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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

A specific RIP3

Chang He, Yan Liu, Zijing Huang, Ziqi Yang, Tian Zhou, Sheng Liu, Zhaozhe Hao, Jing Wang, Qiumin Feng, Yizhi Liu and 2 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chang HeState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1178-5950
Yan LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Zijing HuangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2909-2538
Ziqi YangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Tian ZhouState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Sheng LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Zhaozhe HaoState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Jing WangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Qiumin FengState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Yizhi LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China; liuxl28@mail.sysu.edu.cn yihai.cao@ki.se yzliu62@yahoo.com.
Yihai CaoDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden liuxl28@mail.sysu.edu.cn yihai.cao@ki.se yzliu62@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1308-0065
Xialin LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China; liuxl28@mail.sysu.edu.cn yihai.cao@ki.se yzliu62@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2086-5805
Sun Yat-sen University · CNKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal neovascularization is a leading cause of severe visual loss in humans, and molecular mechanisms of microglial activation-driven angiogenesis remain unknown. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we identified a subpopulation of microglia named sMG2, which highly expressed necroptosis-related genes Rip3 and Mlkl. Genetic and pharmacological loss of function demonstrated that hypoxia-induced microglial activation committed to necroptosis through the RIP1/RIP3-mediated pathway. Specific deletion of Rip3 gene in microglia markedly decreased retinal neovascularization. Furthermore, hypoxia induced explosive release of abundant FGF2 in microglia through RIP3-mediated necroptosis. Importantly, blocking signaling components of the microglia necropotosis-FGF2 axis largely ablated retinal angiogenesis and combination therapy with simultaneously blocking VEGF produced synergistic antiangiogenic effects. Together, our data demonstrate that targeting the microglia necroptosis axis is an antiangiogenesis therapy for retinal neovascular diseases.

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NecroptosisAnimalsDrug Therapy, CombinationFibroblast Growth Factor 2HypoxiaMiceMicrogliaNeovascularization, PathologicProtein KinasesReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRetinal DiseasesRetinal VesselsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AFibroblast Growth Factor 2MLKL protein, mouseProtein KinasesReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRipk3 protein, mouseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AFGF2microglianecroptosisretinal angiogenesisRIP

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PMID33836603
PMCPMC7980367
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