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Bosello F, Vanzo A, Zaffalon C, Polinelli L, Saggin F, Bonacci E, Pedrotti E, Marchini G, Bosello O. Obesity, body fat distribution and eye diseases. Eat Weight Disord 2024; 29:33. [PMID: 38710948 PMCID: PMC11074037 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-024-01662-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity, a chronic disease, is increasing, and obesity is now considered a global epidemic. Eye diseases are also increasing worldwide and have serious repercussions on quality of life as well as increasingly high costs for the community. The relationships between obesity and ocular pathologies are not yet well clarified and are not pathologically homogeneous: they seem to be somehow linked to excess body fat, especially to the distribution of adipose tissue and its ectopic deposits. PURPOSE Our objective was to examine the associations between obesity and anthropometric indices, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and the waist/hip ratio (WHR), and the risk of most widespread eye diseases, with particular attention given to the most significant metabolic mechanisms. METHODS This article provides a narrative overview of the effect of obesity and anthropometric measurements of body fat on prevalent eye diseases. We used the MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from 1984 to 2024. In addition, we hand-searched references from the retrieved articles and explored a number of related websites. A total of 153 publications were considered. RESULTS There is significant evidence that obesity is associated with several eye diseases. Waist circumference (WC) and the waist/hip ratio (WHR) have been observed to have stronger positive associations with eye diseases than BMI. CONCLUSIONS Obesity must be considered a significant risk factor for eye diseases; hence, a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to treating obesity, which also affects ocular health, is important. In the prevention and treatment of eye diseases related to obesity, lifestyle factors, especially diet and physical activity, as well as weight changes, both weight loss and weight gain, should not be overlooked. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level V narrative review.
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- Francesca Bosello
- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Maternity and Infant, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Food Hygiene and Nutrition Unit, Azienda ULSS 8, Berica, Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Maternity and Infant, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Maternity and Infant, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Maternity and Infant, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Maternity and Infant, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Maternity and Infant, Ophthalmology Clinic, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Ortiz-Morales G, Ramos-Davila EM, Elizondo-Fernández B, Arreola-Martinez J, Garcia JN, Valdez-Garcia JE. LASIK is associated with early cataract surgery in healthy patients. Int Ophthalmol 2024; 44:125. [PMID: 38431898 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-024-03060-6] [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: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the association between LASIK and early cataract phacoemulsification surgery (PE). METHODS A matched case-control study was conducted. Cases were otherwise healthy adults with a history of LASIK. Groups were paired according to corrected-distance visual acuity (CDVA), axial length, and cataract grade. RESULTS A total of 213 patients were included. 85 patients were classified as post-LASIK group and 128 as controls. The mean age at the time of LASIK was 42.32 ± 9.24 years. The mean CDVA before PE was 0.29 ± 0.19 Log MAR in post-LASIK group and 0.34 ± 0.22 Log MAR in controls (p = 0.07). The mean axial length was 23.99 ± 1.78 mm in post-LASIK group and 23.62 ± 0.98 mm in controls (p = 0.085). The mean nuclear cataract grading was 1.36 in post-LASIK group and 1.47 in controls (p = 0.34). The mean age at the time of PE was 60.18 ± 7.46 years in post-LASIK group and 67.35 ± 9.28 in controls (p < 0.0005). The difference between the mean age of LASIK and the mean age of PE was 17.85 ± 5.72 years. There was a positive association between the post-LASIK group and the age of PE ≤ 55 years (OR: 4.917, 95% CI: 2.21-10.90, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION LASIK may be associated with early PE. Patients with LASIK had a 7-year earlier PE compared to a matched control group.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monterrey, Mexico.
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Av. Ignacio Morones Prieto 3000. Colonia Los Doctores, 64710, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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Li SY, Xue RY, Wu H, Pu N, Wei D, Zhao N, Song ZM, Tao Y. Novel Role of Molecular Hydrogen: The End of Ophthalmic Diseases? Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1567. [PMID: 38004433 PMCID: PMC10674431 DOI: 10.3390/ph16111567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas which displays non-toxic features at high concentrations. H2 can alleviate oxidative damage, reduce inflammatory reactions and inhibit apoptosis cascades, thereby inducing protective and repairing effects on cells. H2 can be transported into the body in the form of H2 gas, hydrogen-rich water (HRW), hydrogen-rich saline (HRS) or H2 produced by intestinal bacteria. Accumulating evidence suggest that H2 is protective against multiple ophthalmic diseases, including cataracts, dry eye disease, diabetic retinopathy (DR) and other fields. In particular, H2 has been tested in the treatment of dry eye disease and corneal endothelial injury in clinical practice. This medical gas has brought hope to patients suffering from blindness. Although H2 has demonstrated promising therapeutic potentials and broad application prospects, further large-scale studies involving more patients are still needed to determine its optimal application mode and dosage. In this paper, we have reviewed the basic characteristics of H2, and its therapeutic effects in ophthalmic diseases. We also focus on the latest progress in the administration approaches and mechanisms underlying these benefits.
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- Henan Eye Institute, Henan Eye Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Henan Eye Institute, Henan Eye Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Christopher KL, Patnaik JL, Penland KJ, Pantcheva MB, Lynch AM, Ifantides C. Outcomes and Risk Factors for Complications in Cataract Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2023; 30:492-498. [PMID: 36196031 DOI: 10.1080/09286586.2022.2131836] [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: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe outcomes of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity undergoing cataract surgery, as well as investigate risk factors for surgical complications. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive patients who underwent cataract surgery at a tertiary care hospital in the United States between 2014 and 2019. The exposure of interest was HCV seropositivity and outcomes included surgical complications and associated risk factors, visual acuity, and post-operative complications. RESULTS A total of 11,276 eyes of 6,858 patients were included in the study, of which 122 patients (1.78%) and 210 eyes (1.86%) were HCV positive. Average age at surgery was 63.4 (8.4) years for HCV positive patients and 69.1 (10.6) years for HCV negative patients. Patients with HCV were more likely to suffer a complication during cataract surgery, 2.9% versus 1.2% (OR 2.27, 95% CI 1.03 to 5.01, p = .0415). Postoperative best corrected visual acuity was excellent: median and range 0.00 (-0.13, 3.00) logMAR for HCV positive eyes versus 0.00 (-0.30, 3.00) logMAR for HCV negative eyes. Among HCV positive patients, elevated alanine transaminase (>52 U/L) was associated with a higher intraoperative complication rate (10.0% vs 1.8%, OR 5.53, 95% CI 1.05 to 29.2, p = .044). CONCLUSION While patients with HCV are more likely to have complications during cataract surgery, final best corrected visual acuity was excellent regardless of HCV status. Patients with HCV are more likely to undergo cataract surgery at a younger age, and those with elevated alanine transaminase are at highest risk for complications.
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- Karen L Christopher
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, United States
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Uwineza A, Cummins I, Jarrin M, Kalligeraki AA, Barnard S, Mol M, Degani G, Altomare AA, Aldini G, Schreurs A, Balschun D, Ainsbury EA, Dias IHK, Quinlan RA. Identification and quantification of ionising radiation-induced oxysterol formation in membranes of lens fibre cells. ADVANCES IN REDOX RESEARCH 2023; 7:None. [PMID: 38798747 PMCID: PMC11112148 DOI: 10.1016/j.arres.2022.100057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Ionising radiation (IR) is a cause of lipid peroxidation, and epidemiological data have revealed a correlation between exposure to IR and the development of eye lens cataracts. Cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness around the world. The plasma membranes of lens fibre cells are one of the most cholesterolrich membranes in the human body, forming lipid rafts and contributing to the biophysical properties of lens fibre plasma membrane. Liquid chromatography followed by mass spectrometry was used to analyse bovine eye lens lipid membrane fractions after exposure to 5 and 50 Gy and eye lenses taken from wholebody 2 Gy-irradiated mice. Although cholesterol levels do not change significantly, IR dose-dependant formation of the oxysterols 7β-hydroxycholesterol, 7-ketocholesterol and 5, 6-epoxycholesterol in bovine lens nucleus membrane extracts was observed. Whole-body X-ray exposure (2 Gy) of 12-week old mice resulted in an increase in 7β-hydroxycholesterol and 7-ketocholesterol in their eye lenses. Their increase regressed over 24 h in the living lens cortex after IR exposure. This study also demonstrated that the IR-induced fold increase in oxysterols was greater in the mouse lens cortex than the nucleus. Further work is required to elucidate the mechanistic link(s) between oxysterols and IR-induced cataract, but these data evidence for the first time that IR exposure of mice results in oxysterol formation in their eye lenses.
