulton
- Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA.
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Zareba M, Skumatz CMB, Sarna TJ, Burke JM. Photic injury to cultured RPE varies among individual cells in proportion to their endogenous lipofuscin content as modulated by their melanosome content. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 55:4982-90. [PMID: 25034597 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We determined whether photic stress differentially impairs organelle motility of RPE lipofuscin and melanin granules, whether lethal photic stress kills cells in proportion to lipofuscin abundance, and whether killing is modulated by melanosome content. METHODS Motility of endogenous lipofuscin and melanosome granules within the same human RPE cells in primary culture was quantified by real-time imaging during sublethal blue light irradiation. Cell death during lethal irradiation was quantified by dynamic imaging of the onset of nuclear propidium iodide fluorescence. Analyzed were individual cells containing different amounts of autofluorescent lipofuscin, or similar amounts of lipofuscin and a varying content of phagocytized porcine melanosomes, or phagocytized black latex beads (control for light absorbance). RESULTS Lipofuscin granules and melanosomes showed motility slowing with mild irradiation, but slowing was greater for lipofuscin. On lethal irradiation, cell death was earlier in cells with higher lipofuscin content, but delayed by the copresence of melanosomes. Delayed death did not occur with black beads, suggesting that melanosome protection was due to properties of the biological granule, not simple screening. CONCLUSIONS Greater organelle motility slowing of the more photoreactive lipofuscin granule compared to melanosomes suggests that lipofuscin mediates mild photic injury within RPE cells. With lethal light stress endogenous lipofuscin mediates killing, but the effect is cell autonomous and modulated by coincident melanosome content. Developing methods to quantify the frequency of individual cells with combined high lipofuscin and low melanosome content may have value for predicting the photic stress susceptibility of the RPE monolayer in situ.
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- Mariusz Zareba
- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Woodell A, Coughlin B, Kunchithapautham K, Casey S, Williamson T, Ferrell WD, Atkinson C, Jones BW, Rohrer B. Alternative complement pathway deficiency ameliorates chronic smoke-induced functional and morphological ocular injury. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67894. [PMID: 23825688 PMCID: PMC3692454 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a complex disease involving genetic variants and environmental insults, is among the leading causes of blindness in Western populations. Genetic and histologic evidence implicate the complement system in AMD pathogenesis; and smoking is the major environmental risk factor associated with increased disease risk. Although previous studies have demonstrated that cigarette smoke exposure (CE) causes retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) defects in mice, and smoking leads to complement activation in patients, it is unknown whether complement activation is causative in the development of CE pathology; and if so, which complement pathway is required. METHODS Mice were exposed to cigarette smoke or clean, filtered air for 6 months. The effects of CE were analyzed in wildtype (WT) mice or mice without a functional complement alternative pathway (AP; CFB(-/-) ) using molecular, histological, electrophysiological, and behavioral outcomes. RESULTS CE in WT mice exhibited a significant reduction in function of both rods and cones as determined by electroretinography and contrast sensitivity measurements, concomitant with a thinning of the nuclear layers as measured by SD-OCT imaging and histology. Gene expression analyses suggested that alterations in both photoreceptors and RPE/choroid might contribute to the observed loss of function, and visualization of complement C3d deposition implies the RPE/Bruch's membrane (BrM) complex as the target of AP activity. RPE/BrM alterations include an increase in mitochondrial size concomitant with an apical shift in mitochondrial distribution within the RPE and a thickening of BrM. CFB(-/-) mice were protected from developing these CE-mediated alterations. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these findings provide clear evidence that ocular pathology generated in CE mice is dependent on complement activation and requires the AP. Identifying animal models with RPE/BrM damage and verifying which aspects of pathology are dependent upon complement activation is essential for developing novel complement-based treatment approaches for the treatment of AMD.
