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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2025

Oridonin Preserves Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cell Tight Junctions and Ameliorates Choroidal Neovascularization.

Juming Zhu, Dongmei Ding, Tao Sun, Yuting Zhang, Huizi Miao, Yunjie Gu, Ming Dai, Manhui Zhu

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Juming ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, The Yancheng Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
Dongmei DingDepartment of Ophthalmology, Huizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huizhou, Guangzhou, China.
Tao SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, The Yancheng Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
Yuting ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Huizi MiaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Huizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huizhou, Guangzhou, China.
Yunjie GuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Ming DaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng, The Yancheng Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
Manhui ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Lixiang Eye Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the role and mechanism of oridonin (ORI), a bioactive diterpenoid extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Rabdosia rubescens, on the integrity of outer blood-retinal barrier (oBRB) during choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Methods: ARPE-19 cells were exposed to hypoxia and treated with ORI. The expression of ZO-1 and occludin in the axis of TGFβR/SUV39H1/KLF11 was detected by WB, chromatin immunoprecipitation, luciferin report activity assay, and immunofluorescence assay (IF), and the effect of ORI on the barrier properties of ARPE-19 cells was studied. A laser-induced mouse CNV model was constructed, and ORI was administrated by oral gavage. IF on mouse choroid flat mounts was done to confirm the effect of ORI on BRB integrity. Indocyanine green angiography and IF on mouse retina-RPE-choroid flat mounts were performed to determine the effect of ORI on CNV formation and retinal function. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and TUNEL staining were carried out to appraise ocular and systemic cytotoxicity caused by ORI. Results: ORI protected ARPE-19 cells from hypoxia-induced destruction of barrier properties and promoted the expression of ZO-1 and occludin by the TGFβR/SUV39H1/KLF11 axis, maintaining barrier properties of ARPE-19 cells with hypoxia. ORI improved BRB integrity during laser-induced CNV in mice and mitigated laser-induced CNV formation in mice without any ocular or systemic cytotoxicity (n = 4-5 in each group). Conclusions: ORI ameliorates BRB integrity and subsequent formation of CNV via regulating the TGFβR/SUV39H1/KLF11 pathway in RPE cells.

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Choroidal NeovascularizationDiterpenes, KauraneRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTight JunctionsAnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierBlotting, WesternCell LineDisease Models, AnimalFluorescein AngiographyHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOccludinZonula Occludens-1 ProteinDiterpenes, KauraneOccludinZonula Occludens-1 Protein

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