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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2010

A novel therapeutic target in inflammatory uveitis: transglutaminase 2 inhibitor.

Joonhong Sohn, Ju Byung Chae, Sun Young Lee, Soo-Youl Kim, June-Gone Kim

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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joonhong SohnDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hangil Eye Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Ju Byung Chae
Sun Young Lee
Soo-Youl Kim
June-Gone Kim
University of Ulsan · KRNune Eye Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOur goal was to investigate the effects of inhibition of transglutaminase 2 (TGase 2) on endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU)

methodsEIU was induced in female Lewis rats by single footpad injections of 200 microg of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). TGase 2 inhibitors were administered intraperitoneally 30 minutes before and at the time of LPS administration. Rats were sacrificed 24 hours after injection, and the effects of the TGase 2 inhibitors were evaluated by the number of intraocular inflammatory cells present on histologic sections and by measuring the TGase 2 activity and TGase products in the aqueous humor (AqH). TGase 2 substrates were also assayed in AqH from uveitis patients.

resultsClinical indications of EIU, the number of cells present on histologic sections, and TGase 2 activity in AqH increased in a time-dependent manner, peaking 24 hours after LPS injection. Inflammation in EIU was significantly reversed by treatment with TGase inhibitors. A 23-kDa cross-linked TGase substrate was identified in the AqH from EIU rats and uveitis patients. MALDI-TOF analysis showed that this substrate in uveitis patients was human Ig kappa chain C region.

conclusionsTGase 2 activity and its catalytic product were increased in the AqH of EIU rats. TGase 2 inhibition attenuated the degree of inflammation in EIU. Safe and stable TGase inhibitors may have great potential for the treatment of inflammatory uveitis.

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AnimalsDisease ProgressionEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleGTP-Binding ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2RatsRats, Inbred LewTransglutaminasesUveitisEnzyme InhibitorsGTP-Binding ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesProtein Glutamine gamma Glutamyltransferase 2Tgm2 protein, ratTransglutaminasesEndotoxin-induced uveitisLipopolysaccharidesTransglutaminases

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PMID20157411
PMCPMC2817820
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