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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2025

Ocular Tissue-Specific Amino Acid Metabolism in Gyrate Atrophy.

Artjola Puja, Jinyu Lu, Jianhai Du

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Artjola PujaWest Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Jinyu LuWest Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Jianhai DuWest Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. jianhai.du@hsc.wvu.edu.

Funding

Metabolic dysfunction from ECM remodeling in diseases of human RPER01EY034364 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Jennifer Rayming Chao, Jianhai Du · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Retinal Mitochondrial Metabolism in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01EY031324 · NEI · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI DU, JIANHAI · 2021 to 2024
$2.0M
Proline metabolism in retinal healthR01EY032462 · NEI · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI DU, JIANHAI · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Metabolism of AMD iPSC-derived RPEU01EY034591 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CHAO, JENNIFER RAYMING, DU, JIANHAI · 2022 to 2024
$1.3M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031324NEI NIH HHS R01 EY032462NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034364NEI NIH HHS U01 EY034591
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) causes gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina (GACR), a rare autosomal inherited disorder characterized by a substantial elevation in plasma ornithine and progressive chorioretinal degeneration. While OAT is expressed in many tissues, the deficiency mainly affects the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/choroid and retina, progressing from the periphery to the macula. RPE has been identified as the initial site of damage in GACR. Amino acid metabolism is crucial for the RPE function and its support for retinal metabolism. In GACR, in addition to ornithine, the metabolism of multiple amino acids is disrupted. This review explores the tissue-specific differences in amino acid metabolism between macular and peripheral ocular regions that may contribute to the pathophysiology of the disease.

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Amino AcidsGyrate AtrophyRetinal Pigment EpitheliumAnimalsChoroidHumansOrgan SpecificityOrnithine-Oxo-Acid TransaminaseAmino AcidsOrnithine-Oxo-Acid TransaminaseAmino acidGyrate atrophyMaculaOrnithineOrnithine aminotransferaseRetinal metabolism

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PMID39930209
PMCPMC11949103

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