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ArticleScientific reports2025

Covariation of scleral remodeling and PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in experimental myopia.

Xiaomeng Li, Xiaojing Liu, Yingxin Yu, Tuling Li, Lijie Guo, Guili Hu, Huixia Wei, Zhaohui Yang, Jinpeng Liu, Yixian Hao and 5 more

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  1. Role of Autophagy in Scleral Remodeling During Form-Deprivation Myopia.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  2. Scleral Postn Drives Myopia via Promoting Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026
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15 authors.

Xiaomeng LiShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Xiaojing LiuShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Yingxin YuShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Tuling LiShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Lijie GuoGuangzhou laboratory, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-0055
Guili HuShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Huixia WeiAffiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 48#, Yingxiongshan Road, Jinan, 250002, Shandong, China.
Zhaohui YangShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Jinpeng LiuShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Yixian HaoAffiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 48#, Yingxiongshan Road, Jinan, 250002, Shandong, China.
Ruixue ZhangShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Qiuxin WuAffiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 48#, Yingxiongshan Road, Jinan, 250002, Shandong, China.
Xuan LiaoDepartment of Ophthalmology of Affiliated Hospital and Medical School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, China.
Dadong GuoShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Jinan, 250002, China. dadonggene@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6965-9626
Hongsheng BiAffiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 48#, Yingxiongshan Road, Jinan, 250002, Shandong, China. azuresky1999@163.com.

Funding

2020 State Student Research Training in SDUTCM S202010441001National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFC2702100the Key R&D Program of Shandong Province 2019GSF108252the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82104937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the role of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in scleral remodeling in the development of negative lens-induced myopia (LIM). The change of scleral morphology in experimental myopic guinea pigs was observed by transmission electron microscopy, Masson staining, and TUNEL assay, respectively. Meanwhile, the levels of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway- and scleral remodeling-related molecules in scleral tissues were determined by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunofluorescence, immunohistochemical staining, and western blot, respectively. We found that 2-week myopic induction can elevate PIK3R3 and AKT2 levels and activate the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, enhance the expression of E-cadherin and matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2), and decrease the level of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP2), and collagen (COLI) in the scleral tissue of myopic guinea pigs, thereby leading to scleral remolding. However, 4-week myopic induction could inhibit the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and induce apoptosis, accompanied by increased MMP2, E-cadherin, and decreased TGF-β1, TIMP2, and COLI. Results reveal that the disturbed PI3K/AKT signaling plays a role in scleral remodeling in the experimental myopia through orchestrating apoptosis.

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MyopiaPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktScleraSignal TransductionAnimalsApoptosisCadherinsDisease Models, AnimalGuinea PigsMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2CadherinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCollagenExperimental myopiaPI3K/Akt signaling pathwayScleral remodelingTGF-β1

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PMID40216914
PMCPMC11992133

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