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OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
卷 26, 期 8, 页码 1248-1260出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2017.1343855
关键词
Osteoprotegerin; proliferative diabetic retinopathy; RANK ligand; receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK); tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL); vitreous
资金
- King Saud University
- European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)/Sanofi Collaborative Programme 2015
Purpose: We investigated the expression of the proinflammatory and proangiogenic factor osteoprotegerin (OPG) and its ligands, receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL), tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), and the receptor RANK in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Materials and methods: Vitreous samples from PDR and nondiabetic control patients and epiretinal membranes from PDR patients were studied by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot analysis. Results: Vascular endothelial growth factor, OPG, and soluble RANK levels in vitreous samples from PDR patients were significantly higher than that in nondiabetic controls. Soluble TRAIL levels were significantly lower in PDR patients than that in nondiabetic control, whereas soluble RANKL levels did not differ significantly. RANKL, RANK, and TRAIL were expressed in vascular endothelial cells, myofibroblasts, and CD45-expressing leukocytes in PDR epiretinal membranes. Conclusions: Dysregulated expression of OPG/RANKL/RANK pathway and TRAIL might be related to inflammation and angiogenesis in PDR.
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