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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Ursodeoxycholic Acid Halts Pathological Neovascularization in a Mouse Model of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy.

Menaka C Thounaojam, Ravirajsinh N Jadeja, Shubhra Rajpurohit, Diana R Gutsaeva, Brian K Stansfield, Pamela M Martin, Manuela Bartoli

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Menaka C ThounaojamDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Ravirajsinh N JadejaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1712-454X
Shubhra RajpurohitDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Diana R GutsaevaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Brian K StansfieldDepartment of Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1105-8895
Pamela M MartinDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Manuela BartoliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Augusta University · US

Funding

Inflammation and retinopathy of prematurityR01EY029318 · NEI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI STANSFIELD, BRIAN KEVIN · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
Uric Acid and Diabetic RetinopathyR01EY028714 · NEI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI BARTOLI, MANUELA · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
Bile Acids and Complications of PrematurityR03HD097660 · NICHD · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI THOUNAOJAM, MENAKA CHANU · 2018 to 2019
$153k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development HD097660NEI NIH HHS EY028714NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029318NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD097660
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the leading cause of blindness in infants. We have investigated the efficacy of the secondary bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and its taurine and glycine conjugated derivatives tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) and glycoursodeoxycholic acid (GUDCA) in preventing retinal neovascularization (RNV) in an experimental model of ROP. Seven-day-old mice pups (P7) were subjected to oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) and were treated with bile acids for various durations. Analysis of retinal vascular growth and distribution revealed that UDCA treatment (50 mg/kg, P7-P17) of OIR mice decreased the extension of neovascular and avascular areas, whereas treatments with TUDCA and GUDCA showed no changes. UDCA also prevented reactive gliosis, preserved ganglion cell survival, and ameliorated OIR-induced blood retinal barrier dysfunction. These effects were associated with decreased levels of oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines, and normalization of the VEGF-STAT3 signaling axis. Furthermore, in vitro tube formation and permeability assays confirmed UDCA inhibitory activity toward VEGF-induced pro-angiogenic and pro-permeability effects on human retinal microvascular endothelial cells. Collectively, our results suggest that UDCA could represent a new effective therapy for ROP.

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bile acidsretinal neovascularizationretinopathy of prematurityUDCA

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