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- Alex Woodell
- Division of Research, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Division of Research, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Ito S, Pilat A, Gerwat W, Skumatz CMB, Ito M, Kiyono A, Zadlo A, Nakanishi Y, Kolbe L, Burke JM, Sarna T, Wakamatsu K. Photoaging of human retinal pigment epithelium is accompanied by oxidative modifications of its eumelanin. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2013; 26:357-66. [PMID: 23421783 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Although photodegradation of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) melanin may contribute to the etiology of age-related macular degeneration, the molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon and the structural changes of the modified melanin remain unknown. Recently, we found that the ratio of pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid (PTeCA) to pyrrole-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (PTCA) is a marker for the heat-induced cross-linking of eumelanin. In this study, we examined UVA-induced changes in synthetic eumelanins to confirm the usefulness of the PTeCA/PTCA ratio as an indicator of photo-oxidation and compared changes in various melanin markers and their ratios in human melanocytes exposed to UVA, in isolated bovine RPE melanosomes exposed to strong blue light and in human RPE cells from donors of various ages. The results indicate that the PTeCA/PTCA ratio is a sensitive marker for the oxidation of eumelanin exposed to UVA or blue light and that eumelanin and pheomelanin in human RPE cells undergo extensive structural modifications due to the life-long exposure to blue light.
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- Shosuke Ito
- Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan.
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Pilat A, Herrnreiter AM, Skumatz CMB, Sarna T, Burke JM. Oxidative stress increases HO-1 expression in ARPE-19 cells, but melanosomes suppress the increase when light is the stressor. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013; 54:47-56. [PMID: 23221079 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-11153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Phagocytized melanosomes in ARPE-19 cells were previously shown to decrease susceptibility to oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide treatment and increase stress due to light irradiation relative to cells containing control black latex beads. Here we asked whether differential expression of antioxidant enzymes in cells containing pigment granules could explain the outcomes. METHODS ARPE-19 cells were loaded by phagocytosis with porcine RPE melanosomes or black latex beads (control particles). Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), HO-2, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and catalase were quantified by Western blot analysis before and after treatment with sublethal hydrogen peroxide or blue light (400-450 nm). The stress was confirmed as sublethal by cell survival analysis using real-time quantification of propidium iodide fluorescence. RESULTS Phagocytosis itself produced transient changes in protein levels of some antioxidant enzymes, but steady-state levels (7 days after phagocytosis) did not differ in cells containing melanosomes versus beads. Sublethal stress, induced by either hydrogen peroxide or light, had no effect on catalase or HO-2 in either particle-free or particle-loaded cells. In contrast, HO-1 protein was upregulated by treatment with both hydrogen peroxide and light. Particle content did not affect the HO-1 increase induced by hydrogen peroxide, but the increase induced by blue light irradiation was partially blocked in cells containing black beads and blocked even more in cells containing melanosomes. CONCLUSIONS The results do not implicate differential antioxidant enzyme levels in stress protection by melanosomes against hydrogen peroxide, but they suggest a multifaceted role for melanosomes in regulating light stress susceptibility in RPE cells.
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- Anna Pilat
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Kaczara P, Zaręba M, Herrnreiter A, Skumatz CMB, Ządło A, Sarna T, Burke JM. Melanosome-iron interactions within retinal pigment epithelium-derived cells. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2012; 25:804-14. [PMID: 22883111 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Melanosomes were recently shown to protect ARPE-19 cells, a human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell line, against oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide. One postulated mechanism of antioxidant action of melanin is its ability to bind metal ions. The aim here was to determine whether melanosomes are competent to bind iron within living cells, exhibiting a property previously shown only in model systems. The outcomes indicate retention of prebound iron and accumulation of iron by granules after iron delivery to cells via the culture medium, as determined by both colorimetric and electron spin resonance analyses for bound-to-melanosome iron. Manipulation of iron content did not affect the pigment's ability to protect cells against H(2) O(2) , but the function of pigment granules within RPE cells should be extended beyond a role in light irradiation to include participation in iron homeostasis.
