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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Early Depletion of Neutrophils Reduces Retinal Inflammation and Neovascularization in Mice with Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy.

Devy Deliyanti, Varaporn Suphapimol, Phoebe Ang, Xiuying Tang, Abhirup Jayasimhan, Jennifer L Wilkinson-Berka

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Devy DeliyantiDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0390-3454
Varaporn SuphapimolDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Phoebe AngDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Xiuying TangDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Abhirup JayasimhanDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Jennifer L Wilkinson-BerkaDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3512-4030
The University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council APP1181462
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal inflammation is a central feature of ocular neovascular diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity, but the contribution of neutrophils to this process is not fully understood. We studied oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) which develops in two phases, featuring hyperoxia-induced retinal vaso-obliteration in phase I, followed by retinal neovascularization in phase II. As neutrophils are acute responders to tissue damage, we evaluated whether neutrophil depletion with an anti-Ly6G mAb administered in phase I OIR influenced retinal inflammation and vascular injury. Neutrophils were measured in blood and spleen via flow cytometry, and myeloperoxidase, an indicator of neutrophil activity, was evaluated in the retina using Western blotting. Retinal vasculopathy was assessed by quantitating vaso-obliteration, neovascularization, vascular leakage, and VEGF levels. The inflammatory factors, TNF, MCP-1, and ICAM-1 were measured in retina. In the OIR controls, neutrophils were increased in the blood and spleen in phase I but not phase II OIR. In OIR, the anti-Ly6G mAb reduced neutrophils in the blood and spleen, and myeloperoxidase, inflammation, and vasculopathy in the retina. Our findings revealed that the early rise in neutrophils in OIR primes the retina for an inflammatory and angiogenic response that promotes severe damage to the retinal vasculature.

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Retinal NeovascularizationRetinopathy of PrematurityAnimalsAnimals, NewbornDisease Models, AnimalInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PathologicNeutrophilsOxygenPeroxidaseRetinaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AOxygenPeroxidaseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesisneutrophilsretinopathyvascular leakage

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PMID37958664
PMCPMC10648252
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