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Schaeffel F, Swiatczak B. Mechanisms of emmetropization and what might go wrong in myopia. Vision Res 2024; 220:108402. [PMID: 38705024 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2024.108402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Studies in animal models and humans have shown that refractive state is optimized during postnatal development by a closed-loop negative feedback system that uses retinal image defocus as an error signal, a mechanism called emmetropization. The sensor to detect defocus and its sign resides in the retina itself. The retina and/or the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) presumably releases biochemical messengers to change choroidal thickness and modulate the growth rates of the underlying sclera. A central question arises: if emmetropization operates as a closed-loop system, why does it not stop myopia development? Recent experiments in young human subjects have shown that (1) the emmetropic retina can perfectly distinguish between real positive defocus and simulated defocus, and trigger transient axial eye shortening or elongation, respectively. (2) Strikingly, the myopic retina has reduced ability to inhibit eye growth when positive defocus is imposed. (3) The bi-directional response of the emmetropic retina is elicited with low spatial frequency information below 8 cyc/deg, which makes it unlikely that optical higher-order aberrations play a role. (4) The retinal mechanism for the detection of the sign of defocus involves a comparison of defocus blur in the blue (S-cone) and red end of the spectrum (L + M-cones) but, again, the myopic retina is not responsive, at least not in short-term experiments. This suggests that it cannot fully trigger the inhibitory arm of the emmetropization feedback loop. As a result, with an open feedback loop, myopia development becomes "open-loop".
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Affiliation(s)
- Frank Schaeffel
- Myopia Research Group, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), Switzerland; Section Neurobiology of the Eye, Institute of Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Germany; Zeiss Vision Lab, Institute of Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Germany.
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- Myopia Research Group, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), Switzerland
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Wang Y, Fan H, Zou Y, Song W, Li L, Xie J, Chen S. Expression of early growth responsive gene-1 in the lateral geniculate body of kittens with amblyopia caused by monocular form deprivation. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024; 34:408-418. [PMID: 37437134 DOI: 10.1177/11206721231187926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The expression of early growth responsive gene-1 (Egr-1) in the lateral geniculate body in the normal kittens and those affected with amblyopia caused by monocular visual deprivation was compared to explore the potential significance of Egr-1 in the pathogenesis of amblyopia. METHODS A total of 30 healthy kittens were equally and randomly divided into the control (n = 15) and the deprivation group (n = 15). The kittens were raised in natural light and the right eyes of the deprived kittens were covered with a black opaque covering. Pattern visual evoked potential (PVEP) was measured before and 1, 3, and 5 weeks after covering. Five kittens from each group were randomly selected and euthanized with 2% sodium pentobarbital (100 mg/kg) during the 1st, 3rd and 5th week after covering. The expression of Egr-1 in the lateral geniculate body in the two groups was compared by performing immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. RESULTS After three weeks of covering, PVEP detection indicated that the P100 wave latency in the deprivation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), whereas the amplitude decreased markedly (P < 0.05). The number of the positive cells (P < 0.05) and mean optical density (P < 0.05) of Egr-1 protein expression in the lateral geniculate body of the deprivation group were found to be substantially lower in comparison to the normal group, as well as the number (P < 0.05) and mean optical density of Egr-1 mRNA-positive cells (P < 0.05). However, with increase of age, positive expression of Egr-1 in the control group showed an upward trend (P < 0.05), but this trend was not noted in the deprivation group (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Monocular form deprivation can lead to substantially decreased expressions of Egr-1 protein and mRNA in the lateral geniculate body, which in turn can affect the normal expression of neuronal functions in the lateral geniculate body, thereby promoting the occurrence and development of amblyopia.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Optometry and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Ineye Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Clinical College of North Sichuan Medical College (Nanchong Central Hospital), Nanchong, China
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- Department of Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Langzhong People's Hospital, Langzhong, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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Tapia F, Peñaloza V, Silva-Olivares F, Sotomayor-Zárate R, Schmachtenberg O, Vielma AH. Glucagon Increases Retinal Rod Bipolar Cell Inhibition Through a D1 Dopamine Receptor-Dependent Pathway That Is Altered After Lens-Defocus Treatment in Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2024; 65:46. [PMID: 38289613 PMCID: PMC10840015 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.65.1.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Purpose Members of the secretin/glucagon family have diverse roles in retinal physiological and pathological conditions. Out of them, glucagon has been associated with eye growth regulation and image defocus signaling in the eye, both processes central in myopia induction. On the other hand, dopamine is perhaps the most studied molecule in myopia and has been proposed as fundamental in myopia pathogenesis. However, glucagonergic activity in the mammalian retina and its possible link with dopaminergic signaling remain unknown. Methods To corroborate whether glucagon and dopamine participate together in the modulation of synaptic activity in the retina, inhibitory post-synaptic currents were measured in rod bipolar cells from retinal slices of wild type and negative lens-exposed mice, using whole cell patch-clamp recordings and selective pharmacology. Results Glucagon produced an increase of inhibitory post-synaptic current frequency in rod bipolar cells, which was also dependent on dopaminergic activity, as it was abolished by dopamine type 1 receptor antagonism and under scotopic conditions. The effect was also abolished after 3-week negative lens-exposure but could be recovered using dopamine type 1 receptor agonism. Conclusions Altogether, these results support a possible neuromodulatory role of glucagon in the retina of mammals as part of a dopaminergic activity-dependent synaptic pathway that is affected under myopia-inducing conditions.
