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ArticleExperimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.)2021

Nuclear translocation of β-catenin induced by E-cadherin endocytosis causes recurrent erosion of diabetic cornea.

Wenbei Ma, Zhengyuan Xie, Hui Chen, Lina Zeng, Xiaohong Chen, Songfu Feng, Xiaohe Lu

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Article in Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenbei MaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9477-5381
Zhengyuan XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Jiangmen 529030, China.
Hui ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Lina ZengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Xiaohong ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Songfu FengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Xiaohe LuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Zhujiang Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrent epithelial erosion and refractory corneal ulcer are the clinical features of diabetic keratopathy (DK), which eventually lead to corneal scar and visual disturbance. In this study, we sought to determine the abnormalities of cell junction in diabetic corneal epithelial cells and the effect of high glucose on the β-catenin/E-cadherin complex. Corneal histology showed that corneal epithelial cells of high glucose mice were loosely arranged, and the immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of E-cadherin decreased, the levels of β-catenin increased in nuclear. High glucose-induced degradation and endocytosis of E-cadherin of corneal epithelial cells reduce the formation of β-catenin/E-cadherin complex and promote the nuclear translocation of β-catenin. Moreover, high glucose also activated the transcription and expression of matrix metallopeptidase and snail, which interfered with the adhesion of corneal epithelial cells to the basement membrane. These findings reveal that DK is associated with the dissociation of cell junctions. The maintenance of the stability of the β-catenin/E-cadherin complex may be a potential therapeutic target of refractory corneal ulcers in patients with diabetes.

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EndocytosisAnimalsBasement Membranebeta CateninBlood GlucoseBody WeightCadherinsCell DifferentiationCell NucleusCorneaDiabetes MellitusEpithelial CellsEpithelium, CornealFeeding BehaviorMatrix Metalloproteinase 10Micebeta CateninBlood GlucoseCadherinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 10Snail Family Transcription Factorscellular junctioncorneadiabetesE-cadherinβ-Catenin

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PMID33554651
PMCPMC8142105
OpenAlexW3126206095

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