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- Alice Uwineza
- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Upper Mountjoy Science Site, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, South Road, Durham D1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Upper Mountjoy Science Site, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Upper Mountjoy Science Site, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, South Road, Durham D1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Upper Mountjoy Science Site, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, South Road, Durham D1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Upper Mountjoy Science Site, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, South Road, Durham D1 3LE, United Kingdom
- UK Health Security Agency, Cytogenetics and Pathology Group, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards Division, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0RQ, Didcot, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Via Mangiagalli 25, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Via Celoria 26, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Via Mangiagalli 25, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Brain & Cognition, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Brain & Cognition, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- UK Health Security Agency, Cytogenetics and Pathology Group, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards Division, Chilton, Oxon OX11 0RQ, Didcot, United Kingdom
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- Aston Medical School, Aston University, B4 7ET, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Upper Mountjoy Science Site, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Biophysical Sciences Institute, University of Durham, South Road, Durham D1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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Comparison of aqueous humor ascorbic acid level in smokers and non-smokers. Exp Eye Res 2023; 226:109302. [PMID: 36334639 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.109302] [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: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In this study, we studied effect of smoking on ascorbic acid level in aqueous humor. A cohort of 112 individuals undergoing cataract surgery for senile cataract (mean ± SD age-65 ± 8 years) was sub-grouped as smoker (n = 56) and non-smoker (n = 56) based on smoking habit. The aqueous humor sample was collected in beginning of the surgery and quantitative ascorbic acid estimation was done by colorimetric method (spectrophotometry at λ = 578 nm) using commercially available assay kits using the auto-analyzer assay procedure. The mean (±SD) aqueous humor ascorbic acid level was 1396 ± 629 μmol/L among non-smokers and 774 ± 436 μmol/L among smokers (p < 0.0001). The aqueous humor ascorbic acid concentration is significantly lower in smokers compared to non-smokers. The aqueous humor ascorbic acid concentration is affected by gender but not by age or morphology of cataract.
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Bhattacharyya S, Sturgis J, Maminishkis A, Miller SS, Bonilha VL. Oxidation of DJ-1 Cysteines in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Function. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179938. [PMID: 36077335 PMCID: PMC9456479 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The retina and RPE cells are regularly exposed to chronic oxidative stress as a tissue with high metabolic demand and ROS generation. DJ-1 is a multifunctional protein in the retina and RPE that has been shown to protect cells from oxidative stress in several cell types robustly. Oxidation of DJ-1 cysteine (C) residues is important for its function under oxidative conditions. The present study was conducted to analyze the impact of DJ-1 expression changes and oxidation of its C residues on RPE function. Monolayers of the ARPE-19 cell line and primary human fetal RPE (hfRPE) cultures were infected with replication-deficient adenoviruses to investigate the effects of increased levels of DJ-1 in these monolayers. Adenoviruses carried the full-length human DJ-1 cDNA (hDJ) and mutant constructs of DJ-1, which had all or each of its three C residues individually mutated to serine (S). Alternatively, endogenous DJ-1 levels were decreased by transfection and transduction with shPARK7 lentivirus. These monolayers were then assayed under baseline and low oxidative stress conditions. The results were analyzed by immunofluorescence, Western blot, RT-PCR, mitochondrial membrane potential, and viability assays. We determined that decreased levels of endogenous DJ-1 levels resulted in increased levels of ROS. Furthermore, we observed morphological changes in the mitochondria structure of all the RPE monolayers transduced with all the DJ-1 constructs. The mitochondrial membrane potential of ARPE-19 monolayers overexpressing all DJ-1 constructs displayed a significant decrease, while hfRPE monolayers only displayed a significant decrease in their ΔΨm when overexpressing the C2S mutation. Viability significantly decreased in ARPE-19 cells transduced with the C53S construct. Our data suggest that the oxidation of C53 is crucial for regulating endogenous levels of ROS and viability in RPE cells.
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- Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Section on Epithelial and Retinal Physiology and Disease, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Section on Epithelial and Retinal Physiology and Disease, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-216-445-7690
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Glazier AN. Proposed Role for Internal Lens Pressure as an Initiator of Age-Related Lens Protein Aggregation Diseases. Clin Ophthalmol 2022; 16:2329-2340. [PMID: 35924184 PMCID: PMC9342656 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s369676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The process that initiates lens stiffness evident in age-related lens protein aggregation diseases is thought to be mainly the result of oxidation. While oxidation is a major contributor, the exposure of lens proteins to physical stress over time increases susceptibility of lens proteins to oxidative damage, and this is believed to play a significant role in initiating these diseases. Accordingly, an overview of key physical stressors and molecular factors known to be implicated in the development of age-related lens protein aggregation diseases is presented, paying particular attention to the consequence of persistent increase in internal lens pressure.
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- Alan N Glazier
- Optometry, KeplrVision, Rockville, MD, USA
- Correspondence: Alan N Glazier, Email
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Tanito M. Reported evidence of vitamin E protection against cataract and glaucoma. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 177:100-119. [PMID: 34695546 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cataract and glaucoma are the major causes of severe visual loss and blindness in older adults. This review article describes the currently available basic and clinical evidence regarding vitamin E protection against these eye diseases in the chronologic order of the publications. Experimental evidence has suggested both that oxidative stress due to the accumulation of free radicals plays a role in the pathogenesis of cataracts and glaucoma and that the process can be prevented or ameliorated by vitamin E. The results of observational studies have been inconsistent regarding the association between blood vitamin E levels and the risk of age-related cataract or glaucoma. Despite the encouraging effects of vitamin E from case series, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies in humans, the effects on cataract formation and/or progression have not been consistent among prospective and randomized control studies; few randomized control studies have tested the effects of supplemental vitamin E on glaucoma development or progression. Given the high prevalence of cataract and glaucoma in the elderly population, even a modest reduction in the risk for these eye diseases would potentially have a substantial public health impact; however, the potential benefits of vitamin E on cataract or glaucoma remain inconclusive and need to be carefully considered.
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- Masaki Tanito
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan.
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Angles G, Hail A, Dotson RJ, Pias SC. Atomistic simulations modify interpretation of spin-label oximetry data. Part 1: intensified water-lipid interfacial resistances. APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2021; 52:1261-1289. [PMID: 37292189 PMCID: PMC10249954 DOI: 10.1007/s00723-021-01398-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The role of membrane cholesterol in cellular function and dysfunction has been the subject of much inquiry. A few studies have suggested that cholesterol may slow oxygen diffusive transport, altering membrane physical properties and reducing oxygen permeability. The primary experimental technique used in recent years to study membrane oxygen transport is saturation-recovery electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry, using spin-label probes targeted to specific regions of a lipid bilayer. The technique has been used, in particular, to assess the influence of cholesterol on oxygen transport and membrane permeability. The reliability of such EPR recordings at the water-lipid interface near the phospholipid headgroups has been challenged by all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulation data that show substantive agreement with spin-label probe measurements throughout much of the bilayer. This work uses further MD simulations, with an updated oxygen model, to determine the location of the maximum resistance to permeation and the rate-limiting barrier to oxygen permeation in 1-palmitoyl,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine (POPC) and POPC/cholesterol bilayers at 25 and 35°C. The current simulations show a spike of resistance to permeation in the headgroup region that was not detected by EPR but was predicted in early theoretical work by Diamond and Katz. Published experimental nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) oxygen measurements provide key validation of the MD models and indicate that the positions and relative magnitudes of the phosphatidylcholine resistance peaks are accurate. Consideration of the headgroup-region resistances predicts bilayer permeability coefficients lower than estimated in EPR studies, giving permeabilities lower than the permeability of unstirred water layers of the same thickness. Here, the permeability of POPC at 35°C is estimated to be 13 cm/s, compared with 10 cm/s for POPC/cholesterol and 118 cm/s for simulation water layers of similar thickness. The value for POPC is 12 times lower than estimated from EPR measurements, while the value for POPC/cholesterol is 5 times lower. These findings underscore the value of atomic resolution models for guiding the interpretation of experimental probe-based measurements.
