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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2018

miR-211 regulates the antioxidant function of lens epithelial cells affected by age-related cataracts.

Bo Lu, Ian T Christensen, Li-Wei Ma, Tao Yu, Ling-Feng Jiang, Chun-Xia Wang, Li Feng, Jin-Song Zhang, Qi-Chang Yan, Xin-Ling Wang

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. A comprehensive investigation of identifying miRNA biomarkers and their potential role in age-related cataract by meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bo LuDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Ian T ChristensenUniversity of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
Li-Wei MaDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Tao YuDepartment of Medical Imaging, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning Province, China.
Ling-Feng JiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Chun-Xia WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Li FengDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Jin-Song ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Qi-Chang YanDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
Xin-Ling WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University; Key Laboratory of Lens Research of Liaoning Province, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110005, Liaoning Province, China.
China Medical University · CNFourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University · CNUniversity of Utah · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the effects and mechanism of miR-211 in mediating the antioxidant function of lens epithelial cells affected by age-related cataracts.

methodsReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect miR-211 expression in the anterior lens capsules of healthy people, the anterior lens capsules of patients with age-related cataracts, and human epithelial cell line (SRA01/04) cells exposed to oxidative stress. A 2', 7'-dichloro-fluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) probe was used to measure the levels of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human lens epithelial cells (hLECs) exposed to 400 µmol/L H

resultsCompared to the control group, expression of miR-211 in the anterior lens capsules of age-related cataract patients and in SRA01/04 cells exposed to oxidative stress was significantly increased (

conclusionmiR-211 is upregulated in the anterior lens capsules of age-related cataract patients. miR-211 decreased the antioxidative stress capacity of lens epithelial cells by upregulating p53 and Bax, while inhibiting cell proliferation and repair. This finding suggests that miR-211 may play a key role in the development of age-related cataracts.

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age-related cataractBaxmiR-211oxidative stressp53

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