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- Felipe Tapia
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neuroquímica y Neurofarmacología, Centro de Neurobiología y Fisiopatología Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neuroquímica y Neurofarmacología, Centro de Neurobiología y Fisiopatología Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
- Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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Jeong H, Lee D, Jiang X, Negishi K, Tsubota K, Kurihara T. Opsin 5 mediates violet light-induced early growth response-1 expression in the mouse retina. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17861. [PMID: 37857760 PMCID: PMC10587185 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44983-x] [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: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Myopia is an abnormal vision condition characterized by difficulties in seeing distant objects. Myopia has become a public health issue not only in Asian countries but also in Western countries. Previously, we found that violet light (VL, 360-400 nm wavelength) exposure effectively suppressed myopia progression in experimental chick and mice models of myopia. The inhibitory effects of VL on myopia progression are reduced in retina-specific opsin 5 (Opn5) knockout (KO) mice. Furthermore, VL exposure upregulated early growth response-1 (Egr-1) expression in the chorioretinal tissues of chicks. However, the expression of EGR-1 and role of OPN5 in mice following VL exposure remain unclear. In this study, we examined whether VL exposure-induced EGR-1 upregulation depends on Opn5 expression in the mouse retina. EGR-1 mRNA and protein expressions increased in the mouse retina and mouse retinal 661W cells following VL exposure. These increases were consistently reduced in retina specific Opn5 conditional KO mice and Opn5 KO 661W cells. Our results suggest that OPN5 mediates VL-induced EGR-1 upregulation in mice. These molecular targets could be considered for the prevention and treatment of myopia.
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- Heonuk Jeong
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
- Tsubota Laboratory, Inc., 304 Toshin Shinanomachi-ekimae Bldg., 34 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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Summers JA, Jones KL. Single Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Distinct Choroid Cell Populations Involved in Visually Guided Eye Growth. FRONTIERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2023; 3:1245891. [PMID: 38390290 PMCID: PMC10883300 DOI: 10.3389/fopht.2023.1245891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Postnatal ocular growth is regulated by a vision-dependent mechanism, termed emmetropization, which acts to minimize refractive error through coordinated growth of the ocular tissues. Many studies suggest that the ocular choroid participates in the emmetropization process via the production of scleral growth regulators that control ocular elongation and refractive development. To elucidate the role of the choroid in emmetropization, we used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to characterize the cell populations in the chick choroid and compare gene expression changes in these cell populations during conditions in which the eye is undergoing emmetropization. UMAP clustering analysis identified 24 distinct cell clusters in all chick choroids. 7 clusters were identified as fibroblast subpopulations; 5 clusters represented different populations of endothelial cells; 4 clusters were CD45+ macrophages, T cells and B cells; 3 clusters were Schwann cell subpopulations; and 2 clusters were identified as melanocytes. Additionally, single populations of RBCs, plasma cells and neuronal cells were identified. Significant changes in gene expression between control and treated choroids were identified in 17 cell clusters, representing 95% of total choroidal cells. The majority of significant gene expression changes were relatively small (< 2 fold). The highest changes in gene expression were identified in a rare cell population (0.11% - 0.49% of total choroidal cells). This cell population expressed high levels of neuron-specific genes as well as several opsin genes suggestive of a rare neuronal cell population that is potentially light sensitive. Our results, for the first time, provide a comprehensive profile of the major choroidal cell types and their gene expression changes during the process of emmetropization as well as insights into the canonical pathways and upstream regulators that coordinate postnatal ocular growth.
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- Jody A Summers
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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- Bioinformatic Solutions LLC, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801, United States
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Summers JA, Jones KL. Single Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Distinct Choroid Cell Populations Involved in Visually Guided Eye Growth. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.30.542876. [PMID: 37398381 PMCID: PMC10312561 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.30.542876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
Postnatal ocular growth is regulated by a vision-dependent mechanism, termed emmetropization, which acts to minimize refractive error through coordinated growth of the ocular tissues. Many studies suggest that the ocular choroid participates in the emmetropization process via the production of scleral growth regulators that control ocular elongation and refractive development. To elucidate the role of the choroid in emmetropization, we used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to characterize the cell populations in the chick choroid and compare gene expression changes in these cell populations during conditions in which the eye is undergoing emmetropization. UMAP clustering analysis identified 24 distinct cell clusters in all chick choroids. 7 clusters were identified as fibroblast subpopulations; 5 clusters represented different populations of endothelial cells; 4 clusters were CD45+ macrophages, T cells and B cells; 3 clusters were Schwann cell subpopulations; and 2 clusters were identified as melanocytes. Additionally, single populations of RBCs, plasma cells and neuronal cells were identified. Significant changes in gene expression between control and treated choroids were identified in 17 cell clusters, representing 95% of total choroidal cells. The majority of significant gene expression changes were relatively small (< 2 fold). The highest changes in gene expression were identified in a rare cell population (0.11% - 0.49% of total choroidal cells). This cell population expressed high levels of neuron-specific genes as well as several opsin genes suggestive of a rare neuronal cell population that is potentially light sensitive. Our results, for the first time, provide a comprehensive profile of the major choroidal cell types and their gene expression changes during the process of emmetropization as well as insights into the canonical pathways and upstream regulators that coordinate postnatal ocular growth.
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- Jody A Summers
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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- Bioinformatic Solutions LLC, Sheridan, Wyoming, 82801, United States
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Ginkgo biloba extracts improve choroidal circulation leading to suppression of myopia in mice. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3772. [PMID: 36882511 PMCID: PMC9989591 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30908-1] [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: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Myopia is becoming more common across the world, necessitating the development of preventive methods. We investigated the activity of early growth response 1 (EGR-1) protein and discovered that Ginkgo biloba extracts (GBEs) activated EGR-1 in vitro. In vivo, C57BL/6 J mice were fed either normal or 0.0667% GBEs (200 mg/kg) mixed chow (n = 6 each), and myopia was induced with - 30 diopter (D) lenses from 3 to 6 weeks of age. Refraction and axial length were measured by an infrared photorefractor and an SD-OCT system, respectively. In lens-induced myopia mice, oral GBEs significantly improved refractive errors (- 9.92 ± 1.53 D vs. - 1.67 ± 3.51 D, p < 0.001) and axial elongation (0.22 ± 0.02 mm vs. 0.19 ± 0.02 mm, p < 0.05). To confirm the mechanism of GBEs in preventing myopia progression, the 3-week-old mice were divided into normally fed with either myopic-induced or non-myopic-induced groups and GBEs fed with either myopic-induced or non-myopic-induced groups (n = 10 each). Choroidal blood perfusion was measured with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). In both non-myopic induced groups, compared to normal chow, oral GBEs significantly improved choroidal blood perfusion (8.48 ± 15.75%Area vs. 21.74 ± 10.54%Area, p < 0.05) and expression of Egr-1 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the choroid. In both myopic-induced groups, compared to normal chow, oral GBEs also improved choroidal blood perfusion (- 9.82 ± 9.47%Area vs. 2.29 ± 11.84%Area, p < 0.05) and was positively correlated with the change in choroidal thickness. These findings suggest that GBEs may inhibit the progression of myopia by improving choroidal blood perfusion.