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- Corresponding author: , Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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Quan Y, Du Y, Wu C, Gu S, Jiang JX. Connexin hemichannels regulate redox potential via metabolite exchange and protect lens against cellular oxidative damage. Redox Biol 2021; 46:102102. [PMID: 34474393 PMCID: PMC8408634 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Increased oxidative stress contributes to cataract formation during aging. Anterior epithelial cells are a frontline antioxidant defense system with powerful capacities to maintain redox homeostasis and lens transparency. In this study, we report a new molecular mechanism of connexin (Cx) hemichannels (HCs) in lens epithelial cells to protect lens against oxidative stress. Our results showed haploinsufficiency of Cx43 elevated oxidative stress and susceptibility to cataracts in the mouse lens. Cx43 HCs opened in response to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in human lens epithelium HLE-B3 cells, and this activation contributed to a cellular protective mechanism against oxidative stress-induced apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, we found that Cx43 HCs mediated the exchange of oxidants and antioxidants in lens epithelial cells undergoing oxidative stress. These transporting activities facilitated a reduction of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and maintained the intracellular glutathione (GSH) level through the exchange of redox metabolites and change of anti-oxidative gene expression. In addition, we show that Cx43 HCs can be regulated by the intracellular redox state and this regulation is mediated by residue Cys260 located at the Cx43 C-terminus. Together, our results demonstrate that Cx43 HCs activated by oxidative stress in the lens epithelial cells play a key role in maintaining redox homeostasis in lens under oxidative stress. Our findings contribute to advancing our understanding of oxidative stress induced lens disorders, such as age-related non-congenital cataracts.
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- Yumeng Quan
- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Ng Yin Ling C, Lim SC, Jonas JB, Sabanayagam C. Obesity and risk of age-related eye diseases: a systematic review of prospective population-based studies. Int J Obes (Lond) 2021; 45:1863-1885. [PMID: 33963292 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00829-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a public health challenge worldwide. The relationship between obesity and age-related eye diseases including cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) have remained elusive. DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a systematic review of three electronic databases for longitudinal population-based studies that described associations between measures of obesity including body mass index (BMI), waist-circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and age-related eye diseases. RESULTS Our search yielded 1731 articles, of which 14, 10, 16 and 8 articles met our eligibility criteria for cataract, glaucoma, AMD and DR, respectively. BMI-defined obesity was positively associated with incident cataract, incident AMD and incident DR in Western populations, but in Asian populations associations for incident AMD were not significant and associations for incident DR were inverse. WC-defined obesity was associated with incident glaucoma in non-Western populations. WHR-defined obesity but not BMI-defined obesity was associated with the incidence or progression of AMD in two Western studies. CONCLUSIONS Overall, we found strong evidence supporting associations between obesity and age-related eye diseases. Further research on the association of abdominal obesity and effect of weight loss and physical activity on age-related eye diseases is warranted to support clinical and public health recommendations.
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- Khoo Tech Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore. .,Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
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Timsina R, Mainali L. Association of Alpha-Crystallin with Fiber Cell Plasma Membrane of the Eye Lens Accompanied by Light Scattering and Cataract Formation. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:447. [PMID: 34203836 PMCID: PMC8232717 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11060447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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α-crystallin is a major protein found in the mammalian eye lens that works as a molecular chaperone by preventing the aggregation of proteins and providing tolerance to stress in the eye lens. These functions of α-crystallin are significant for maintaining lens transparency. However, with age and cataract formation, the concentration of α-crystallin in the eye lens cytoplasm decreases with a corresponding increase in the membrane-bound α-crystallin, accompanied by increased light scattering. The purpose of this review is to summarize previous and recent findings of the role of the: (1) lens membrane components, i.e., the major phospholipids (PLs) and sphingolipids, cholesterol (Chol), cholesterol bilayer domains (CBDs), and the integral membrane proteins aquaporin-0 (AQP0; formally MIP26) and connexins, and (2) α-crystallin mutations and post-translational modifications (PTMs) in the association of α-crystallin to the eye lens's fiber cell plasma membrane, providing thorough insights into a molecular basis of such an association. Furthermore, this review highlights the current knowledge and need for further studies to understand the fundamental molecular processes involved in the association of α-crystallin to the lens membrane, potentially leading to new avenues for preventing cataract formation and progression.
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- Raju Timsina
- Department of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA;
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- Department of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA;
- Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Program, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
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Borchman D. Lipid conformational order and the etiology of cataract and dry eye. J Lipid Res 2021; 62:100039. [PMID: 32554545 PMCID: PMC7910524 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.tr120000874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Lens and tear film lipids are as unique as the systems they reside in. The major lipid of the human lens is dihydrosphingomylein, found in quantity only in the lens. The lens contains a cholesterol to phospholipid molar ratio as high as 10:1, more than anywhere else in the body. Lens lipids contribute to maintaining lens clarity, and alterations in lens lipid composition due to age are likely to contribute to cataract. Lens lipid composition reflects adaptations to the unique characteristics of the lens: no turnover of lens lipids or proteins; the lowest amount of oxygen of any tissue; and contains almost no intracellular organelles. The tear film lipid layer (TFLL) is also unique. The TFLL is a thin (100 nm) layer of lipid on the surface of tears covering the cornea that contributes to tear film stability. The major lipids of the TFLL are wax esters and cholesterol esters that are not found in the lens. The hydrocarbon chains associated with the esters are longer than those found anywhere else in the body (as long as 32 carbons), and many are branched. Changes in the composition and structure of the 30,000 different moieties of TFLL contribute to the instability of tears. The focus of the current review is how spectroscopy has been used to elucidate the relationships between lipid composition, conformational order and function, and the etiology of cataract and dry eye.
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- Douglas Borchman
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202.
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Álvarez-Barrios A, Álvarez L, García M, Artime E, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H. Antioxidant Defenses in the Human Eye: A Focus on Metallothioneins. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:89. [PMID: 33440661 PMCID: PMC7826537 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10010089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The human eye, the highly specialized organ of vision, is greatly influenced by oxidants of endogenous and exogenous origin. Oxidative stress affects all structures of the human eye with special emphasis on the ocular surface, the lens, the retina and its retinal pigment epithelium, which are considered natural barriers of antioxidant protection, contributing to the onset and/or progression of eye diseases. These ocular structures contain a complex antioxidant defense system slightly different along the eye depending on cell tissue. In addition to widely studied enzymatic antioxidants, including superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, peroxiredoxins and selenoproteins, inter alia, metallothioneins (MTs) are considered antioxidant proteins of growing interest with further cell-mediated functions. This family of cysteine rich and low molecular mass proteins captures and neutralizes free radicals in a redox-dependent mechanism involving zinc binding and release. The state of the art of MTs, including the isoforms classification, the main functions described to date, the Zn-MT redox cycle as antioxidant defense system, and the antioxidant activity of Zn-MTs in the ocular surface, lens, retina and its retinal pigment epithelium, dependent on the number of occupied zinc-binding sites, will be comprehensively reviewed.
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- Ana Álvarez-Barrios
- Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain; (A.Á.-B.); (L.Á.); (M.G.); (E.A.); (R.P.)
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain; (A.Á.-B.); (L.Á.); (M.G.); (E.A.); (R.P.)
