YAP is critical to inflammation, endothelial-mesenchymal transition and subretinal fibrosis in experimental choroidal neovascularization
Experimental Cell Research(2022)
摘要
Subretinal fibrosis causes local damage to the retina and irreversible vision loss, as the final stage of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). More recently, the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) has been considered one of the most significant sources of myofibroblasts in subretinal fibrosis, though the underpinning molecular mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, a series of experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that Yes-associated protein (YAP) may be involved in EndoMT and subretinal fibrosis. We demonstrated that transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2 stimulation induces YAP dephosphorylation (activated) and nuclear transcription in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Moreover, TGF-β2-mediated EndoMT and proinflammatory cytokine production in HUVECs were reduced by ROS clearance or YAP knockdown. Furthermore, the severity of subretinal fibrosis was markedly relieved by intravitreal administration of a small interfering RNA targeting YAP in the mouse laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) model. Our findings provide novel insights into a previously unknown effect of YAP on the EndoMT process and reveal YAP as a potential target for suppressing CNV-related subretinal fibrosis and protect vision.
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Choroidal neovascularization,Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition,Yes-associated protein,TGF-β2,Subretinal fibrosis,Reactive oxygen species
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