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BIOLOGY-BASEL
卷 11, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biology11020278
关键词
cornea; UV; autophagy; nucleotide excision repair
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资金
- EU COST [CA18116]
- DFG Research Unit [FOR 2240]
- EU Horizon 2020 Arrest Blindness
- CMMC
The aim of this study was to document and compare the similarities and differences between the skin and the eye in terms of their protection mechanisms against ultraviolet radiation. The study found that the cornea, lacking the protective pigmentation of the skin, primarily relies on nucleotide excision repair to remove UV-induced DNA lesions. However, the mechanisms involved in the clearance of damaged material in the eye are poorly understood.
Simple Summary The sun is a deadly laser, and its damaging rays harm exposed tissues such as our skin and eyes. The skin's protection and repair mechanisms are well understood and utilized in therapeutic approaches while the eye lacks such complete understanding of its defenses and therefore often lacks therapeutic support in most cases. The aim here was to document the similarities and differences between the two tissues as well as understand where current research stands on ocular, particularly corneal, ultraviolet protection. The objective is to identify what mechanisms may be best suited for future investigation and valuable therapeutic approaches. Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation induces DNA lesions in all directly exposed tissues. In the human body, two tissues are chronically exposed to UV: the skin and the cornea. The most frequent UV-induced DNA lesions are cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) that can lead to apoptosis or induce tumorigenesis. Lacking the protective pigmentation of the skin, the transparent cornea is particularly dependent on nucleotide excision repair (NER) to remove UV-induced DNA lesions. The DNA damage response also triggers intracellular autophagy mechanisms to remove damaged material in the cornea; these mechanisms are poorly understood despite their noted involvement in UV-related diseases. Therapeutic solutions involving xenogenic DNA-repair enzymes such as T4 endonuclease V or photolyases exist and are widely distributed for dermatological use. The corneal field lacks a similar set of tools to address DNA-lesions in photovulnerable patients, such as those with genetic disorders or recently transplanted tissue.
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