Targeted Knockdown of Overexpressed VEGFA or VEGF164 in Müller cells maintains retinal function by triggering different signaling mechanisms.

Abstract:

:Oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) upregulates Müller cell vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) that causes intravitreal neovascularization similar to severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Safety concerns exist with anti-VEGF treatment for ROP. We evaluated long-term knockdown of Müller cell-VEGFA with short-hairpin RNAs to VEGFA or VEGF164 via subretinal lentivirus delivery (L-VEGFAshRNA, L-VEGF164shRNA) on retinal structure and function in a rat OIR model. Lectin-stained retinal flat mounts analyzed for areas of avascular/total retina (AVA) and intravitreal neovascular/total retina (IVNV) showed initial significantly reduced IVNV by L-VEGFAshRNA and L-VEGF164shRNA compared to control, luciferase-shRNA lentivirus, without late recurrence. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and immunohistochemical sections (IHC) demonstrated changes in retinal layer thicknesses in L-VEGFAshRNA or L-VEGF164shRNA  compared to control. Ganzfeld electroretinograms were increased in L-VEGFAshRNA or L-VEGF164shRNA compared to control. Erythropoietin (EPO), brain-derived neurotrophic factor, glial-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) mRNAs were increased in L-VEGFAshRNA, but not L-VEGF164shRNA retinas. In cultured rat Müller cells, knockdown of VEGF upregulated NT-3 and EPO, whereas treatment with EPO activated neuroprotective signaling. Methods to reduce IVNV by selective knockdown of VEGFA, and particularly VEGF164, in Müller cells may have fewer deleterious effects than nonselective VEGFA inhibition to all cells in the retina.

journal_name

Sci Rep

journal_title

Scientific reports

authors

Becker S,Wang H,Simmons AB,Suwanmanee T,Stoddard GJ,Kafri T,Hartnett ME

doi

10.1038/s41598-018-20278-4

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Has Abstract

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2018-01-31 00:00:00

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2003

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1

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2045-2322

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10.1038/s41598-018-20278-4

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8

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