Effect of Smad7 gene overexpression on transforming growth factor beta-induced retinal pigment fibrosis in a proliferative vitreoretinopathy mouse model.
In: Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Jg. 125 (2007-05-01), Heft 5, S. 647-54
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Objective: To determine the effects of Smad7 gene transfer in the prevention of fibrogenic responses by the retinal pigment epithelium, a major cause of proliferative vitreoretinopathy after retinal detachment, in mice.
Methods: Retinal detachment-induced proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a mouse model. Forty-eight eyes received either an adenoviral gene transfer of Smad7 or Cre recombinase gene only. The eyes were histologically analyzed. A retinal pigment epithelial cell line, ARPE-19, was used to determine whether Smad7 gene transfection suppresses the fibrogenic response to transforming growth factor (TGF) beta2 exposure.
Results: The Smad7 gene transfer inhibited TGF-beta2/Smad signaling in ARPE-19 cells and expression of collagen type I and TGF-beta1 but had no effect on their basal levels. In vivo Smad7 overexpression resulted in suppression of Smad2/3 signals and of the fibrogenic response to epithelial-mesenchymal transition by the retinal pigment epithelium.
Conclusion: Smad7 gene transfer suppresses fibrogenic responses to TGF-beta2 by retinal pigment epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. Clinical Relevance Smad7 gene transfer might be a new strategy to prevent and treat proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
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Effect of Smad7 gene overexpression on transforming growth factor beta-induced retinal pigment fibrosis in a proliferative vitreoretinopathy mouse model.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Saika, S ; Yamanaka, O ; Nishikawa-Ishida, I ; Kitano, A ; Flanders, KC ; Okada, Y ; Ohnishi, Y ; Nakajima, Y ; Ikeda, K |
Zeitschrift: | Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Jg. 125 (2007-05-01), Heft 5, S. 647-54 |
Veröffentlichung: | Chicago, IL : American Medical Association, 2007 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0003-9950 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1001/archopht.125.5.647 |
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