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- Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain; (A.Á.-B.); (L.Á.); (M.G.); (E.A.); (R.P.)
- Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, Avda. Dres. Fernández-Vega, 34, 33012 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain; (A.Á.-B.); (L.Á.); (M.G.); (E.A.); (R.P.)
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- Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain; (A.Á.-B.); (L.Á.); (M.G.); (E.A.); (R.P.)
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario Fernández-Vega (Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica, Universidad de Oviedo), 33012 Oviedo, Spain; (A.Á.-B.); (L.Á.); (M.G.); (E.A.); (R.P.)
- Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, Avda. Dres. Fernández-Vega, 34, 33012 Oviedo, Spain
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Atalay K, Gezer Savur F, Kirgiz A, Erdogan Kaldirim H, Zengi O. SERUM VITAMIN D LEVELS IN DIFFERENT MORPHOLOGIC FORMS OF AGE RELATED CATARACT. ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST 2020; 16:178-182. [PMID: 33029234 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2020.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Purpose Vitamin D insufficiency and age related cataract (ARC) are public health problems. We evaluated serum vitamin D levels in ARC patients. Method A prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study was designed to measure the vitamin D status of patients with ARC. Patients have grouped either presence of any type of posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC) (group 1) or ARC without the PSC component (Group 2). After full ophthalmologic consideration, patients over 40 years of age with no history of ocular trauma, multivitamin supplement ingestion, chronic renal failure, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, skin cancer, and cigarette smoking were included in the study. Results Totally, 79 subjects of which 26 (32.9%) subjects in group 1 and 53 (67.1%) subjects in group 2 were included in the study. Group 1 had mean vitamin D levels of 17.31±13.30 ng/mL. Vitamin D levels in Group 2 were 13.34±7.87 ng/mL. Group 1 did not show vitamin D insufficiency (P = 0.31; one-sample t-test). However, Group 2 showed a statistically significantly lower vitamin D level compared to the insufficiency level of 20ng/mL (P= 0.00; one-sample t-test). Conclusion Vitamin D may have an important function in lens metabolism. Vitamin D deficiency and cataract development need further extensive researches.
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- K Atalay
- Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital - Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital - Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital - Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital - Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital - Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Xie X, Song X, Liu X, Luo X, Nabijiang M, Ma M, Li Y. Up-Regulation of GATA4 Regulates Human Lens Epithelial Cell Function in Age-Related Cataract. Ophthalmic Res 2020; 63:564-571. [PMID: 32305986 DOI: 10.1159/000507962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE GATA4 has emerged as a novel regulator that plays a critical role in mediating senescence. However, the role of GATA4 in age-related cataract (ARC), the leading cause of visual impairment, requires further elucidation. METHODS GATA4 expression was measured by quantitative RT-PCR and capillary Western immunoassay (WES). The MTT assay, EdU assay, and rhodamine-123/Hoechst and calcein-AM/propidium iodide double staining were used to investigate the role of GATA4 in the viability, proliferation, and apoptosis of cultured human lens epithelial cells (HLECs). RESULTS HLECs were subjected to 3 different treatment models, including prolonged exposure to low-dose H2O2, UVB irradiation, and mild heating, to simulate senescence and apoptosis. GATA4 expression was significantly increased in these models in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Overexpression of GATA4 reduced cell viability, accelerated apoptosis development, and reduced the proliferation of HLECs. Furthermore, the expression of GATA4 from ARC was up-regulated at both mRNA and at protein level compared with clear lenses. CONCLUSION GATA4 is up-regulated in all 3 models of HLECs in vitro and the cells from ARC lenses in vivo. Up-regulation of GATA4 mediates HLEC dysfunction. GATA4-mediated effects in HLECs would provide a novel insight into the pathogenesis of ARC.
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- Xiaodong Xie
- Department of Ophthalmology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China,
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- Medical Department, Zhabei Central Hospital of Jing'an District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China
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Leisser C, Stimpfl T, Ruiss M, Pilwachs C, Hienert J, Fisus A, Burgmüller W, Findl O, Kronschläger M. Caffeine Uptake into the Vitreous after Peroral Coffee Consumption. Ophthalmic Res 2020; 63:533-540. [PMID: 32146476 DOI: 10.1159/000507026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Caffeine and its metabolites have antioxidant activity, scavenging reactive oxygen species. The aim of our study was to measure caffeine concentrations in vitreous samples after peroral caffeine intake. METHODS This prospective study included patients scheduled for 23-G pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling due to epiretinal membranes. The study was performed in two parts: in the first part, patients were recruited into three different groups: group A consisted of habitual coffee drinkers who agreed to drink coffee containing 180 mg caffeine 1 h before surgery (n = 10), group B consisted of habitual coffee drinkers who were not offered coffee before surgery (n = 5), and group C consisted of non-habitual coffee drinkers, forming the control group (n = 5). In the second part (group D) patients (habitual coffee drinkers) agreed to give additional blood serum samples for measurement of caffeine concentration. Harvested samples of vitreous (groups A-D), epiretinal membranes (groups A-C), and blood serum samples (group D) were examined for concentrations of caffeine with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. RESULTS Samples of 40 eyes of 40 patients were harvested. The concentrations of caffeine in the vitreous samples were 1,998 ± 967 ng/mL in group A and 1,108 ± 874 ng/mL in group B. In group C, caffeine concentrations were below 176 ng/mL in all vitreous samples. Both groups A and B had significantly higher concentrations of caffeine in the vitreous samples than group C (p < 0.002, p < 0.01, Mann-Whitney U test). Caffeine concentrations in epiretinal membranes were below the limits of detection. Correlation of caffeine concentrations between blood serum samples and vitreous samples in group D was high, with significantly higher caffeine concentrations in the blood serum. CONCLUSION Coffee consumption leads to significant caffeine levels in the vitreous compared to patients in the control group, and caffeine concentrations in the vitreous showed a high correlation to blood serum concentrations of caffeine after peroral coffee consumption.
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- Christoph Leisser
- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria,
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- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Phototoxicity of environmental radiations in human lens: revisiting the pathogenesis of UV-induced cataract. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019; 257:2065-2077. [PMID: 31227898 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-019-04390-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The magnitude of cataract pathology is indeed significant as it is the principal cause of blindness worldwide. Also, the prominence of this concept escalates with the current aging population. The burden of the disease is more tangible in developing countries than developed ones. Regarding this concern, there is a gap in classifying the pathogenesis of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation-induced cataracts and explaining the possible cellular and subcellular pathways. In this review, we aim to revisit the effect of UV radiation on cataracts categorizing the cellular pathways involved. This may help for better pharmaceutical treatment alternatives and their wide-reaching availability. Also, in the last section, we provide an overview of the protecting agents utilized as UV shields. Further studies are required to enlighten new treatment modalities for UV radiation-induced pathologies in human lens.
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Tewari D, Samoilă O, Gocan D, Mocan A, Moldovan C, Devkota HP, Atanasov AG, Zengin G, Echeverría J, Vodnar D, Szabo B, Crişan G. Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Used in Cataract Management. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:466. [PMID: 31263410 PMCID: PMC6585469 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Cataract is the leading reason of blindness worldwide and is defined by the presence of any lens opacities or loss of transparency. The most common symptoms of cataract are impaired vision, decreased contrast sensitivity, color disturbance, and glare. Oxidative stress is among the main mechanisms involved in the development of age-related cataract. Surgery through phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation is the most effective method for cataract treatment, however, there are chances of serious complications and irreversible loss of vision associated with the surgery. Natural compounds consisting of antioxidant or anti-inflammatory secondary metabolites can serve as potential leads for anticataract agents. In this review, we tried to document medicinal plants and plant-based natural products used for cataract treatment worldwide, which are gathered from available ethnopharmacological/ethnobotanical data. We have extensively explored a number of recognized databases like Scifinder, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Scopus by using keywords and phrases such as “cataract”, “blindness”, “traditional medicine”, “ethnopharmacology”, “ethnobotany”, “herbs”, “medicinal plants”, or other relevant terms, and summarized the plants/phytoconstituents that are evaluated in different models of cataract and also tabulated 44 plants that are traditionally used in cataract in various folklore medical practices. Moreover, we also categorized the plants according to scientific studies carried out in different cataract models with their mechanisms of action.