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Huang Y, Chen X, Zhuang J, Yu K. The Role of Retinal Dysfunction in Myopia Development. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2022:10.1007/s10571-022-01309-1. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Thomson K, Game J, Karouta C, Morgan IG, Ashby R. Correlation between small-scale methylation changes and gene expression during the development of myopia. FASEB J 2021; 36:e22129. [PMID: 34958689 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101487r] [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: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Visually induced changes in the expression of early growth response-1 (EGR1), FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene (FOS), and NGFI-A binding protein-2 (NAB2) appear to form a part of a retinal network fundamental to ocular growth regulation, and thus, the development of myopia (short-sightedness). However, it is unclear how environmental (visual) cues are translated into these molecular changes. One possibility is through epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation, a known regulator of such processes. By sequencing bisulfite-converted DNA amplicons, this study examined whether changes in DNA methylation occur within specific regulatory and promoter regions of EGR1, FOS, and NAB2 during the periods of increased and decreased ocular growth in chicks. Visually induced changes in ocular growth rates were associated with single-point, but not large-scale, shifts in methylation levels within the investigated regions. Analysis of methylation pattern variability (entropy) demonstrated that the observed methylation changes are occurring within small subpopulations of retinal cells. This concurs with previous observations that EGR1 and FOS are differentially regulated at the peptide level within specific retinal cell types. Together, the findings of this study support a potential role for DNA methylation in the translation of external visual cues into molecular changes critical for ocular growth regulation and myopia development.
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- Kate Thomson
- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Karouta C, Kucharski R, Hardy K, Thomson K, Maleszka R, Morgan I, Ashby R. Transcriptome-based insights into gene networks controlling myopia prevention. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21846. [PMID: 34405458 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100350rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Myopia (short-sightedness), usually caused by excessive elongation of the eye during development, has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. In animal systems including the chicken model, several treatments have been shown to inhibit ocular elongation and experimental myopia. Although diverse in their apparent mechanism of action, each one leads to a reduction in the rate of ocular growth. We hypothesize that a defined set of retinal molecular changes may underlie growth inhibition, irrespective of the treatment agent used. Accordingly, across five well-established but diverse methods of inhibiting myopia, significant overlap is seen in the retinal transcriptome profile (transcript levels and alternative splicing events) in chicks when analyzed by RNA-seq. Within the two major pathway networks enriched during growth inhibition, that of cell signaling and circadian entrainment, transcription factors form the largest functional grouping. Importantly, a large percentage of those genes forming the defined retinal response are downstream targets of the transcription factor EGR1 which itself shows a universal response to all five growth-inhibitory treatments. This supports EGR1's previously implicated role in ocular growth regulation. Finally, by contrasting our data with human linkage and GWAS studies on refractive error, we confirm the applicability of our study to the human condition. Together, these findings suggest that a universal set of transcriptome changes, which sit within a well-defined retinal network that cannot be bypassed, is fundamental to growth regulation, thus paving a way for designing novel targets for myopia therapies.
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- Cindy Karouta
- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Bian J, Sze YH, Tse DYY, To CH, McFadden SA, Lam CSY, Li KK, Lam TC. SWATH Based Quantitative Proteomics Reveals Significant Lipid Metabolism in Early Myopic Guinea Pig Retina. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4721. [PMID: 33946922 PMCID: PMC8124159 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Most of the previous myopic animal studies employed a single-candidate approach and lower resolution proteomics approaches that were difficult to detect minor changes, and generated limited systems-wide biological information. Hence, a complete picture of molecular events in the retina involving myopic development is lacking. Here, to investigate comprehensive retinal protein alternations and underlying molecular events in the early myopic stage, we performed a data-independent Sequential Window Acquisition of all Theoretical Mass Spectra (SWATH) based proteomic analysis coupled with different bioinformatics tools in pigmented guinea pigs after 4-day lens-induced myopia (LIM). Myopic eyes compared to untreated contralateral control eyes caused significant changes in refractive error and choroid thickness (p < 0.05, n = 5). Relative elongation of axial length and the vitreous chamber depth were also observed. Using pooled samples from all individuals (n = 10) to build a species-specific retinal ion library for SWATH analysis, 3202 non-redundant proteins (with 24,616 peptides) were identified at 1% global FDR. For quantitative analysis, the 10 individual retinal samples (5 pairs) were analyzed using a high resolution Triple-TOF 6600 mass spectrometry (MS) with technical replicates. In total, 37 up-regulated and 21 down-regulated proteins were found significantly changed after LIM treatment (log2 ratio (T/C) > 0.26 or < -0.26; p ≤ 0.05). Data are accepted via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD025003. Through Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA), "lipid metabolism" was found as the top function associated with the differentially expressed proteins. Based on the protein abundance and peptide sequences, expression patterns of two regulated proteins (SLC6A6 and PTGES2) identified in this pathway were further successfully validated with high confidence (p < 0.05) using a novel Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) assay on a QTRAP 6500+ MS. In summary, through an integrated discovery and targeted proteomic approach, this study serves as the first report to detect and confirm novel retinal protein changes and significant biological functions in the early LIM mammalian guinea pigs. The study provides new workflow and insights for further research to myopia control.
