Inhibition of LY294002 in retinal neovascularization via down-regulation the PI3K/AKT-VEGF pathway in vivo and in vitro
Inhibition of LY294002 in retinal neovascularization via down-regulation the PI3K/AKT-VEGF pathway in vivo and in vitro作者机构:Department of OphthalmologyShengjing Affiliated HospitalChina Medical University
出 版 物:《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 (国际眼科杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2018年第11卷第8期
页 面:1284-1289页
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基 金:Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81600747) Startup Foundation for Docotors of Liaoning Province (No.201501020)
主 题:vascular endothelial growth factor phospha-tidylinositol 3-kinase LY294002 retinopathy of prematurity retinal neovascularization
摘 要:AIM: To investigate the effects of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3 K) inhibitor LY294002 on retinal neovascularization(RNV) in the oxygen-induced retinopathy(OIR) mouse model and human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs).METHODS: C57 BL/6 J mice were randomly divided into normoxia-control, OIR-control and LY294002 treatment groups. LY294002 or phosphate-buffered solution was intraperitoneally injected daily into mouse pups from P6 to P9 in LY294002 treatment group or OIR-control group. Morphological and pathological changes in RNV, as well as expression levels of PI3 K, serine-threonine kinase(AKT) and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) were observed. HUVECs treating with LY294002 were exposed to hypoxia; the expression of PI3 K, AKT and VEGF were examined by Western blot and RT-PCR ***: Compared with the OIR-control group, LY294002 significantly inhibit RNV. Adenosine diphosphatase(ADPase) staining and hematoxylin and eosin staining indicated that the clock hour scores of neovascularization and the nuclei of pre-retinal neovascular cells in the LY294002 treatment group were clearly less than those in the OIR-control group(1.41±0.52 vs 6.20±1.21; 10.50±1.58 vs 22.25±1.82, both P〈0.05). Intravitreal injection of LY294002(in the LY294002 treatment group) markedly decreased PI3 K/AKT-VEGF expression compared with the OIR-control group by immunohistochemistry, Western blotting and RT-PCR(all P〈0.05). In HUVECs treated with hypoxia, expression of PI3 K, AKT and VEGF were downregulated in the hypoxia-LY294002 group(all P〈0.05).CONCLUSION: The PI3 K inhibitor LY294002 can inhibit RNV by downregulating PI3 K, AKT, and VEGF expression in vivo and in vitro. LY294002 may provide an effective method for preventing retinopathy of prematurity(ROP).