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- Devesh Tewari
- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland.,Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Departamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Food Science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Liu Y, Li H, Liu Y. microRNA-378a Regulates the Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)/Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases (PI3K)/AKT Signaling Pathway in Human Lens Epithelial Cells and Cataract. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:4314-4321. [PMID: 31178586 PMCID: PMC6582685 DOI: 10.12659/msm.916881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Cataract is associated with increased apoptosis of the epithelial cells of the ocular lens. Previous studies have shown that microRNA-378a (miR-378a) has a role in the development of cataract, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of miR-378a in human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) in vitro and normal lens tissues and cataract tissues. Material/Methods HLECs were grown in culture. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot were used to examine gene expression levels. The MTT and TUNEL assay measured cell growth and apoptosis. Changes in the fluorescence ratio of ethidium to dihydroethidium (E: DHE) and in 6-carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (C-H2DCFDA) were used to detect superoxide (O2−) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The expression levels of miR-378a and the superoxide dismutase 1 gene (SOD1) were measured in normal human lens tissues and cataract tissues. Results Upregulation of miR-378a reduced the expression of SOD1. Levels of O2− were upregulated and H2O2 was slightly down-regulated by miR-378a. The use of a miR-378a mimic suppressed cell growth and enhanced apoptosis of HLECs, which were reversed by the use of a miR-378a inhibitor. SOD1 overexpression rescued the miR-378a-induced phenotypes of HLEC cells. Treatment with the PI3K inhibitor, LY294002, reversed miR-378a and ROS-regulated proliferation and apoptosis of HLEC cells. Also, miR-378a was upregulated, and SOD1 was down-regulated in human cataract tissues. Conclusions In HLECs, expression of miR-378a regulated ROS and PI3K/AKT signaling, and miR-378a was upregulated, and SOD1 was down-regulated in human cataract tissue.
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- Yan Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Peoples' Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Peoples' Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Peoples' Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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Heruye S, Maffofou N LN, Singh NU, Munt D, Njie-Mbye YF, Ohia SE, Opere CA. Standardization of a new method for assessing the development of cataract in cultured bovine lenses. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2019; 98:106592. [PMID: 31154035 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2019.106592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE To standardize a new method for assessing cataractogenesis in isolated cultured bovine lenses using L-cysteine as the standard anti-cataract agent. METHODS Intact bovine lenses were cultured in DMEM with L-cysteine in presence or absence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Lens opacity (transmittance) was determined using a plate reader. Lens homogenate glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) contents were measured using enzyme immunoassays kits. RESULTS DMEM-cultured lenses exhibited a time-dependent loss in transmittance (230-710 nm) up to 120 h, achieving the highest reduction of 38.6 ± 0.09% at 420 nm (p < .001;n = 12). Compared to untreated lenses (time in hours [t] = 0), L-cysteine (10-6 M and 10-5 M) significantly (p < .001;n = 6) increased time-dependent transmittance (420 nm) by 31.6 ± 0.17% and 28.0 ± 0.07%(t = 120), respectively. When compared to DMEM-cultured lenses (t = 0), H2O2 (10 mM, 50 mM and 100 mM) significantly (p < .001;n = 12) reduced transmittance by 57.8 ± 0.1, 57.4 ± 0.04 and 87.7 ± 0.6%(t = 120), respectively. Moreover, L-cysteine significantly (p < .001;n = 6) attenuated H2O2 (50 mM)-induced decrease in transmittance by 12.5 ± 0.05%(10-6 M), 13.0 ± 0.09%(10-5 M), 14.5 ± 0.08%(10-4 M) and 8.6 ± 0.11%(10-3 M)(t = 120), respectively. When compared to untreated lenses (t = 0), the time-dependent decrease (p < .001;n = 5) in lenticular total GSH content and total SOD activity of 46.1 ± 0.06% and 42.0 ± 1.65% (t = 120) was attenuated (p < .001;n = 5) by L-cysteine (10-6 M) by 76.6 ± 0.06% and 7.4 ± 1.98%, respectively. Similarly, the H2O2(50 mM)-induced decline (p < .001; n = 5) in total GSH content and SOD activity of 82.6 ± 0.08% and 86.6 ± 0.66% (t = 120) was attenuated by L-cysteine (10-4 M) by 74.7 ± 1.05% and 161.1 ± 4.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION Measurement of spectral transmission coupled with assessment of the activity of antioxidant enzymes in bovine cultured lens can provide a useful tool in studies of cataracts in an animal model of this disease.
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- Segewkal Heruye
- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
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Kim Y, Hong HK, Park JR, Choi W, Woo SJ, Park KH, Oh WY. Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy and Choroidopathy: In Vivo Longitudinal Observation of Vascular Changes Using OCTA. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:3932-3942. [PMID: 30073364 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the retinal and choroidal vasculatures of an oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) rat model using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) as well as to verify the performance of OCTA for visualizing in vivo vascular alterations, longitudinally and quantitatively. Methods To induce OIR, Sprague Dawley rat pups were incubated in an 80% oxygen chamber from postnatal day 1 (P1) to P11 and returned to room air. OCTA imaging was performed in six eyes at P15, P18, P21, and P24. All eyes were imaged with ex vivo retinal flat mount immunofluorescence microscopy for comparison with OCTA. The areas of the neovascular tufts, retinal vessel tortuosities and diameters, and vessel densities of different retinal and choroidal layers were quantified. Results The neovascular tufts were observed in two OIR eyes. The tuft areas decreased spontaneously from P18 to P24. The increase in arterial tortuosity and venous dilation were observed in the OIR eyes at P15 and P18. The retardation of vascular developments was observed in the deep vascular plexus and the choroidal layer in the OIR group while the superficial vascular plexus did not show developmental delay. Conclusions This study demonstrates an application of OCTA for quantitative and longitudinal studies on in vivo vascular alterations, including neovascular tufts, increase in arterial tortuosity, venous dilation, and developmental delay in the OIR rat model.
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- Yongjoo Kim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), Seongnam, Gyeongi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), Seongnam, Gyeongi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), Seongnam, Gyeongi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,KI for Health Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Delplace V, Ortin-Martinez A, Tsai ELS, Amin AN, Wallace V, Shoichet MS. Controlled release strategy designed for intravitreal protein delivery to the retina. J Control Release 2019; 293:10-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Zhang T, Yeow J, Boyer C. A cocktail of vitamins for aqueous RAFT polymerization in an open-to-air microtiter plate. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00898e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report a highly biocompatible photoinitiation strategy based on Vitamin B2 and Vitamin C. This two-component photoinitiator enables RAFT polymerization to be conducted in high throughput in an open-to-air microtiter plate.
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- Tong Zhang
- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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Light-Induced Covalent Buffer Adducts to Histidine in a Model Protein. Pharm Res 2018; 35:67. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-017-2339-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Borchman D, Stimmelmayr R, George JC. Whales, lifespan, phospholipids, and cataracts. J Lipid Res 2017; 58:2289-2298. [PMID: 29038122 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m079368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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This study addresses the question: why do rats get cataracts at 2 years, dogs at 8 years, and whales do not develop cataracts for 200 years? Whale lens lipid phase transitions were compared with the phase transitions of other species that were recalculated. The major phospholipids of the whale lens were sphingolipids, mostly dihydrosphingomyelins with an average molar cholesterol/phospholipid ratio of 10. There was a linear correlation between the percentage of lens sphingolipid and lens lipid hydrocarbon chain order until about 60% sphingolipid. The percentage of lens sphingolipid correlated with the lens lipid phase transition temperature. The lifespan of the bowhead whale was the longest of the species measured and the percentage of whale lens sphingolipid fit well in the correlation between the percentage of lens sphingolipid and lifespan for many species. In conclusion, bowhead whale lens membranes have a high sphingolipid content that confers resistance to oxidation, allowing these lenses to stay clear relatively longer than many other species. The strong correlation between sphingolipid and lifespan may form a basis for future studies, which are needed because correlations do not infer cause. One could hope that if human lenses could be made to have a lipid composition similar to whales, like the bowhead, humans would not develop age-related cataracts for over 100 years.
