Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma

Purpose: Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is associated with increased intraocular pressure, optic nerve damage, and progressive vision loss, but the molecular mechanism that underpins retinal ganglion neuropathy in PACG remains poorly understood. To better understand the pathogenesis of human...

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Main Authors: Adav, Sunil Shankar, Wei, Jin, Qian, Jingru, Gan, Nicola Yi'An, Yip, Leonard W. L., Sze, Siu Kwan
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1515142021-06-29T06:59:40Z Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma Adav, Sunil Shankar Wei, Jin Qian, Jingru Gan, Nicola Yi'An Yip, Leonard W. L. Sze, Siu Kwan School of Biological Sciences Science::Biological sciences Glaucoma Aqueous Humor Purpose: Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is associated with increased intraocular pressure, optic nerve damage, and progressive vision loss, but the molecular mechanism that underpins retinal ganglion neuropathy in PACG remains poorly understood. To better understand the pathogenesis of human PACG, we performed the first comprehensive proteomic analysis of aqueous humor (AH) samples from PACG patients and matched control donors to study pathogenic alteration in AH composition in disease. Methods: High-resolution, label-free, liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomic analyses were performed in AH samples collected from PACG patients and a matched control cohort of patients with cataracts. Results: The AH proteome comprised of 1363 distinct proteins, of which more than 50% were differentially expressed in PACG (773 total; 501 up-regulated, 272 down-regulated). AH from PACG patients was enriched in atypical collagens and fibronectins, suggesting that the composition of the trabecular matrix is significantly altered in disease. Pathway and cluster analyses revealed that AH protein modulation in PACG is closely associated with biological processes including platelet degranulation, cellular import/export mechanisms, and control of protease activity. In addition, critical mediators of oxygen homeostasis and neuronal function in AH were significantly dysregulated in disease, strongly implicating oxidative stress responses in PACG-associated nerve damage. Conclusions: Altered AH proteome in human PACG indicated oxidative stress in the neuronal damage that preceded vision loss. Identifying key mediators of PACG pathology will yield new prognostic biomarkers and novel targets for future therapeutic interventions. Ministry of Education (MOE) National Medical Research Council (NMRC) This work is in part supported by grants from the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE2014-T2-2-043 and MOE2016-T2-2-018), the National Medical Research Council of Singapore (NMRC-OF-IRG-0003-2016), and National Healthcare Group Small Innovative Grant (Grant # 13018). 2021-06-29T06:59:40Z 2021-06-29T06:59:40Z 2019 Journal Article Adav, S. S., Wei, J., Qian, J., Gan, N. Y., Yip, L. W. L. & Sze, S. K. (2019). Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma. International Ophthalmology, 39(4), 861-871. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10792-018-0885-3 0165-5701 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151514 10.1007/s10792-018-0885-3 29536409 2-s2.0-85043706638 4 39 861 871 en MOE2014-T2-2-043 MOE2016-T2-2-018 NMRC-OF-IRG-0003-2016 Grant #13018 International Ophthalmology © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
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Singapore
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topic Science::Biological sciences
Glaucoma
Aqueous Humor
spellingShingle Science::Biological sciences
Glaucoma
Aqueous Humor
Adav, Sunil Shankar
Wei, Jin
Qian, Jingru
Gan, Nicola Yi'An
Yip, Leonard W. L.
Sze, Siu Kwan
Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
description Purpose: Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is associated with increased intraocular pressure, optic nerve damage, and progressive vision loss, but the molecular mechanism that underpins retinal ganglion neuropathy in PACG remains poorly understood. To better understand the pathogenesis of human PACG, we performed the first comprehensive proteomic analysis of aqueous humor (AH) samples from PACG patients and matched control donors to study pathogenic alteration in AH composition in disease. Methods: High-resolution, label-free, liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomic analyses were performed in AH samples collected from PACG patients and a matched control cohort of patients with cataracts. Results: The AH proteome comprised of 1363 distinct proteins, of which more than 50% were differentially expressed in PACG (773 total; 501 up-regulated, 272 down-regulated). AH from PACG patients was enriched in atypical collagens and fibronectins, suggesting that the composition of the trabecular matrix is significantly altered in disease. Pathway and cluster analyses revealed that AH protein modulation in PACG is closely associated with biological processes including platelet degranulation, cellular import/export mechanisms, and control of protease activity. In addition, critical mediators of oxygen homeostasis and neuronal function in AH were significantly dysregulated in disease, strongly implicating oxidative stress responses in PACG-associated nerve damage. Conclusions: Altered AH proteome in human PACG indicated oxidative stress in the neuronal damage that preceded vision loss. Identifying key mediators of PACG pathology will yield new prognostic biomarkers and novel targets for future therapeutic interventions.
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Adav, Sunil Shankar
Wei, Jin
Qian, Jingru
Gan, Nicola Yi'An
Yip, Leonard W. L.
Sze, Siu Kwan
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author Adav, Sunil Shankar
Wei, Jin
Qian, Jingru
Gan, Nicola Yi'An
Yip, Leonard W. L.
Sze, Siu Kwan
author_sort Adav, Sunil Shankar
title Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
title_short Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
title_full Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
title_fullStr Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
title_full_unstemmed Aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
title_sort aqueous humor protein dysregulation in primary angle-closure glaucoma
publishDate 2021
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151514
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