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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2017

The inhibition of NOTCH2 reduces UVB-induced damage in retinal pigment epithelium cells.

Lanying Liu, Xin Zhou, Xielan Kuang, Chongde Long, Weiwei Liu, Yan Tang, Huijun Liu, Jia He, Zixin Huang, Yuting Fan and 2 more

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lanying LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Xin ZhouState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Xielan KuangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Chongde LongState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Weiwei LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Yan TangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Huijun LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Jia HeState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Zixin HuangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Yuting FanState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Qingjiong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Huangxuan ShenState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly. The pathogenesis of dry AMD remains indistinct and the mechanism of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells death in dry AMD is controversial. The aim of the present study was to investigate the functions of Notch signaling in ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced damage of RPE cells. It was identified that, in RPE cells, UVB increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induced cell apoptosis. In addition, UVB activated Notch signaling in a dose dependent manner. Surprisingly, NOTCH2, but not NOTCH1, was demonstrated to be the major Notch receptor in RPE cells. Under normal conditions, the inhibition of NOTCH2 reduced cell growth and cell migration, but had no impact on intracellular ROS and cell apoptosis. However, in the presence of UVB, the inhibition of NOTCH2, but not NOTCH1, attenuated intracellular ROS and cell apoptosis. The function of Notch signaling involved in UVB damage of RPE cells may not only be significant to understanding the pathogenesis of AMD (especially dry AMD), but also useful for designing effective therapeutic agents for dry AMD.

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Ultraviolet RaysApoptosisCell LineCells, CulturedCell SurvivalEpithelial CellsHumansReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptor, Notch2Retinal Pigment EpitheliumSignal TransductionTransduction, GeneticNOTCH2 protein, humanReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptor, Notch2

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