Project description:To characterize vitreous humor (VH) exosomes and to explore their role in the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) using mass-spectrometry based proteome profiling.
Project description:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a severe vision-threatening disorder characterized by the formation of cicatricial fibrous membranes leading to traction retinal detachment. As the pathophysiology remains unclear, there has been no effective therapeutic approach to date other than vitreoretinal surgery.
Project description:Human embryonic stem-cell derived retinal pigment epithelial cells were co-stimulated with TNF-α and TGF-β1 to model a retinal scarring complication, proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Thermogelling polymer prevented this scarring complication. To understand the polymer-cell interaction and ultimately the mechanism underlying it's anti-scarring activity, RNA-Seq was performed.
Project description:Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals the heterogeneity of microglia in fibrous membrane derived from proliferative diabetic retinopathy and proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Project description:The plasticity of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) has been observed during proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), a defective repair process in humans. In contrast, in the embryonic chick, the RPE can be efficiently reprogrammed to regenerate a complete neural retina after surgical removal and when supplied an exogenous source of FGF2. Here, we analyzed discrete RPE cell populations during early times of transiently reprogrammed (RPE 6 hours post-retinectomy) and reprogrammed (RPE 6 hours post-retinectomy and FGF2 treatment) cells, using laser capture microdissection followed by RNA sequencing (LCM-seq) and computational analysis.
Project description:Fibrous membrane (FM), the hallmark for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), can cause hemorrhages and retinal detachment, which may lead to blindness if not properly treated. However, little is known about the pathophysiology of FM. In this study, we successfully employed single-cell RNA sequencing on the small-sized vitreous FMs, and generated a comprehensive cell atlas of FMs derived from PVR and PDR. Distinct cell compositions were identified in the FMs, with microglia as the major cell population. Additionally, our analysis revealed a spectrum of microglia activation states with distinct molecular signatures and intercellular interactions in disease-specific microenvironment. This description of microglia phenotypes in the FM of PVR and PDR may offer insight into the activation of microglia in the FM pathogenesis, as well as potential signaling pathways amenable to disease-specific intervention.
Project description:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a severe vision-threatening disorder characterized by the formation of cicatricial fibrous membranes leading to traction retinal detachment. As the pathophysiology remains unclear, there has been no effective therapeutic approach to date other than vitreoretinal surgery. In order to identify genes associated with the pathogenesis of PVR, we performed gene expression analyses in fibrous membrane in patients with PVR using DNA microarray technology. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kyushu University Hospital and Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, and the surgical specimens were handled in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1989 Declaration of Helsinki. All patients gave informed consent before inclusion in the study. Fibrousl membranes were surgically dissected from the retinal surface with horizontal scissors of patients with PVR undergoing pars plana vitrectomy. Total RNA were extracted from the fibrous membranes with three different PVR patients. RNA from human retina was obtained from Clontech (Palo Alto, CA).
Project description:Expression profile of peripheral immune cells-derived coding and long non-coding RNAs in patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy