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- Patrycja Kaczara
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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Burke JM, Kaczara P, Skumatz CMB, Zareba M, Raciti MW, Sarna T. Dynamic analyses reveal cytoprotection by RPE melanosomes against non-photic stress. Mol Vis 2011; 17:2864-77. [PMID: 22128234 PMCID: PMC3224837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Isolated melanosomes are known to have antioxidant properties but whether the granules perform an antioxidant function within cells is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) melanosomes are competent to protect cultured cells against non-photic oxidative stress induced by treatment with H(2)O(2). METHODS Porcine melanosomes, either untreated or irradiated with visible light to simulate age-related melanin photobleaching, were introduced by phagocytosis into ARPE-19 cells. Cells were treated with H(2)O(2) using two delivery methods: as a pulse, or by continuous generation following addition of glucose oxidase to the medium. Cell survival in melanosome-containing cells was compared to survival in cells containing phagocytosed control latex beads using two real-time cell death assays. RESULTS Following H(2)O(2) delivery by either method, greater resistance to critical concentrations of H(2)O(2) was seen for cells containing melanosomes than for cells containing beads. Melanosome-mediated protection manifested as a delay in the time of onset of cell death and a slower rate of cell death over time. Photobleaching diminished the stress resistance conferred by the pigment granules. Individual cells in co-cultures were differentially sensitive to oxidative stress depending upon their particle content. Additional features of the time course of the cell death response were revealed by the dynamic analyses conducted over hours post oxidant treatment. CONCLUSIONS The results show, for the first time, that melanosomes perform a cytoprotective function within cultured cells by acting as an antioxidant. The outcomes imply that melanosomes perform functions within RPE cells aside from those related to light irradiation, and also suggest that susceptibility to ubiquitous pro-oxidizing agents like H(2)O(2) is partly determined by discrete features of individual RPE cells such as their granule content.
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- Janice M. Burke
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Kaczara P, Sarna T, Burke JM. Dynamics of H2O2 availability to ARPE-19 cultures in models of oxidative stress. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 48:1064-70. [PMID: 20100568 PMCID: PMC2839027 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2009] [Revised: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Oxidative injury to cells such as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is often modeled using H(2)O(2)-treated cultures, but H(2)O(2) concentrations are not sustained in culture medium. Here medium levels of H(2)O(2) and cytotoxicity were analyzed in ARPE-19 cultures after H(2)O(2) delivery as a single pulse or with continuous generation using glucose oxidase (GOx). When added as a pulse, H(2)O(2) is rapidly depleted (within 2 h); cytotoxicity at 24 h, determined by the MTT assay for mitochondrial function, is unaffected by medium replacement at 2 h. Continuous generation of H(2)O(2) produces complex outcomes. At low GOx concentrations, H(2)O(2) levels are sustained by conditions under which generation matches depletion, but when GOx concentrations produce cytotoxic levels of H(2)O(2), oxidant depletion accelerates. Acceleration results partly from the release of contents from oxidant-damaged cells as indicated by testing depletion after controlled membrane disruption with detergents. Cytotoxicity analyses show that cells can tolerate short exposure to high H(2)O(2) doses delivered as a pulse but are susceptible to lower chronic doses. The results provide broadly applicable guidance for using GOx to produce sustained H(2)O(2) levels in cultured cells. This approach will be specifically useful for modeling chronic stress relevant to RPE aging and have a wider value for studying cellular effects of sublethal oxidant injury and for evaluating antioxidants that may protect significantly against mild but not lethal stress.
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- Patrycja Kaczara
- Department of Biophysics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Genetic ablation of retinal pigment epithelial cells reveals the adaptive response of the epithelium and impact on photoreceptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:18728-33. [PMID: 19850870 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902593106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays a critical role in the maintenance of the outer retina. RPE cell death or dysfunction drives the pathophysiology of many retinal diseases, but the physiological response of the retina to RPE cell loss is poorly understood, mainly because of the absence of suitable experimental models. Here, we generated a transgenic mouse in which an inducible Cre recombinase is expressed exclusively in the RPE under the control of the monocarboxylate transporter 3 gene promoter (RPE(CreER)). This was crossed with a transgenic mouse harboring a diphtheria toxin A (DTA) chain gene rendered transcriptionally silent by a floxed stop sequence. We show that activation of DTA in the double transgenic mouse (RPE(CreER)/DTA) led to 60-80% RPE cell death, with surviving cells maintaining the integrity of the monolayer by increasing their size. Despite the apparent morphological normality of the enlarged RPE cells in the RPE(CreER)/DTA mice, functional analysis revealed significant deficits on electroretinography, and retinal histopathology showed regions of photoreceptor rosetting and degeneration although with retention of a normal vascular network. Our study reveals that whilst the RPE monolayer has a remarkable intrinsic capacity to cope with cellular attrition, specific aspects of RPE multifunctionality essential for photoreceptor survival are compromised. The RPE(CreER)/DTA mouse offers advantages over models that employ chemical or mechanical strategies to kill RPE cells, and should be useful for the development and evaluation of RPE-based therapies, such as stem cell transplantation.
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