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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Lipid Droplet Accumulation Promotes RPE Dysfunction.

Tomohiro Yako, Wataru Otsu, Shinsuke Nakamura, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Hideaki Hara

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomohiro YakoMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Wataru OtsuDepartment of Biomedical Research Laboratory, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5930-1954
Shinsuke NakamuraMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Masamitsu ShimazawaMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9141-8733
Hideaki HaraMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
Gifu Pharmaceutical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an irreversibly progressive retinal degenerative disease characterized by dysfunction and loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). It has been suggested that impaired phagocytosis of the RPE is involved in the progression of non-exudative AMD, but the mechanism is not fully clear. In this study, we investigated the effect of lipid droplet accumulation on RPE function. Compared to young mice, the expression of lipid droplet-associated proteins increased in the RPE-choroidal complex, and lipid droplet in the RPE was observed in aged pigmented mice (12-month-old). Repeated treatment of the photoreceptor outer segment against ARPE-19 resulted in lipid droplets in ARPE-19 cells in vitro. Oleic acid treatment for ARPE-19 cells to form intracellular lipid droplet reduced the POS uptake into the ARPE-19 cells without causing a decrease in cell viability. The suppression of the POS uptake by lipid droplet formation improved by inhibiting lipid droplet formation using triacsin C. Moreover, the amount of intracellular reactive oxygen species was suppressed by the triacsin C treatment. These results indicate that lipid droplet is involved in the RPE dysfunction, and inhibiting lipid droplet formation may be a target for preventing and treating non-exudative AMD.

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Lipid DropletsRetinal Pigment EpitheliumAnimalsBiological TransportChoroidMiceReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Speciesaginglipid dropletphagocytosisretinal pigment epithelium

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PMID35163712
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