细胞内
发病机制
水肿
下调和上调
水通道蛋白
医学
生物
内分泌学
细胞生物学
内科学
生物化学
基因
作者
Chaoyang Zhang,Da Luo,Hai Xie,Qian Yang,Dandan Liu,Lei Tang,Jingting Zhang,Weiye Li,Haibin Tian,Lixia Lü,Xiaodong Sun,Guo‐Tong Xu,Jingfa Zhang
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106559
摘要
Retinal Müller glial dysfunction and intracellular edema are important mechanisms leading to diabetic macular edema (DME). Aquaporin 11 (AQP11) is primarily expressed in Müller glia with unclear functions. This study aims to explore the role of AQP11 in the pathogenesis of intracellular edema of Müller glia in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Here, we found that AQP11 expression, primarily located at the endfeet of Müller glia, was down-regulated with diabetes progression, accompanied by intracellular edema, which was alleviated by intravitreal injection of lentivirus-mediated AQP11 overexpression. Similarly, intracellular edema of hypoxia-treated rat Müller cell line (rMC-1) was aggravated by AQP11 inhibition, while attenuated by AQP11 overexpression, accompanied by enhanced function in glutamate metabolism and reduced cell death. The down-regulation of AQP11 was also verified in the Müller glia from the epiretinal membranes (ERMs) of proliferative DR (PDR) patients. Mechanistically, down-regulation of AQP11 in DR was mediated by the HIF-1α-dependent and independent miRNA-AQP11 axis. Overall, we deciphered the AQP11 down-regulation, mediated by miRNA-AQP11 axis, resulted in Müller drainage dysfunction and subsequent intracellular edema in DR, which was partially reversed by AQP11 overexpression. Our findings propose a novel mechanism for the pathogenesis of DME, thus targeting AQP11 regulation provides a new therapeutic strategy for DME.
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