Project description:The changes in the trabecular meshwork in steroid-induced glaucoma are similar to those in human primary open-angle glaucoma. To explore the changes in the trabecular meshwork in POAG, we extracted RNA from human trabecular meshwork cells with or without dexamethasone, followed by next-generation transcriptome sequencing to observe changes in gene expression in trabecular meshwork cells, thereby better understanding the mechanism of increased IOP.
Project description:Glucocorticoids with different chemical structures but similar glucocorticoid receptor potency regulate subsets of common and unique genes in human trabecular meshwork cells. Gene expression changes of human trabecular meshwork cells, TM 86 and TM 93, due to treatment with dexamethasone (Dex), fluocinolone acetonide (FA), and triamcinolone acetonide (TA).
Project description:Trabecular meshwork cells in eyes with glaucoma aquire mesenchymal phenotypes. The types of microRNAs in exosomes may differ between static and glaucomatous status and their effects on aqueous humor regulation are still uknown. We used microarrays to identify the differential microRNA expression related to interaction between trabecular meshwork cells and Schlemm's canal endothelial cells.
