Effect of αvβ3 Integrin Expression and Activity on Intraocular Pressure
Effect of αvβ3 Integrin Expression and Activity on Intraocular Pressure
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DOI:
10.1167/iovs.18-26038
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发表时间:
2019-04-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Peters, Donna M.
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作者:
Faralli, Jennifer A.;Fills, Mark S.;Peters, Donna M.
PURPOSE. To determine the effects of alpha v beta 3 integrin expression and activation on intraocular pressure (IOP).METHODS. Cre(+/-)beta 3(flox/flox) mice were treated with topical tamoxifen eye drops for 5 days to activate Cre and excise the beta 3 integrin gene from the anterior segment. IOP was measured weekly for 11 weeks using rebound tonometry. Mice were then killed and changes in expression of the beta 3 integrin subunit in Cre(+/-) beta 3(flox/flox) mice were determined using Western blotting analysis and immunofluorescence microscopy. To determine the effect of alpha v beta 3 integrin activation on outflow facility, porcine organ culture anterior segments (POCAS) were perfused with the alpha v beta 3 integrin-activating antibody AP5 or an isotype IgG control for 21 hours. The effect of alpha v beta 3 integrin activation on IOP was measured over 7 days in C57BL/6J mice intracamerally infused with AP5, AP3, IgG, or PBS.RESULTS. Deletion of the beta 3 integrin subunit using the tamoxifen-inducible Cre-loxP system resulted in a decrease in expression of the beta 3 integrin subunit in the trabecular meshwork and ciliary muscle. Morphologically no gross changes in the anterior segment were detected. Deletion of the beta 3 integrin subunit resulted in a significantly (P < 0.05) lower IOP in mice within 2 weeks following the tamoxifen treatment and persisted for 11 weeks. Activating the alpha v beta 3 integrin with the AP5 antibody resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) increase in IOP in C57BL/6J mice and a decrease in outflow facility in 42% of the POCAS.CONCLUSIONS. These studies demonstrate a role for alpha v beta 3 integrin signaling in the regulation of IOP.