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ArticleCurrent eye research2018

Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) Receptor Antagonism Modulates Inflammatory Signaling in Experimental Uveitis.

Jasmine R Elison, Jessica E Weinstein, Kristopher G Sheets, Cornelius E Regan, Jennifer J Lentz, Maria Reinoso, William C Gordon, Nicolas G Bazan

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Article in Current eye research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jasmine R Elisona Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , LA , USA.
Jessica E Weinsteinb Department of Ophthalmology , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
Kristopher G Sheetsc Naval Oceanographic Office , Stennis Space Center , MS , USA.
Cornelius E Regana Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , LA , USA.
Jennifer J Lentza Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , LA , USA.
Maria Reinosoa Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , LA , USA.
William C Gordona Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , LA , USA.
Nicolas G Bazana Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine , Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans , LA , USA.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USStennis Space Center · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

RPE Messengers, Transcription &Photoreceptor RenewalR01EY005121 · NEI · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI Nicolas G. Bazan · 1985 to 2026
$9.1M
Multiphoton ConfocalP30GM103340 · NIGMS · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI BAZAN, NICOLAS G. · 2012 to 2016
$5.1M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY005121NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF) activates an inflammatory response that includes arachidonic acid release and prostaglandin production in the eye, increasing vascular permeability and inflammation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the action of LAU-0901, a novel PAF receptor antagonist, on experimental uveitis.

methodsUveitis was induced in Lewis rats by lipopolysaccharide treatment. LAU-0901 was then delivered systemically in different concentrations at plus 4 and 16 hours, or vehicle injected as controls. Additional animals were used for histological analyses of untreated, uveitis, and uveitis-plus-LAU-0901 retinas. Conventional histological and immunohistochemical methods were employed. A slit lamp and Spectral Domain-Ocular Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) retinal imager was used for anterior segment photography and posterior pole OCT. Rats were euthanized 4 hours after the second LAU-0901 injection in this 24-hour model. Aqueous humor was collected and quantified, and also analyzed for tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α).

resultsUveitic eyes demonstrated hypopyon formation, leukocyte infiltration, and an increase in aqueous protein and TNF-α levels. LAU-0901 treatment resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in inflammation, reflected by reduced total protein levels (up to a 64% reduction). Moreover, hypopyon was prevented, leukocytes were absent in vitreous and aqueous humor, and TNF-α levels were reduced by 91%.

conclusionsThe PAF receptor antagonist LAU-0901 decreases ocular inflammation in a rat model of anterior uveitis in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that use of this molecule may provide a means to attenuate inflammation onset and offer a future alternative or adjunctive treatment for ocular inflammation.

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AnimalsAqueous HumorDihydropyridinesDisease Models, AnimalMaleNeuroprotectionPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsRatsRats, Inbred LewReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUveitisDihydropyridinesLAU 0901platelet activating factor receptorPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInflammationLAU-0901lipopolysaccharideneuroprotectionplatelet-activating factoruveitis

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PMID29641916
PMCPMC6203441
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