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- Jingfang Bian
- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Psychology, College of Engineering, Science and the Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; (J.B.); (Y.-H.S.); (D.Y.-Y.T.); (C.-H.T.); (C.S.-Y.L.); (K.-K.L.)
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518052, China
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Clinical features and prognostic factors in 71 eyes over 20 years from patients with Coats' disease in Korea. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6124. [PMID: 33731773 PMCID: PMC7969742 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85739-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This retrospective study assesses the clinical features, treatment strategies, and long-term outcomes of patients with Coats’ disease in Korea. Multimodal imaging and medical records of consecutive patients treated between July 2000 and April 2020 at two tertiary centers were evaluated based on onset age (adult vs. childhood [< 18 years]). Factors associated with final visual acuity (VA) and risk of treatment failure were assessed. A total of 71 eyes of 67 patients were included, with subgrouping by onset age showing 45% childhood and 55% adult cases. Overall, Stage 2 disease was most common at presentation (76%), though childhood cases had more Stage 3b (22% vs. 3%, P = 0.02) and greater clock hours of retinal telangiectasia (7 vs. 5, P = 0.005). First-line treatment included laser (25%), combined laser/anti-VEGF (23%), cryotherapy (20%), surgery (16%), and anti-VEGF only (9%). Cryotherapy was associated with a higher risk for secondary interventions (OR 11.8, P < 0.001), required in 56% overall. Despite a 3-line VA decrease in 34% overall, adult cases had superior final VA (P = 0.037). Multivariable regression showed that the number of anti-VEGF injections performed during the initial treatment period was associated with a 9.4 letter improvement in vision (P = 0.041). We observed a higher proportion of adult-onset Coats’ disease than previously reported in other non-Asian populations. An aggressive treatment with the addition of anti-VEGF may yield the most favorable long-term visual outcomes.
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Muralidharan AR, Lança C, Biswas S, Barathi VA, Wan Yu Shermaine L, Seang-Mei S, Milea D, Najjar RP. Light and myopia: from epidemiological studies to neurobiological mechanisms. Ther Adv Ophthalmol 2021; 13:25158414211059246. [PMID: 34988370 PMCID: PMC8721425 DOI: 10.1177/25158414211059246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Myopia is far beyond its inconvenience and represents a true, highly prevalent, sight-threatening ocular condition, especially in Asia. Without adequate interventions, the current epidemic of myopia is projected to affect 50% of the world population by 2050, becoming the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Although blurred vision, the predominant symptom of myopia, can be improved by contact lenses, glasses or refractive surgery, corrected myopia, particularly high myopia, still carries the risk of secondary blinding complications such as glaucoma, myopic maculopathy and retinal detachment, prompting the need for prevention. Epidemiological studies have reported an association between outdoor time and myopia prevention in children. The protective effect of time spent outdoors could be due to the unique characteristics (intensity, spectral distribution, temporal pattern, etc.) of sunlight that are lacking in artificial lighting. Concomitantly, studies in animal models have highlighted the efficacy of light and its components in delaying or even stopping the development of myopia and endeavoured to elucidate possible mechanisms involved in this process. In this narrative review, we (1) summarize the current knowledge concerning light modulation of ocular growth and refractive error development based on studies in human and animal models, (2) summarize potential neurobiological mechanisms involved in the effects of light on ocular growth and emmetropization and (3) highlight a potential pathway for the translational development of noninvasive light-therapy strategies for myopia prevention in children.
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore
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- Visual Neurosciences Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, Singapore 169856
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Labelle-Dumais C, Pyatla G, Paylakhi S, Tolman NG, Hameed S, Seymens Y, Dang E, Mandal AK, Senthil S, Khanna RC, Kabra M, Kaur I, John SWM, Chakrabarti S, Nair KS. Loss of PRSS56 function leads to ocular angle defects and increased susceptibility to high intraocular pressure. Dis Model Mech 2020; 13:dmm042853. [PMID: 32152063 PMCID: PMC7272341 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.042853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness, affecting up to 70 million people worldwide. High intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for glaucoma. It is well established that inefficient aqueous humor (AqH) outflow resulting from structural or functional alterations in ocular drainage tissues causes high IOP, but the genes and pathways involved are poorly understood. We previously demonstrated that mutations in the gene encoding the serine protease PRSS56 induces ocular angle closure and high IOP in mice and identified reduced ocular axial length as a potential contributing factor. Here, we show that Prss56-/- mice also exhibit an abnormal iridocorneal angle configuration characterized by a posterior shift of ocular drainage structures relative to the ciliary body and iris. Notably, we show that retina-derived PRSS56 is required between postnatal days 13 and 18 for proper iridocorneal configuration and that abnormal positioning of the ocular drainage tissues is not dependent on ocular size reduction in Prss56-/- mice. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the genetic context modulates the severity of IOP elevation in Prss56 mutant mice and describe a progressive degeneration of ocular drainage tissues that likely contributes to the exacerbation of the high IOP phenotype observed on the C3H/HeJ genetic background. Finally, we identify five rare PRSS56 variants associated with human primary congenital glaucoma, a condition characterized by abnormal development of the ocular drainage structures. Collectively, our findings point to a role for PRSS56 in the development and maintenance of ocular drainage tissues and IOP homeostasis, and provide new insights into glaucoma pathogenesis.
