期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 21, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051693
关键词
diabetic retinopathy; extracellular vesicles; complement system; extracellular vesicles; retinal vascular damage; human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs); membrane attack complex (MAC)
资金
- MEAS Grant [MICL02163]
- NIH [RO1EY016077, R01EY025383, F32EY028426]
Several studies have suggested that there is a link between membrane attack complex (MAC) deposition in the retina and the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Our recent investigation demonstrated that circulating IgG-laden extracellular vesicles contribute to an increase in retinal vascular permeability in DR through activation of the complement system. However, the mechanism through which extracellular vesicle-induced complement activation contributes to retinal vascular cytolytic damage in DR is not well understood. In this study, we demonstrate that IgG-laden extracellular vesicles in rat plasma activate the classical complement pathway, and in vitro Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced rat diabetic plasma results in MAC deposition and cytolytic damage in human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs). Moreover, removal of the plasma extracellular vesicles reduced the MAC deposition and abrogated cytolytic damage seen in HRECs. Together, the results of this study demonstrate that complement activation by IgG-laden extracellular vesicles in plasma could lead to MAC deposition and contribute to endothelium damage and progression of DR.
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