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7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling

Accumulation of 7-ketocholesterol (7KC) occurs in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and was found previously to promote fibrosis, an untreatable cause of vision loss, partly through induction of endothelial-mesenchymal transition. To address the hypothesis that 7KC causes mesenchymal transition...

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Autores principales: Wang, Haibo, Ramshekar, Aniket, Cung, Thaonhi, Wallace-Carrete, Chris, Zaugg, Chandler, Nguyen, Jasmine, Stoddard, Gregory J., Hartnett, M. Elizabeth
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10299509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37373423
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241210276
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author Wang, Haibo
Ramshekar, Aniket
Cung, Thaonhi
Wallace-Carrete, Chris
Zaugg, Chandler
Nguyen, Jasmine
Stoddard, Gregory J.
Hartnett, M. Elizabeth
author_facet Wang, Haibo
Ramshekar, Aniket
Cung, Thaonhi
Wallace-Carrete, Chris
Zaugg, Chandler
Nguyen, Jasmine
Stoddard, Gregory J.
Hartnett, M. Elizabeth
author_sort Wang, Haibo
collection PubMed
description Accumulation of 7-ketocholesterol (7KC) occurs in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and was found previously to promote fibrosis, an untreatable cause of vision loss, partly through induction of endothelial-mesenchymal transition. To address the hypothesis that 7KC causes mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE), we exposed human primary RPE (hRPE) to 7KC or a control. 7KC-treated hRPE did not manifest increased mesenchymal markers, but instead maintained RPE-specific proteins and exhibited signs of senescence with increased serine phosphorylation of histone H3, serine/threonine phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR), p16 and p21, β-galactosidase labeling, and reduced LaminB1, suggesting senescence. The cells also developed senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) determined by increased IL-1β, IL-6, and VEGF through mTOR-mediated NF-κB signaling, and reduced barrier integrity that was restored by the mTOR inhibitor, rapamycin. 7KC-induced p21, VEGF, and IL-1β were inhibited by an inhibitor of protein kinase C. The kinase regulates IQGAP1 serine phosphorylation. Furthermore, after 7KC injection and laser-induced injury, mice with an IQGAP1 serine 1441-point mutation had significantly reduced fibrosis compared to littermate control mice. Our results provide evidence that age-related accumulation of 7KC in drusen mediates senescence and SASP in RPE, and IQGAP1 serine phosphorylation is important in causing fibrosis in AMD.
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spelling pubmed-102995092023-06-28 7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling Wang, Haibo Ramshekar, Aniket Cung, Thaonhi Wallace-Carrete, Chris Zaugg, Chandler Nguyen, Jasmine Stoddard, Gregory J. Hartnett, M. Elizabeth Int J Mol Sci Article Accumulation of 7-ketocholesterol (7KC) occurs in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and was found previously to promote fibrosis, an untreatable cause of vision loss, partly through induction of endothelial-mesenchymal transition. To address the hypothesis that 7KC causes mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE), we exposed human primary RPE (hRPE) to 7KC or a control. 7KC-treated hRPE did not manifest increased mesenchymal markers, but instead maintained RPE-specific proteins and exhibited signs of senescence with increased serine phosphorylation of histone H3, serine/threonine phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR), p16 and p21, β-galactosidase labeling, and reduced LaminB1, suggesting senescence. The cells also developed senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) determined by increased IL-1β, IL-6, and VEGF through mTOR-mediated NF-κB signaling, and reduced barrier integrity that was restored by the mTOR inhibitor, rapamycin. 7KC-induced p21, VEGF, and IL-1β were inhibited by an inhibitor of protein kinase C. The kinase regulates IQGAP1 serine phosphorylation. Furthermore, after 7KC injection and laser-induced injury, mice with an IQGAP1 serine 1441-point mutation had significantly reduced fibrosis compared to littermate control mice. Our results provide evidence that age-related accumulation of 7KC in drusen mediates senescence and SASP in RPE, and IQGAP1 serine phosphorylation is important in causing fibrosis in AMD. MDPI 2023-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10299509/ /pubmed/37373423 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241210276 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Wang, Haibo
Ramshekar, Aniket
Cung, Thaonhi
Wallace-Carrete, Chris
Zaugg, Chandler
Nguyen, Jasmine
Stoddard, Gregory J.
Hartnett, M. Elizabeth
7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling
title 7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling
title_full 7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling
title_fullStr 7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling
title_full_unstemmed 7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling
title_short 7-Ketocholesterol Promotes Retinal Pigment Epithelium Senescence and Fibrosis of Choroidal Neovascularization via IQGAP1 Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling
title_sort 7-ketocholesterol promotes retinal pigment epithelium senescence and fibrosis of choroidal neovascularization via iqgap1 phosphorylation-dependent signaling
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10299509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37373423
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms241210276
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