In:
International Journal of Ophthalmology, Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO Press), Vol. 16, No. 3 ( 2023-3-18), p. 333-341
Kurzfassung:
AIM: To evaluate the regulation of the aberrant expression of collagen type IV alpha 1 chain (COL4A1) in the development of age-related cataract (ARC).
METHODS: Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot analysis were employed to evaluate the expression of COL4A1 in ARC patients and healthy controls. The proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of human lens epithelial cell (HLE-B3) were further analyzed under the condition of COL4A1 gene silence. Alteration of gene expression at mRNA level after knockdown COL4A1 were also evaluated by qRT-PCR on HLE-B3 cells. RESULTS: The aberrant expression of COL4A1 was identified a clinically associated with the ARC. Silencing of COL4A1 promoted the apoptosis and inhibited the proliferation of HLE-B3 by blocking the cell cycle. Moreover, COL4A1 gene silence didn’t affect the cytoskeleton of HLE-B3 but down-regulated the Collagen type IV Alpha 2 Chain (COL4A2), paired box 6 (PAX6), procollagen-lysine 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenases 1 (PLOD1) and procollagen-lysine 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenases 2 (PLOD2) expression levels in HLE-B3 cells. Silencing the COL4A1 gene induced EMT of the HLE-B3 cells by promoting the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) expression.
CONCLUSION: Silencing of COL4A1 induces S-phase arrest, also inhibits the proliferation and enhance HLE-B3 apoptosis and EMT, and down-regulates the expression of COL4A2, PAX6, PLOD1 and PLOD2. Thus, the expression alteration of COL4A1 may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of ARC.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2222-3959
,
2227-4898
DOI:
10.18240/ijo.2023.03.01
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO Press)
Publikationsdatum:
2023
ZDB Id:
2663246-9
