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INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
卷 58, 期 3, 页码 1811-1823出版社
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-21331
关键词
TGF beta 2; TLR4; trabecular meshwork
资金
- Bright Focus Foundation [G2014063]
- National Institutes of Health [R01EY026529]
- Neurobiology of Aging Training Grant [T32AG020494]
PURPOSE. The trabecular meshwork (TM) is involved in the outflow of aqueous humor and intraocular pressure (IOP) regulation. Regulation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by TGF beta 2 signaling pathways in the TM has been extensively studied. Recent evidence has implicated toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the regulation of ECM and fibrogenesis in liver, kidney, lung, and skin. Here, we investigated the role of TGF beta 2-TLR4 signaling crosstalk in the regulation of the ECM in the TM and ocular hypertension. METHODS. Cross sections of human donor eyes, primary human TM cells in culture, and dissected mouse TM rings were used to determine Tlr4 expression in the TM. Trabecular meshwork cells in culture were treated with TGF beta 2 (5 ng/mL), TLR4 inhibitor (TAK-242, 15 lM), and a TLR4 ligand (cellular fibronectin isoform [cFN]-EDA). A/J (n = 13), AKR/J (n = 7), BALBc/J (n = 8), C3H/HeJ (n = 20), and C3H/HeOuJ (n = 10) mice were injected intravitreally with adenovirus 5 (Ad5). hTGF beta 2(c226s/c228s) in one eye, with the uninjected contralateral eye serving as a control. Conscious IOP measurements were taken using a TonoLab rebound tonometer. RESULTS. Toll-like receptor 4 is expressed in the human and mouse TM. Inhibition of TLR4 signaling in the presence of TGF beta 2 decreases fibronectin expression. Activation of TLR4 by cFN-EDA in the presence of TGF beta 2 further increases fibronectin, laminin, and collagen-1 expression, and TLR4 signaling inhibition blocks this effect. Ad5. hTGF beta 2(c226s/c228s) induces ocular hypertension in wild-type mice but has no effect in Tlr4 mutant (C3H/HeJ) mice. CONCLUSIONS. These studies identify TGF beta 2-TLR4 crosstalk as a novel pathway involved in ECM regulation in the TM and ocular hypertension. These data further explain the complex mechanisms involved in the development of glaucomatous TM damage.
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