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- Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Jasti V. Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Jasti V. Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Swiatczak B, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F. Changes in fundus reflectivity during myopia development in chickens. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 10:1822-1840. [PMID: 31086706 PMCID: PMC6485001 DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.001822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that changes in functional activity in the retina can be visualized as changes in fundus reflectivity. When the image projected on the retina is low pass filtered or defocused by covering the eye with a frosted diffuser or a negative lens, it starts growing longer and develops myopia. We have tested the hypothesis that the resulting altered retinal activity may show up as changes in fundus reflectivity. Fundus reflectivity was measured in chickens in vivo, both in visible (400-800 nm, white) and near ultraviolet (UV) light (315-380 nm). Two CCD cameras were used; a RGB camera and a camera sensitive in near UV light (peak sensitivity at 360 nm). White and UV LEDs, respectively, placed in the center of the camera lens aperture, served as light sources. Software was written to flash the LEDs and record the average brightness of the pupil that was illuminated by light reflected from the fundus. The average pixel grey level (px) in the pupil was taken as a measure of the amount of reflected light while refractive errors were corrected by trial lenses after pupil brightness was corrected for pupil size. It was found that myopic eyes had brighter pupils in UV light, compared to eyes with normal vision, no matter whether myopia was induced by diffusers or negative lenses (48 ± 9 vs. 28 ± 3, p<0.001 and 47 ± 7 vs. 27 ± 2, respectively). Using SD-OCT in alert chickens it was found that the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and the retinal ganglion cell layer (RGCL) in the central retina became thinner already at early stages of myopia development, compared to controls (31.2 ± 5.8 µm vs. 43.9 ± 2.6 µm, p<0.001 and 36.9 ± 1.2 µm vs. 44 ± 0.5 µm, respectively). While the decrease in RNFL thickness occurred concomitantly with the increase in UV reflectivity, it remains unclear whether these changes were causally linked. Thinning of the RNFL could be due to reduced neural activity in retinal ganglion cells but also due to metabolic changes in the retina during myopia development.
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Troilo D, Smith EL, Nickla DL, Ashby R, Tkatchenko AV, Ostrin LA, Gawne TJ, Pardue MT, Summers JA, Kee CS, Schroedl F, Wahl S, Jones L. IMI - Report on Experimental Models of Emmetropization and Myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:M31-M88. [PMID: 30817827 PMCID: PMC6738517 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The results of many studies in a variety of species have significantly advanced our understanding of the role of visual experience and the mechanisms of postnatal eye growth, and the development of myopia. This paper surveys and reviews the major contributions that experimental studies using animal models have made to our thinking about emmetropization and development of myopia. These studies established important concepts informing our knowledge of the visual regulation of eye growth and refractive development and have transformed treatment strategies for myopia. Several major findings have come from studies of experimental animal models. These include the eye's ability to detect the sign of retinal defocus and undergo compensatory growth, the local retinal control of eye growth, regulatory changes in choroidal thickness, and the identification of components in the biochemistry of eye growth leading to the characterization of signal cascades regulating eye growth and refractive state. Several of these findings provided the proofs of concepts that form the scientific basis of new and effective clinical treatments for controlling myopia progression in humans. Experimental animal models continue to provide new insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of eye growth control, including the identification of potential new targets for drug development and future treatments needed to stem the increasing prevalence of myopia and the vision-threatening conditions associated with this disease.
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- David Troilo
- SUNY College of Optometry, State University of New York, New York, New York, United States
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Biomedical Sciences and Disease, New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
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- School of Optometry, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech College of Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, United States31
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- College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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- School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Zeiss Vision Science Laboratory, Tuebingen, Germany
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- CORE, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Mori K, Kurihara T, Miyauchi M, Ishida A, Jiang X, Ikeda SI, Torii H, Tsubota K. Oral crocetin administration suppressed refractive shift and axial elongation in a murine model of lens-induced myopia. Sci Rep 2019; 9:295. [PMID: 30670743 PMCID: PMC6343000 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36576-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Increased global incidence of myopia necessitates establishment of therapeutic approaches against its progression. To explore agents which may control myopia, we screened 207 types of natural compounds and chemical reagents based on an activity of a myopia suppressive factor, early growth response protein 1 (Egr-1) in vitro. Among the candidates, crocetin showed the highest and dose-dependent activation of Egr-1. For in vivo analysis, experimental myopia was induced in 3-week-old C57BL/6 J mice with −30 diopter (D) lenses for 3 weeks. Animals were fed with normal or mixed chow containing 0.003% (n = 19) and 0.03% (n = 7) of crocetin during myopia induction. Refraction and axial length were measured at 3-week-old and the 6-week-old with an infrared photorefractor and a SD-OCT system. Compared to controls (n = 14), crocetin administration showed a significant smaller change of refractive errors (−13.62 ± 8.14 vs +0.82 ± 5.81 D for 0.003%, p < 0.01, −2.00 ± 4.52 D for 0.03%, p < 0.01) and axial elongation (0.27 ± 0.03 vs 0.22 ± 0.04 mm for 0.003%, p < 0.01, 0.23 ± 0.05 mm for 0.03%, p < 0.05). These results suggest that a dietary factor crocetin may have a preventive effect against myopia progression.
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- Kiwako Mori
- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Laboratory of Photobiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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Donato L, Scimone C, Nicocia G, D'Angelo R, Sidoti A. Role of oxidative stress in Retinitis pigmentosa: new involved pathways by an RNA-Seq analysis. Cell Cycle 2018; 18:84-104. [PMID: 30569795 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1558873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a very heterogeneous inherited ocular disorder group characterized by progressive retinal disruption. Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degeneration, due to oxidative stress which arrests the metabolic support to photoreceptors, represents one of the principal causes of RP. Here, the role of oxidative stress in RP onset and progression was analyzed by a comparative whole transcriptome analysis of human RPE cells, treated with 100 µg/ml of oxLDL and untreated, at different time points. Experiment was thrice repeated and performed on Ion ProtonTM sequencing system. Data analysis, including low quality reads trimming and gene expression quantification, was realized by CLC Genomics Workbench software. The whole analysis highlighted 14 clustered "macro-pathways" and many sub-pathways, classified by selection of 5271 genes showing the highest alteration of expression. Among them, 23 genes were already known to be RP causative ones (15 over-expressed and 8 down-expressed), and their enrichment and intersection analyses highlighted new 77 candidate related genes (49 over-expressed and 28 down-expressed). A final filtering analysis then highlighted 29 proposed candidate genes. This data suggests that many new genes, not yet associated with RP, could influence its etiopathogenesis.
