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ArticleAging2025

Deciphering age-related transcriptomic changes in the mouse retinal pigment epithelium.

Sushil K Dubey, Rashmi Dubey, Kyungsik Jung, Alvaro G Hernandez, Mark E Kleinman

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Sushil K DubeyDepartment of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.
Rashmi DubeyDepartment of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.
Kyungsik JungDepartment of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.
Alvaro G HernandezRoy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Mark E KleinmanDepartment of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA.

Funding

The Role of Histone Deacetylases in Age-related Macular DegenerationR01EY028206 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI KLEINMAN, MARK E · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
Endothelial Cell Dysregulation in Neovascular AMDK08EY021757 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI KLEINMAN, MARK E · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Histone Expression in the Aging RPER01EY036138 · NEI · EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Mark E Kleinman · 2025 to 2026
$1.0M
NEI NIH HHS K08 EY021757NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028206NEI NIH HHS R01 EY036138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) leads to a gradual decline in RPE homeostasis over time, significantly impacting retinal health. Understanding the mechanisms underlying RPE aging is crucial for elucidating the background in which many age-related retinal pathologies develop. In this study, we compared the transcriptomes of young and aged mouse RPE and observed a marked upregulation of immunogenic, proinflammatory, and oxidative stress genes in aging RPE. Additionally, aging RPE exhibited dysregulation of pathways associated with visual perception and extracellular matrix production. Research on aging in post-natal quiescent RPE is hindered by the absence of relevant

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AgingRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTranscriptomeAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative Stresschronological aginginflammationoxidative stressretinal pigment epitheliumtranscriptome

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