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ArticleExperimental eye research2019

Broad spectrum metabolomics for detection of abnormal metabolic pathways in a mouse model for retinitis pigmentosa.

Ellen R Weiss, Shoji Osawa, Yubin Xiong, Suraj Dhungana, James Carlson, Susan McRitchie, Timothy R Fennell

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Article in Experimental eye research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ellen R WeissDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA; The Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA; The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: erweiss@med.unc.edu.
Shoji OsawaDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Yubin XiongDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Suraj DhunganaEastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Resource Core, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
James CarlsonEastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Resource Core, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Susan McRitchieEastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Resource Core, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Nutrition Research Institute, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Timothy R FennellEastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Resource Core, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. Electronic address: fennell@rti.org.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USRTI International · US

Funding

RTI's Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Resource CenterU24DK097193 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SUMNER, SUSAN J · 2012 to 2017
$9.8M
DESENSITIZATION OF CONE VISUAL SIGNALING PATHWAYSR01EY012224 · NEI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WEISS, ELLEN RUTH · 2000 to 2019
$5.4M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY012224NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK097193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a degenerative disease of the retina that affects approximately 1 million people worldwide. There are multiple genetic causes of this disease, for which, at present, there are no effective therapeutic strategies. In the present report, we utilized broad spectrum metabolomics to identify perturbations in the metabolism of the rd10 mouse, a genetic model for RP that contains a mutation in Pde6β. These data provide novel insights into mechanisms that are potentially critical for retinal degeneration. C57BL/6J and rd10 mice were raised in cyclic light followed by either light or dark adaptation at postnatal day (P) 18, an early stage in the degeneration process. Mice raised entirely in the dark until P18 were also evaluated. After euthanasia, retinas were removed and extracted for analysis by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS). Compared to wild type mice, rd10 mice raised in cyclic light or in complete darkness demonstrate significant alterations in retinal pyrimidine and purine nucleotide metabolism, potentially disrupting deoxynucleotide pools necessary for mitochondrial DNA replication. Other metabolites that demonstrate significant increases are the Coenzyme A intermediate, 4'-phosphopantothenate, and acylcarnitines. The changes in these metabolites, identified for the first time in a model of RP, are highly likely to disrupt normal energy metabolism. High levels of nitrosoproline were also detected in rd10 retinas relative to those from wild type mice. These results suggest that nitrosative stress may be involved in retinal degeneration in this mouse model.

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Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidMass SpectrometryMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMetabolomeMetabolomicsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNitrosaminesPurine NucleotidesPyrimidinesRetinitis PigmentosaNitrosaminesnitrosoprolinePurine NucleotidesPyrimidinesDeoxynucleotideMetabolomicsNitric oxideRetinal degenerationUPLC-TOF-MS

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PMID30885711
PMCPMC6570542
OpenAlexW2922186616

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