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- Luigi Donato
- a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Division of Medical Biotechnologies and Preventive Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.,b Department of Cutting-Edge Medicine and Therapies, Biomolecular Strategies and Neuroscience, Section of Applied Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics and Predictive Medicine , I.E.ME.S.T. ., Palermo , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Division of Medical Biotechnologies and Preventive Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.,b Department of Cutting-Edge Medicine and Therapies, Biomolecular Strategies and Neuroscience, Section of Applied Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics and Predictive Medicine , I.E.ME.S.T. ., Palermo , Italy
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- c Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Division of Medical Biotechnologies and Preventive Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.,b Department of Cutting-Edge Medicine and Therapies, Biomolecular Strategies and Neuroscience, Section of Applied Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics and Predictive Medicine , I.E.ME.S.T. ., Palermo , Italy
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- a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Division of Medical Biotechnologies and Preventive Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.,b Department of Cutting-Edge Medicine and Therapies, Biomolecular Strategies and Neuroscience, Section of Applied Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics and Predictive Medicine , I.E.ME.S.T. ., Palermo , Italy
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Shan SW, Tse DYY, Zuo B, To CH, Liu Q, McFadden SA, Chun RKM, Bian J, Li KK, Lam TC. Data on differentially expressed proteins in retinal emmetropization process in guinea pig using integrated SWATH-based and targeted-based proteomics. Data Brief 2018; 21:1750-1755. [PMID: 30505911 PMCID: PMC6249517 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Myopia is generally regarded as a failure of normal emmetropization process, however, its underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. Retinal protein profile changes using integrated SWATH and MRM-HR MS were studied in guinea pigs at 3- and 21-days of age, where the axial elongation was significantly detected. Differential proteins expressions were identified, and related to pathways which are important in postnatal development in retina, proliferation, breakdown of glycogen-energy and visual phototransduction. These results are significant as key retinal protein players and pathways that underlying emmetropization can be discovered. All raw data generated from IDA and SWATH acquisitions were accepted and published in the Peptide Atlas public repository (http://www.peptideatlas.org/) for general release (Data ID PASS00746). A more comprehensive analysis of this data can be obtained in the article “Integrated SWATH-based and targeted-based proteomics provide insights into the retinal emmetropization process in guinea pig” in Journal of Proteomics (Shan et al., 2018) [1].
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- Sze Wan Shan
- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Tian R, Xu Y, Dou WW, Zhang H. Bioinformatics analysis of microarray data to explore the key genes involved in HSF4 mutation-induced cataract. Int J Ophthalmol 2018; 11:910-917. [PMID: 29977800 PMCID: PMC6010373 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2018.06.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AIM To reveal the mechanisms of heat-shock transcription factor 4 (HSF4) mutation-induced cataract. METHODS GSE22362, including 3 HSF4-null lens and 3 wild-type lens, was obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus database. After data preprocessing, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the limma package. Based on Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) tool, functional and pathway enrichment analyses were performed for the DEGs. Followed by protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using STRING database and Cytoscape software. Furthermore, the validated microRNA (miRNA)-DEG pairs were obtained from miRWalk2.0 database, and then miRNA-DEG regulatory network was visualized by Cytoscape software. RESULTS A total of 176 DEGs were identified in HSF4-null lens compared with wild-type lens. In the PPI network, FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene (FOS), early growth response 1 (EGR1) and heme oxygenase (decycling) 1 (HMOX1) had higher degrees and could interact with each other. Besides, mmu-miR-15a-5p and mmu-miR-26a-5p were among the top 10 miRNAs in the miRNA-DEG regulatory network. Additionally, mmu-miR-26a-5p could target EGR1 in the regulatory network. CONCLUSION FOS, EGR1, HMOX1, mmu-miR-26a-5p and mmu-miR-15a-5p might function in the pathogenesis of HSF4 mutation-induced cataract.
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- Rui Tian
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
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Integrated SWATH-based and targeted-based proteomics provide insights into the retinal emmetropization process in guinea pig. J Proteomics 2018; 181:1-15. [PMID: 29572162 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Myopia is generally regarded as a failure of normal emmetropization process, however, its underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. To investigate the retinal protein profile changes during emmetropization, we studied differential protein expressions of ocular growth in young guinea pigs at 3 and 21 days old respectively, when significant axial elongation was detected (P < 0.001, n = 10). Independent pooled retinal samples of both eyes were subjected to SWATH mass spectrometry (MS) followed by bioinformatics analysis using cloud-based platforms. A comprehensive retina SWATH ion-library consisting of 3138 (22,871) unique proteins (peptides) at 1% FDR was constructed. 40 proteins were found to be significantly up-regulated and 8 proteins down-regulated during emmetropization (≥log2 of 0.43 with ≥2 peptides matched per protein; P < 0.05). Using pathway analysis, the most significant pathway identifiable was 'phototransduction' (P = 1.412e-4). Expression patterns of 7 proteins identified in this pathway were further validated and confirmed (P < 0.05) with high-resolution Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM-HR) MS. Combining discovery and targeted proteomics approaches, this study for the first time comprehensively profiled protein changes in the guinea pig retina during normal emmetropization-associated eye growth. The findings of this study are also relevant to the myopia development, which is the result of failed emmetropization. SIGNIFICANCE Myopia is considered as a failure of emmetropization. However, the underlying biochemical mechanism of emmetropization, a visually guided process in which eye grows towards the optimal optical state of clear vision during early development, is not well understood. Retina is known as the key tissue to regulate this active eye growth. we studied eye growth of young guinea pigs and harvested their retinal tissues. A comprehensive SWATH ion library with identification of a total 3138 unique proteins were established, in which 48 proteins exhibited significant differential expressions between 3 and 21 days old. After MRM-HR confirmation, 'phototransduction' were found as the most active pathway during emmetropic eye growth. This study is the first in discovering key retinal protein players and pathways which are presumably orchestrated by biological mechanism(s) underlying emmetropization.
