垂直波分
小梁网
黄斑变性
眼科
光动力疗法
刺激
医学
青光眼
泡(药)
化学
癌症研究
小梁切除术
内科学
脉络膜新生血管
有机化学
作者
Weisheng Chen,Zhiyi Cao,Chandrasekharan Krishnan,Noorjahan Panjwani
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.09.012
摘要
Verteporfin, a photosensitizer, is used in photodynamic therapy to treat age-related macular degeneration. In a glaucoma mouse model, Verteporfin without light stimulation has been shown to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) but the mechanism is unknown. Recent studies have shown that Verteporfin inhibits YAP without light stimulation in cancer cells. Additionally, YAP has emerged as an important molecule in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. We hypothesize that YAP inactivation by Verteporfin in trabecular meshwork (TM) may be related to the reduced IOP observed in vivo. As contractility of TM tissues is associated with IOP, collagen gel contraction assay was used to assess the effect of Verteporfin on contractility of TM cells. Human TM cells were embedded in collagen gel and treated with Verteporfin for 48 h. Areas of collagen gel sizes were quantified by ImageJ. To assess the effect of Verteporfin on the expression of YAP, human TM cells were treated with Verteporfin for 24 h and the expression of YAP was determined by Western blotting. To determine the cytotoxic effect of Verteporfin, human TM cells were treated with Verteporfin for 24 h, and then the cell viability was assessed by WST-1. We demonstrated here that Verteporfin (i) abolishes TM cell-mediated collagen gel contraction in a dose-dependent manner, (ii) attenuates expression of YAP and CTGF (connective tissue growth factor, a direct YAP target gene) in a dose-dependent manner, and (iii) has no significant cytotoxicity below 2 μM. Taken together, Verteporfin may facilitate aqueous humor outflow through the conventional outflow system and reduce IOP by inactivating YAP.
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