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ArticleOphthalmology science2023

The Interplay Between Metabolites and MicroRNAs in Aqueous Humor to Coordinate Corneal Endothelium Integrity.

Morio Ueno, Kengo Yoshii, Tomoko Yamashita, Kazuhiro Sonomura, Kazuko Asada, Eiko Ito, Tomoko Fujita, Chie Sotozono, Shigeru Kinoshita, Junji Hamuro

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Morio UenoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kengo YoshiiDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics in Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Tomoko YamashitaDepartment of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kazuhiro SonomuraLife Science Research Center, Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan.
Kazuko AsadaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Eiko ItoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Tomoko FujitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Chie SotozonoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Shigeru KinoshitaDepartment of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Junji HamuroDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine · JPShimadzu (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to clarify the interplay between metabolites and microRNAs (miRs) in the aqueous humor (AqH) of bullous keratopathy (BK) patients to retain human corneal endothelium (HCE) integrity. Design: Prospective, comparative, observational study. Participants: A total of 55 patients with BK and 31 patients with cataract (Cat) as control. Methods: A biostatic analysis of miRs and metabolites in the AqH, hierarchical clustering, and a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) analysis were employed. The miR levels in AqH of BK (n = 18) and Cat (n = 8) patients were determined using 3D-Gene human miR chips. Hierarchical clusters of metabolites detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry or gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in AqH specimens from 2 disease groups, BK (total n = 55) and Cat (total n = 31), were analyzed twice to confirm the reproducibility. The analytical procedure applied for investigating the association between metabolites and miRs in AqH was the exploratory data analysis of biostatistics to avoid any kind of prejudice. This research procedure includes a heat-map, cluster analysis, feature extraction techniques by principal component analysis, and a regression analysis method by Lasso. The cellular and released miR levels were validated using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and mitochondria membrane potential was assessed to determine the functional features of the released miRs. Main Outcome Measures: Identification of interacting metabolites and miRs in AqH attenuating HCE degeneration. Results: The metabolites that decreased in the AqH of BK patients revealed that 3-hydroxyisobutyric acid (HIB), 2-aminobutyric acid (AB) and branched-chain amino acids, and serine were categorized into the same cluster by hierarchical clustering of metabolites. The positive association of HIB with miR-34a-5p was confirmed ( Conclusions: Metabolites and miRs in AqH may synchronize in ensuring the integrity of the HCE to maintain efficient dehydration from the stroma. Financial Disclosures: Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references.

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Aqueous humorCornea endothelium failureLasso analysisMetabolitesMicroRNA

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