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- Douglas Borchman
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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- Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, AK.,Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
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- Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik, AK
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Andrawus E, Veildbaum G, Zemel E, Leibu R, Perlman I, Shehadeh N. Light Modulates Ocular Complications in an Albino Rat Model of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2017; 6:1. [PMID: 28685103 PMCID: PMC5497601 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.6.4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to assess potential interactions of light exposure and hyperglycemia upon ocular complications in diabetic rats. METHODS Streptozotocin-induced (STZ-induced) diabetic rats (N = 39) and non-diabetic rats (N = 9) were distributed into eight groups according to the irradiance and color of the light phase during the 12/12-hour light/dark regime. Follow-up lasted 90 days and included assessment of cataract development and electroretinogram (ERG) recordings. Stress to the retina was also assessed by glial fibrillary acidic protein immunocytochemistry. RESULTS Cataract development was fast in diabetic rats that were exposed to unattenuated white light or to bright colored lights during the light phase. Diabetic rats that were kept under attenuated brown or yellow light during the light phase exhibited slower rate of cataract development. Electroretinogram responses indicated very severe retinal damage in diabetic rats kept under bright colored lights in the blue-yellow range or bright white light during the light phase. Electroretinogram damage was milder in rats kept under bright red light or attenuated yellow or brown light during the light phase. Glial fibrillary acidic protein expression in retinal Müller cells was consistent with ERG assessment of retinal damage. CONCLUSIONS Attenuating white light and filtering out short wavelengths have a protective effect on the eyes of diabetic rats as evident by slower rate of cataract formation and a smaller degree of retinal damage. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE Our findings suggest that special glasses attenuating light exposure and filtering out short wavelengths (400-530 nm) may be beneficial for diabetic patients.
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- Elias Andrawus
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Haifa, Israel
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- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Haifa, Israel
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- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Haifa, Israel.,Department of Pediatrics A and the Pediatric Diabetes Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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Increasing risk of cataract in HCV patients receiving anti-HCV therapy: A nationwide cohort study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173125. [PMID: 28264004 PMCID: PMC5338813 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Purpose Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with increased systemic oxidative stress, which leads to cardiovascular events, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Similarly, cataract is also associated with increased oxidative stress. The association between HCV infection and increased risk of cataract remains unclear. Methods A total of 11,652 HCV-infected patients and 46,608 age- and sex-matched non-HCV infected patients were identified during 2003–2011. All patient data were tracked until a diagnosis of cataract, death, or the end of 2011. Cumulative incidences and hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated. Results The mean follow-up durations were 5.29 and 5.86 years for the HCV and non-HCV cohorts, respectively. The overall incidence density rate for cataract was 1.36 times higher in the HCV cohort than in the non-HCV cohort (1.86 and 1.37 per 100 person-y, respectively). After adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, and anxiety, patients with HCV infection had an increased risk of cataract compared with those without HCV infection [adjusted HR = 1.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.14–1.32]. HCV-infected patients receiving interferon–ribavirin therapy had a 1.83 times higher (95% CI = 1.40–2.38) risk of cataract than non-HCV infected patients did. Conclusion HCV infection, even without the complication of cirrhosis, is associated with an increased risk of cataract, and this risk is higher in HCV-infected patients undergoing interferon–ribavirin therapy.
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Raju M, Santhoshkumar P, Sharma KK. Lens Endogenous Peptide αA66-80 Generates Hydrogen Peroxide and Induces Cell Apoptosis. Aging Dis 2017; 8:57-70. [PMID: 28203481 PMCID: PMC5287387 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2016.0805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In previous studies, we reported the presence of a large number of low-molecular-weight (LMW) peptides in aged and cataract human lens tissues. Among the LMW peptides, a peptide derived from αA-crystallin, αA66-80, was found in higher concentration in aged and cataract lenses. Additional characterization of the αA66-80 peptide showed beta sheet signature, and it formed well-defined unbranched fibrils. Further experimental data showed that αA66-80 peptide binds α-crystallin, impairs its chaperone function, and attracts additional crystallin proteins to the peptide α-crystallin complex, leading to the formation of larger light scattering aggregates. It is well established that Aβ peptide exhibits cell toxicity by the generation of hydrogen peroxide. The αA66-80 peptide shares the principal properties of Aβ peptide. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine whether the fibril-forming peptide αA66-80 has the ability to generate hydrogen peroxide. The results show that the αA66-80 peptide generates hydrogen peroxide, in the amount of 1.2 nM H2O2 per µg of αA66-80 peptide by incubation at 37°C for 4h. We also observed cytotoxicity and apoptotic cell death in αA66-80 peptide-transduced Cos7 cells. As evident, we found more TUNEL-positive cells in αA66-80 peptide transduced Cos7 cells than in control cells, suggesting peptide-mediated cell apoptosis. Additional immunohistochemistry analysis showed the active form of caspase-3, suggesting activation of the caspase-dependent pathway during peptide-induced cell apoptosis. These results confirm that the αA66-80 peptide generates hydrogen peroxide and promotes hydrogen peroxide-mediated cell apoptosis.
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- 1Departments of Ophthalmology and; 2Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO65212, USA
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Previous biochemical and morphological studies with animal experiments have demonstrated that caffeine given topically or orally to certain experimental animal models has significant inhibitory effect on cataract formation. The present studies were undertaken to examine if there is a correlation between coffee drinking and incidence of cataract blindness in human beings. That has been found to be the case. Incidence of cataract blindness was found to be significantly lower in groups consuming higher amounts of coffee in comparison to the groups with lower coffee intake. Mechanistically, the caffeine effect could be multifactorial, involving its antioxidant as well as its bioenergetic effects on the lens.
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- Shambhu D Varma
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Effects of ELL-associated factor 2 on ultraviolet radiation-induced cataract formation in mice. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:6605-11. [PMID: 26328919 PMCID: PMC4626200 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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ELL-associated factor 2 (Eaf2) has an important role in crystalline lens development and maturation; however, its role in ultraviolet radiation (UV)-induced cataract formation has remained elusive. The present study compared UV-induced cell apoptosis, activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 and changes in protein expression levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 (bcl-2), bcl-2-associated X protein (bax) and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase in wild-type and Eaf2-knockout mice. The results showed that Eaf2 knockout can reduce UV-induced apoptosis in crystalline lenses and mitigate the formation of cataracts. Further functional studies indicated that Eaf2 can induce the activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9, increase the protein expression of the pro-apoptotic protein bax and inhibit the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein bcl-2; thereby, Eaf2 promotes cell apoptosis and is implicated in the formation and development of cataracts. The present study laid a theoretical foundation for the development of drugs for cataract treatment.
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High sugar-induced repression of antioxidant and anti-apoptotic genes in lens: Reversal by pyruvate. Mol Cell Biochem 2015; 403:149-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-015-2345-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ochiai H, Kanemaki N, Sato R, Onda K. Distribution, molecular structure and functional analysis of carnitine transporter (SLC22A5) in canine lens epithelial cells. Exp Anim 2014; 63:467-73. [PMID: 25048262 PMCID: PMC4244295 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.63.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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While carnitine has been reported to have an anti-oxidative role on the ocular surface,
there has been no report on the existence of a carnitine transporter (SLC22A5) in the
lens. Therefore, we investigated the carnitine transport activity of canine lens
epithelial cells (LEC) and determined the molecular structure of canine
SLC22A5. The carnitine transport activity was 7.16 ± 0.48 pmol/mg
protein/30 min. Butyrobetaine, the analogue of carnitine, reduced 30% of the activity at
50 µM. A coding sequence of canine carnitine transporter was 1694 bp
long and was predicted to encode 557 amino acid polypeptides. The deduced amino acid
sequence of canine carnitine transporter showed >80% similarity to that of mouse and
human. Western blot analysis detected the band at 60 kDa in the membrane of lens
epithelial cells. The high content of carnitine in the lens is possibly transported from
aqueous humor by SLC22A5.
