Downregulation of IRS-1 expression causes inhibition of corneal angiogenesis
Downregulation of IRS-1 expression causes inhibition of corneal angiogenesis
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DOI:
10.1167/iovs.05-0105
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发表时间:
2005-11-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Behar-Cohen, F
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作者:
Berdugo, M;Andrieu-Soler, C;Behar-Cohen, F
PURPOSE. The antiangiogenic effect of an antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) targeting insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 was evaluated on rat corneal neovascularization.METHODS. Eyes with neovessels were treated with subconjunctival injections of IRS-1 antisense oligonucleotide (ASODN), IRS-1 sense ODN (SODN), or PBS. At 8 and 24 hours after the first subconjunctival injection, the expression of IRS-1, VEGF, and IL-1 beta mRNA was evaluated. IRS-1 protein levels were also measured at 8 hours by Western blot analysis ( n = 4/group). On day 10, corneal neovascularization was quantified in flat-mount corneas of rats treated daily from days 4 to 9.RESULTS. On day 10, new vessels covered 95.5% +/- 4% of the corneal area in PBS-treated eyes, 92% +/- 7% in SODN-treated eyes and 59% +/- 20% in ASODN-treated eyes ( P < 0.001). In the ASODN-treated group, the expression and synthesis of IRS-1 were significantly downregulated when compared with the control groups. ASODN did not significantly affect the expression of VEGF but significantly decreased the expression of IL-1 beta at 24 hours ( P = 0.04).CONCLUSIONS. Subconjunctival injections of IRS-1 antisense ODN significantly inhibit rat corneal neovascularization. This effect may be mediated by a downregulation of IL-1 beta. IRS-1 proteins may be interesting targets for the regulation of angiogenesis mediated by insulin, hypoxia, or inflammation.