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Paylakhi S, Labelle-Dumais C, Tolman NG, Sellarole MA, Seymens Y, Saunders J, Lakosha H, deVries WN, Orr AC, Topilko P, John SWM, Nair KS. Müller glia-derived PRSS56 is required to sustain ocular axial growth and prevent refractive error. PLoS Genet 2018. [PMID: 29529029 PMCID: PMC5864079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A mismatch between optical power and ocular axial length results in refractive errors. Uncorrected refractive errors constitute the most common cause of vision loss and second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Although the retina is known to play a critical role in regulating ocular growth and refractive development, the precise factors and mechanisms involved are poorly defined. We have previously identified a role for the secreted serine protease PRSS56 in ocular size determination and PRSS56 variants have been implicated in the etiology of both hyperopia and myopia, highlighting its importance in refractive development. Here, we use a combination of genetic mouse models to demonstrate that Prss56 mutations leading to reduced ocular size and hyperopia act via a loss of function mechanism. Using a conditional gene targeting strategy, we show that PRSS56 derived from Müller glia contributes to ocular growth, implicating a new retinal cell type in ocular size determination. Importantly, we demonstrate that persistent activity of PRSS56 is required during distinct developmental stages spanning the pre- and post-eye opening periods to ensure optimal ocular growth. Thus, our mouse data provide evidence for the existence of a molecule contributing to both the prenatal and postnatal stages of human ocular growth. Finally, we demonstrate that genetic inactivation of Prss56 rescues axial elongation in a mouse model of myopia caused by a null mutation in Egr1. Overall, our findings identify PRSS56 as a potential therapeutic target for modulating ocular growth aimed at preventing or slowing down myopia, which is reaching epidemic proportions.
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- Seyyedhassan Paylakhi
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Institut de Biologie de l’ENS (IBENS), and Inserm U1024, and CNRS UMR 8197, Paris, France
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States of America
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Zhou X, Pardue MT, Iuvone PM, Qu J. Dopamine signaling and myopia development: What are the key challenges. Prog Retin Eye Res 2017; 61:60-71. [PMID: 28602573 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In the face of an "epidemic" increase in myopia over the last decades and myopia prevalence predicted to reach 2.5 billion people by the end of this decade, there is an urgent need to develop effective and safe therapeutic interventions to slow down this "myopia booming" and prevent myopia-related complications and vision loss. Dopamine (DA) is an important neurotransmitter in the retina and mediates diverse functions including retina development, visual signaling, and refractive development. Inspired by the convergence of epidemiological and animal studies in support of the inverse relationship between outdoor activity and risk of developing myopia and by the close biological relationship between light exposure and dopamine release/signaling, we felt it is timely and important to critically review the role of DA in myopia development. This review will revisit several key points of evidence for and against DA mediating light control of myopia: 1) the causal role of extracellular retinal DA levels, 2) the mechanism and action of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors and 3) the roles of cellular/circuit retinal pathways. We examine the experiments that show causation by altering DA, DA receptors and visual pathways using pharmacological, transgenic, or visual environment approaches. Furthermore, we critically evaluate the safety issues of a DA-based treatment strategy and some approaches to address these issues. The review identifies the key questions and challenges in translating basic knowledge on DA signaling and myopia from animal studies into effective pharmacological treatments for myopia in children.
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- Xiangtian Zhou
- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325003, China; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science. 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325003, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 313 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, United States; Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1670 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA 30033, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365B Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365B Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325003, China; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science. 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325003, China.
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Violet Light Exposure Can Be a Preventive Strategy Against Myopia Progression. EBioMedicine 2016; 15:210-219. [PMID: 28063778 PMCID: PMC5233810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Prevalence of myopia is increasing worldwide. Outdoor activity is one of the most important environmental factors for myopia control. Here we show that violet light (VL, 360–400 nm wavelength) suppresses myopia progression. First, we confirmed that VL suppressed the axial length (AL) elongation in the chick myopia model. Expression microarray analyses revealed that myopia suppressive gene EGR1 was upregulated by VL exposure. VL exposure induced significantly higher upregulation of EGR1 in chick chorioretinal tissues than blue light under the same conditions. Next, we conducted clinical research retrospectively to compare the AL elongation among myopic children who wore eyeglasses (VL blocked) and two types of contact lenses (partially VL blocked and VL transmitting). The data showed the VL transmitting contact lenses suppressed myopia progression most. These results suggest that VL is one of the important outdoor environmental factors for myopia control. Since VL is apt to be excluded from our modern society due to the excessive UV protection, VL exposure can be a preventive strategy against myopia progression. Violet light (360–400 nm wavelengths) suppressed the axial length elongation both in a chick myopia model and in human. The myopia suppressive gene EGR1 was upregulated by the violet light exposure. Violet light, one of the myopia suppressive factors in the outdoor environment, is deficient from our modern society.
Short-sightedness (myopia) has been increasing worldwide especially over the past 50 years. Our studies on chicks and humans revealed that violet light (360–400 nm wavelength) suppressed myopia progression. At a molecular level we found that violet light increased the expression of the gene EGR1 known to prevent myopia. Interestingly, violet light is deficient in our modern society because various ultraviolet-protected products are not transmitting violet light, and light sources such as LED irradiate no violet light. Ultraviolet protection is important for ocular health, but excessive ultraviolet protection, including violet light, should be reconsidered from the aspect of myopia control.