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- Hideharu Ochiai
- Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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PURPOSE To investigate the association between the degree of obesity and cataract. METHODS We examined 3248 subjects (1421 men and 1827 women) aged 50 years and older who did not have a previous cataract operation. Data were derived from the fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009). Cataract was evaluated by using Lens Opacities Classification System III. Body mass index was categorized into four groups (underweight, <18.5 kg/m(2); normal weight, 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m(2); overweight, 23.0 to 24.9 kg/m(2); and obese, ≥25.0 kg/m(2)). Association between the degree of obesity and cataract was evaluated using logistic regression analyses with adjustments of age, the total pack-years of cigarettes smoked, the amount of pure alcohol (g) consumed per day, daily time spent in vigorous physical activity, diabetes mellitus, sunlight exposure, education level, and income. RESULTS Compared with the normal-weight group, the overweight group had significantly lower risk of any type of cataract (odds ratio, 0.70; 95% confidence interval, 0.50 to 0.97) in men and (odds ratio, 0.70; 95% confidence interval, 0.51 to 0.97) in women in the multiple logistic regression analyses. We could not find any unusual lifestyles or metabolic risks for explaining this low cataract prevalence in the overweight groups. However, nutrient intakes (e.g., vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin C, and vitamin A) were highest in the overweight group. CONCLUSIONS The overweight group had significantly lower risk of cataract formation than the normal-weight group in Korean population.
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The Effect of Chronic Smoking on Lens Density in Young Adults. Eur J Ophthalmol 2014; 24:682-7. [DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Purpose To investigate the effect of chronic cigarette smoking on lens density by Pentacam HR lens densitometry in young adults. Methods Sixty chronic smokers who smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day for at least 2 years and 60 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were included in this prospective cross-sectional, comparative study. Presence of an ocular or systemic disease that might affect lens were determined as exclusion criteria. All individuals underwent complete ocular examination. Lens densitometry (LD) measurements were performed with Pentacam HR (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany), dividing the lens into 3 areas: anterior area (anterior subcapsular and anterior cortical), nuclear area, and posterior area (posterior subcapsular and posterior cortical). Three-dimensional scan modes were used for measurements. Results The mean ages of group 1 and 2 were 25.85 ± 4.32 and 25.60 ± 5.14 years, respectively. The mean LD values in the 3 areas were higher in group 1 than group 2. However, only the mean LD value at the anterior area of group 1 was found to be statistically significantly higher (p = 0.047). There was no statistically significant difference in the mean LD measurements at the nuclear and posterior areas between the groups. Conclusions Our study demonstrated that the mean LD value of the anterior area was significantly higher in group 1, suggesting that chronic smoking may contribute to anterior cortical and subcapsular cataract development in young adults.
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Varma SD, Hegde KR. Oxidative stress and cataract formation: horizons on its medical prevention. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/17469899.2.5.779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Park YH, Shin JA, Han K, Yim HW, Lee WC, Park YM. Gender difference in the association of metabolic syndrome and its components with age-related cataract: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2010. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85068. [PMID: 24416342 PMCID: PMC3885677 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Purpose To explore the relationship of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components with age-related cataract in a representative Korean population. Methods We analyzed the data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2008–2010). A total of 11,076 adults (4,811 men and 6,265 women) aged 40 and over who completed ophthalmologic examination were evaluated. Cataract was defined as the presence of cortical, nuclear, anterior (sub)capsular or posterior subcapsular cataract, from slit-lamp examination or previous cataract surgery. MetS was defined according to the Joint Interim Statement proposed in 2009 from the International Diabetes Federation and the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Results The prevalence of cataract and MetS in this population was 39.4% (37.1% for men and 41.6% for women) and 38.5% (37.6% for men and 39.4% for women), respectively. Cataract prevalence tended to increase with the number of MetS components in both genders (both P< 0.001). After being controlled for confounders, however, MetS was significantly associated with cataract only in women (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.24; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02–1.50]. Reduced HDL cholesterol, elevated fasting glucose, and elevated triglycerides were also significantly associated with cataract in women (aOR, 95% CI; 1.27 (1.07–1.50), 1.23 (1.01–1.50), and 1.26 (1.04–1.52), respectively). In the subgroup analysis for cataract subtype, MetS and reduced HDL cholesterol were significantly associated with nuclear cataract in women (aOR, 95% CI; 1.25 (1.07–1.55) and 1.25 (1.03–1.52), respectively). However, such associations were not found in men. Conclusions Our results suggest that MetS and its components appear to be associated with age-related cataract only among Korean women, especially in nuclear cataract.
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- Young-Hoon Park
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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OCHIAI H, KANEMAKI N, SATO R, ONDA K. Distribution, Molecular Structure and Functional Analysis of Carnitine Transporter (SLC22A5) in Canine Lens Epithelial Cells. Exp Anim 2014. [DOI: 10.1538/expanim.14-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Hideharu OCHIAI
- Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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- Laboratory of Internal Medicine 3, Azabu University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan
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- Laboratory of Internal Medicine 3, Azabu University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan
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Natural antioxidant biomolecules promises future nanomedicine based therapy for cataract. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2013; 112:554-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Varma SD, Chandrasekaran K, Kovtun S. Sulforaphane-induced transcription of thioredoxin reductase in lens: possible significance against cataract formation. Clin Ophthalmol 2013; 7:2091-8. [PMID: 24187484 PMCID: PMC3810444 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s52678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Sulforaphane is a phytochemically derived organic isothiocyanate 1-isothiocyanato-4-methylsulfinyl-butane present naturally in crucifers, including broccoli and cauliflower. Biochemically, it has been reported to induce the transcription of several antioxidant enzymes. Since such enzymes have been implicated in preventing cataract formation triggered by the intraocular generation of oxy-radical species, the purpose of this investigation was to examine whether it could induce the formation of antioxidant enzymes in the eye lens. Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) was used as the target of such induction. METHODS Mice lenses were cultured for an overnight period of 17 hours in medium 199 fortified with 10% fetal calf serum. Incubation was conducted in the absence and presence of sulforaphane (5 μM). Subsequently, the lenses were homogenized in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), followed by centrifugation. TrxR activity was determined in the supernatant by measuring the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced) (NADPH)-dependent reduction of 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB). Non-specific reduction of DTNB was corrected for by conducting parallel determinations in the presence of aurothiomalate. The reduction of DTNB was followed spectrophotometrically at 410 nm. RESULTS The activity of TrxR in the lenses incubated with sulforaphane was found to be elevated to 18 times of that observed in lenses incubated without sulforaphane. It was also noticeably higher in the lenses incubated without sulforaphane than in the un-incubated fresh lenses. However, this increase was much lower than that observed for lenses incubated with sulforaphane. CONCLUSION Sulforaphane has been found to enhance TrxR activity in the mouse lens in culture. In view of the protective effect of the antioxidant enzymes and certain nutrients against cataract formation, the findings suggest that it would, by virtue of its ability to enhance the activity of such enzymes, prevent the tissue against oxidative stress that leads to cataract formation. Additional studies with the activities of other antioxidant enzymes such as quinone oxidoreductase and the levels of Nrf2 are in progress.
