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ArticleAngiogenesis2018

Time-dependent LXR/RXR pathway modulation characterizes capillary remodeling in inflammatory corneal neovascularization.

Anthony Mukwaya, Anton Lennikov, Maria Xeroudaki, Pierfrancesco Mirabelli, Mieszko Lachota, Lasse Jensen, Beatrice Peebo, Neil Lagali

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Article in Angiogenesis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anthony MukwayaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9645-8942
Anton LennikovDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8625-1211
Maria XeroudakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8722-9155
Pierfrancesco MirabelliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4119-445X
Mieszko LachotaDepartment of Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2808-8916
Lasse JensenDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2338-357X
Beatrice PeeboDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5834-8622
Neil LagaliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden. neil.lagali@liu.se.ORCID 0000-0003-1079-4361
Linköping University · SEMedical University of Warsaw · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation in the normally immune-privileged cornea can initiate a pathologic angiogenic response causing vision-threatening corneal neovascularization. Inflammatory pathways, however, are numerous, complex and are activated in a time-dependent manner. Effective resolution of inflammation and associated angiogenesis in the cornea requires knowledge of these pathways and their time dependence, which has, to date, remained largely unexplored. Here, using a model of endogenous resolution of inflammation-induced corneal angiogenesis, we investigate the time dependence of inflammatory genes in effecting capillary regression and the return of corneal transparency. Endogenous capillary regression was characterized by a progressive thinning and remodeling of angiogenic capillaries and inflammatory cell retreat in vivo in the rat cornea. By whole-genome longitudinal microarray analysis, early suppression of VEGF ligand-receptor signaling and inflammatory pathways preceded an unexpected later-phase preferential activation of LXR/RXR, PPARα/RXRα and STAT3 canonical pathways, with a concurrent attenuation of LPS/IL-1 inhibition of RXR function and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways. Potent downstream inflammatory cytokines such as Cxcl5, IL-1β, IL-6 and Ccl2 were concomitantly downregulated during the remodeling phase. Upstream regulators of the inflammatory pathways included Socs3, Sparc and ApoE. A complex and coordinated time-dependent interplay between pro- and anti-inflammatory signaling pathways highlights a potential anti-inflammatory role of LXR/RXR, PPARα/RXRα and STAT3 signaling pathways in resolving inflammatory corneal angiogenesis.

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Signal TransductionVascular RemodelingAnimalsCapillariesCorneal NeovascularizationInflammationLiver X ReceptorsPPAR alphaRatsRats, WistarRetinoid X Receptor alphaSTAT3 Transcription FactorLiver X ReceptorsPPAR alphaRetinoid X Receptor alphaStat3 protein, ratSTAT3 Transcription FactorAngiogenesisCornea neovascularizationInflammationRemodeling

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