April 2010
Volume 51, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2010
Attenuation of Retinal Neovascularization in Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy in AlphaB-Crystallin Knockout Mice
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • S. Kase
    Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
  • S. He
    Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
  • S. Sonoda
    Ophthal, Keck Sch of Med,
    Doheny Eye Institute, Pasadena, California
  • C. Spee
    Ophthalmology, Doheny Vision & Research Center, Los Angeles, California
  • M. Kitamura
    Ophthalmology,
    Doheny Eye Institute, Pasadena, California
  • S. J. Ryan
    Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
  • R. Kannan
    Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
  • D. R. Hinton
    Pathology, Keck School of Medicine USC, Los Angeles, California
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  S. Kase, None; S. He, None; S. Sonoda, None; C. Spee, None; M. Kitamura, None; S.J. Ryan, None; R. Kannan, None; D.R. Hinton, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH Grants EY 02061, EY 03040
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2010, Vol.51, 2941. doi:
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      S. Kase, S. He, S. Sonoda, C. Spee, M. Kitamura, S. J. Ryan, R. Kannan, D. R. Hinton; Attenuation of Retinal Neovascularization in Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy in AlphaB-Crystallin Knockout Mice. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010;51(13):2941.

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Abstract

Purpose: : AlphaB-crystallin is a chaperone belonging to the small heat shock protein family. The aim of this study was to examine a role of alphaB-crystallin in retinal angiogenesis in vivo.

Methods: : Retinal neovascularization was induced in oxygen-induced retinopathy in wild-type and alphaB-crystallin knockout (alphaB(-/-)) mice. Fluorescein angiography, histopathology, immunohistochemistry using antibodies for VEGF-A, phosphorylated alphaB-crystallin (pSer59), CD105, NG-1, VEGF-R2 antibodies, and TUNEL were performed in murine eyes at postnatal day 12 and 17 after exposure to hyperoxia. VEGF concentration and gene expression were analyzed by ELISA and real-time PCR in proteins and RNA extracted from posterior eyecups in treated mice, respectively. Expression of alphaB-crystallin, pSer59 and hypoxia-inducible factor (Hif)-1alpha were analyzed by Western blot, and VEGF binding to alphaB-crystallin in posterior eyecups was determined by immunoprecipitation.

Results: : Retinal neovascularization was prominently attenuated in alphaB(-/-) mice compared to wild-type mice as evaluated by fluorescein angiography and histopathology. Gene expression of VEGF, and Hif-1alpha and pSer59 protein expression were induced during retinal angiogenesis, but VEGF protein expression remained low in alphaB(-/-) retina compared with wild-type mice. Immunoprecipitation revealed alphaB-crystallin binding to VEGF during angiogenesis in wild-type mice. Immunoreactivity for CD105 was high in neovessels of wild-type mice, while NG-1 and VEGF-R2 expressions were similar in wild-type and alphaB(-/-) retinas. Endothelial cell apoptosis in newly formed vessels was significantly greater in alphaB(-/-) than in wild-type mice.

Conclusions: : Our studies point to the important role of alphaB-crystallin in retinal angiogenesis and its potential as a therapeutic target; attenuation of angiogenesis in alphaB(-/-) mice might be mediated by downregulation of VEGF through posttranslational mechanisms.

Keywords: retinal neovascularization • chaperones • vascular endothelial growth factor 
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