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- Shambhu D Varma
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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The major causes for cataract formation are free radicals, and these free radicals are neutralized by the presence of endogenous antioxidants in the eye. Using xenobiotics, it has been confirmed that free radicals mediate the formation of cataract. Two cataract model-selenite model and the diabetic cataract model-have been developed to study the pathophysiology of cataract formation due to free radicals and the role of antioxidants during the process of cataractogenesis. This review focuses on natural compounds with antioxidant properties that could actually be applied as an interventional strategy on a large scale and are also relatively inexpensive. A brief overview of plants with antioxidant properties that in addition possess potential anti-cataract properties has been discussed. In addition to plants, three natural compounds (curcumin, vitamin C and vitamin E), on which a lot of data exist showing anti-cataract and antioxidant activities, have also been discussed. These antioxidants can be supplemented in the diet for a better defence against free radicals. Studies on vitamin C and vitamin E have proved that they are capable of preventing lipid peroxidation, thereby preventing the generation of free radicals, but their efficacy as anti-cataract agent is questionable. Unlike vitamins C and E, curcumin is well established as an anti-cataract agent, but the issue of curcumin bioavailability is yet to be addressed. Nanotechnology proves to be a promising area in increasing the curcumin bioavailability, but still a lot more research needs to be done before the use of curcumin as an effective anti-cataract agent for humans.
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- R Thiagarajan
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India.
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Rutin ameliorates free radical mediated cataract by enhancing the chaperone activity of α-crystallin. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013; 251:1747-55. [PMID: 23412395 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-013-2281-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 11/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cataract, the leading cause of blindness, is associated with oxidative damage and protein modification in the lens. The present study was carried out to assess the efficacy of rutin on rat-lens crystallins in selenite-induced in-vivo cataract models. METHODS Eight-day-old Sprague-Dawley rat pups were grouped as control (G I), experimental (G II) and rutin-treated (G III). The rat pups in G II, and G III received a single subcutaneous injection of sodium selenite (4 μg/g body weight) and G I received a single subcutaneous injection of sterile water on the 10th day. The treatment groups (G III) were administered with rutin (1 μg/g body weight) respectively from the 8th to 15th day. Cataract was visualized from the 16th day. Lens crystallins (α, β, and γ) were isolated by size exclusion chromatography. Chaperone activity of isolated crystallins was measured by heat, DTT, and oxidation-induced aggregation and refolding assays. Concentration of total protein (soluble and insoluble) and SDS-PAGE analysis of soluble proteins were also done. RESULTS Treatment with rutin prevented the loss of α crystallin chaperone property, and protein insolubilization prevailed during selenite-induced cataract. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the therapeutic potential of rutin, a bioflavonoid, against selenite-induced cataract, which has been reported in this paper for the first time. The work assumes significance, as this is a novel approach in modulating the chaperone activity of lens crystallins in selenite-induced cataract by a natural product.
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Kumari RP, Sivakumar J, Thankappan B, Anbarasu K. C-phycocyanin modulates selenite-induced cataractogenesis in rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2013; 151:59-67. [PMID: 23086307 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9526-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The present investigation is aimed to evaluate the anticataractogenic potential of C-phycocyanin (C-PC), extracted and purified from Spirulina platensis. Enucleated rat lenses were maintained in vitro in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM). Group I contained DMEM, Group II and Group III contained 100 μM of sodium selenite, Group III was subdivided into three viz IIIa, IIIb, IIIc supplemented with 100, 150, 200 μg of C-PC respectively. In the in vivo study, on tenth day post partum: Group I rat pups received an intraperitoneal injection of saline, Group II, IIIa, IIIb, and IIIc rat pups received a subcutaneous injection of sodium selenite (19 μmol/kg bodyweight) Group IIIa, IIIb, IIIc also received an intraperitoneal injection of 100, 150, 200 mg/kg body weight of C-PC, respectively, from postpartum days 9-14. On termination of the experiment, the lenses from both in vitro and in vivo studies were subjected to morphological examination and subsequently processed to estimate the activities of antioxidant enzymes namely superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, levels of reduced glutathione and lipid peroxidation products. Sodium selenite-exposed, C-PC-treated rat lenses (Group IIIc), showed significant restoration of antioxidant enzyme activity (p < 0.05) when compared to their counterpart Group II. Group IIIc conserved the levels of GSH and lipid peroxidation products at near to normal levels as compared with Group II. Results conclude the possible role of C-PC in modulating the antioxidant enzyme status, thereby retarding sodium selenite-induced cataract incidence both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Rasiah Pratheepa Kumari
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 24, Tamil Nadu, India
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Xiao F, Zhang JS, Zhao JY, Wu D. Regulation of Eaf2 in mouse lens cells apoptosis induced by ultraviolet radiation. Int J Ophthalmol 2012; 5:570-5. [PMID: 23166866 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2012.05.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the regulation of Eaf2 protein in mouse lens cells apoptosis induced by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. METHODS An eye of Eaf2 gene knockout mice or normal control mice was exposed to UV radiation, and the other one was non-exposed. All of lenses were analyzed by TUNEL and caspase 3 activity assays to determine the difference of the apoptosis induced by UV radiation. In addition, exposed and non-exposed lenses were analyzed by quantified p53 expression and real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of Bax, Bid, Apaf-1, Puma and Noxa, to compare Eaf2 gene knockout mice and normal control mice. RESULTS UV radiation caused apoptosis of lens cells in normal control mice and Eaf2 knockout mice. Activity of caspase 3 was significantly higher in normal control mice than Eaf2 knockout mice. Expression of p53 protein was significantly higher in lenses exposed to UV radiation than nonexposed lenses, but was similar between Eaf2 gene knockout mice and normal control mice in the same UV condition. After exposing to UV radiation, the analysis of real-time RT-PCR demonstrated that mRNA levels of Puma and Noxa were significantly higher in lenses of normal control mice than Eaf2 gene knockout mice, and that mRNA levels of Bax, Bid and Apaf-1 were not significantly different between gene knockout mice and normal control mice. CONCLUSION Eaf2 increases lens cells apoptosis induced by ultraviolet radiation. And Eaf2 up-regulates expression of the Puma and the Noxa to act on lens cells apoptosis after UV radiation.
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- Fan Xiao
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China
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Cederlund M, Ghosh F, Arnér K, Andréasson S, Akerström B. Vitreous levels of oxidative stress biomarkers and the radical-scavenger α1-microglobulin/A1M in human rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2012; 251:725-32. [PMID: 22829194 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-012-2113-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To explore oxidative stress and the radical scavenger α(1)-microglobulin (A1M) in the vitreous body of human eyes with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). METHODS Levels of carbonyl groups, a marker of oxidative stress, and A1M were measured by ELISA and RIA in 14 vitreous samples derived from patients suffering from RRD, and compared with 14 samples from macula hole (MH) patients. Carbonyl group and A1M levels in RRD samples were statistically related to detachment characteristics. Analysis of total protein level, SDS-PAGE, and Western blotting of A1M was also performed. In a separate experiment, mRNA expression of A1M was measured by RT-PCR in rat retina explants. RESULTS Levels of carbonyl groups and A1M varied widely in RRD vitreous samples, but were significantly higher in samples derived from eyes with large detachment area and macula-off status, while the presence of vitreous hemorrhage did not show any significant correlation. Compared with MH samples, RRD samples displayed significantly higher levels of A1M, whereas changes in total protein levels and carbonyl groups were not significant. Novel forms of A1M, not previously seen in plasma, were found in the vitreous body by Western blotting. Furthermore, A1M expression was seen in rat retina explants and was upregulated after 24 h of culturing. CONCLUSION Oxidative stress is a prominent feature of human eyes with primary RRD, and is directly related to detachment severity. Affected eyes can launch a protective response in the form of the radical scavenger A1M possibly derived from the retina. The results thus indicate potential therapeutic cell loss prevention in RRD by employing the endogeneous radical scavenger A1M.
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- Martin Cederlund
- Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, BMC B14, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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Olofsson EM, Marklund SL, Behndig A. Enhanced age-related cataract in copper-zinc superoxide dismutase null mice. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2012; 40:813-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02794.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ishikawa Y, Hashizume K, Kishimoto S, Tezuka Y, Nishigori H, Yamamoto N, Kondo Y, Maruyama N, Ishigami A, Kurosaka D. Effect of vitamin C depletion on UVR-B induced cataract in SMP30/GNL knockout mice. Exp Eye Res 2012; 94:85-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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