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Lan W, Yang Z, Feldkaemper M, Schaeffel F. Changes in dopamine and ZENK during suppression of myopia in chicks by intense illuminance. Exp Eye Res 2016; 145:118-124. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lin FY, Huang Z, Lu N, Chen W, Fang H, Han W. Controversial opinion: evaluation of EGR1 and LAMA2 loci for high myopia in Chinese populations. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2016; 17:225-35. [PMID: 26984843 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b1500233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Functional studies have suggested the important role of early growth response 1 (EGR1) and Laminin α2-chain (LAMA2) in human eye development. Genetic studies have reported a significant association of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the LAMA2 gene with myopia. This study aimed to evaluate the association of the tagging SNPs (tSNPs) in the EGR1 and LAMA2 genes with high myopia in two independent Han Chinese populations. Four tSNPs (rs11743810 in the EGR1 gene; rs2571575, rs9321170, and rs1889891 in the LAMA2 gene) were selected, according to the HapMap database (http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), and were genotyped using the ligase detection reaction (LDR) approach for 167 Han Chinese nuclear families with extremely highly myopic offspring (<-10.0 diopters) and an independent group with 485 extremely highly myopic cases (<-10.0 diopters) and 499 controls. Direct sequencing was used to confirm the LDR results in twenty randomly selected subjects. Family-based association analysis was performed using the family-based association test (FBAT) software package (Version 1.5.5). Population-based association analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. The association analysis power was estimated using online software (http://design.cs.ucla.edu). The FBAT demonstrated that all four tSNPs tested did not show association with high myopia (P>0.05). Haplotype analysis of tSNPs in the LAMA2 genes also did not show a significant association (P>0.05). Meanwhile, population-based association analysis also showed no significant association results with high myopia (P>0.05). On the basis of our family- and population-based analyses for the Han Chinese population, we did not find positive association signals of the four SNPs in the LAMA2 and EGR1 genes with high myopia.
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- Fang-yu Lin
- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Li H, Wu J, Cui D, Zeng J. Retinal and choroidal expression of BMP-2 in lens-induced myopia and recovery from myopia in guinea pigs. Mol Med Rep 2016; 13:2671-6. [PMID: 26847492 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.4843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the retinal and choroidal expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) in myopia and in myopia recovery in a guinea pig model. For this investigation, two groups of guinea pigs, lens‑induced myopia and recovery from myopia, were used, and defocused myopia was induced the guinea pigs wearing ‑4.00 D lenses on the right eyes for 3 weeks, with the left eyes serving as the contralateral. In the following week, the lenses of the guinea pigs in the recovery group were removed, and the refractive power and axial length were measured. The expression of BMP‑2 in the eyeballs was observed using immunohistochemistry and analyzed using Western blot analysis. After 3 weeks, the eyes acquired relative myopia and longer axial lengths in the two groups of guinea pigs. After 1 week without lenses in the recovery group, the myopia and axial lengths regressed. Immunofluorescence staining showed that BMP‑2 was expressed in the posterior retina, RPE, choroid and sclera. The expression of BMP‑2 decreased in the myopic retina of the guinea pigs. Following the regression of myopia in the recovery group, no difference in the expression of BMP‑2 was observed between the recovered treated eyes and the contralateral eyes. The choroidal expression level of BMP‑2 in the treated eyes showed no significant changes in either group. Therefore, BMP‑2 may be involved in the development of myopia, however, it does not have a primary role in the retinal and choroidal signals regulating scleral remodeling.
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- Honghui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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Zhao W, Zhao W, Zhao J, Wang D, Li J. Screening of potential target genes for cataract by analyzing mRNA expression profile of mouse Hsf4-null lens. BMC Ophthalmol 2015; 15:76. [PMID: 26187041 PMCID: PMC4506420 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-015-0066-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Hsf4 is closely related to the development of cataract. However, the molecular mechanisms remain unknown. This study aimed to explore the molecular mechanisms that how Hsf4 mutations influence development of lens and thus lead to cataract in mouse. Methods The mRNA expression profile of mouse tissue samples from Hsf4-null and wile-type lenses was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database. Then the LIMMA package was used to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and DAVID was applied to identify the significantly enriched Gene Ontology (GO) categories for DEGs. Furthermore, the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of DEGs was constructed using Cytoscape and the key modules were selected from the PPI network based on the MCODE analysis. Results A total of 216 DEGs were screened, including 51 up- and 165 down-regulated genes. Meanwhile, nine GO terms were obtained, and DEGs such as SGK1, CRY2 and REV1 were enriched in response to DNA damage stimulus. Furthermore, 89 DEGs and 99 gene pairs were mapped into the PPI network and Ubc was the hob node. Two key modules, which contained the genes (e.g. Ubc, Egr1, Ptgs2, Hmox1, Cd44, Btg2, Cyr61 and Fos) were related to response to DNA damage stimulus. Conclusions The deletion of Hsf4 affects the expression of many genes, such as Ubc, Ptgs2, Egr1 and Fos. These genes may be involved in the development of cataract and could be used as therapeutic targets for cataract.
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- Wenjuan Zhao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road 107, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Shandong University Affiliated Jinan Central Hospital, Jinan, 250013, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The 5th People's Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- Health Examination Center, Jinan 2nd People's Hospital, Jinan, 250001, China.
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- School of Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, 250014, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road 107, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.
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Chakraborty R, Pardue MT. Molecular and Biochemical Aspects of the Retina on Refraction. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2015; 134:249-67. [PMID: 26310159 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2015.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mutant mouse models with specific visual pathway defects offer an advantage to comprehensively investigate the role of specific pathways/neurons involved in refractive development. In this review, we will focus on recent studies using mouse models that have provided insight into retinal pathways and neurotransmitters controlling refractive development. Specifically, we will examine the contributions of rod and cone photoreceptors and the ON and OFF retinal pathways to visually driven eye growth with emphasis on dopaminergic mechanisms.
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- Ranjay Chakraborty
- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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