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- Title
Integrated Analysis of Transcriptome and Proteome of the Human Cornea and Aqueous Humor Reveal Novel Biomarkers for Corneal Endothelial Cell Dysfunction.
- Authors
Moon, Chae-Eun; Kim, Chang Hwan; Jung, Jae Hun; Cho, Young Joo; Choi, Kee Yong; Han, Kyusun; Seo, Kyoung Yul; Lee, Hyung Keun; Ji, Yong Woo
- Abstract
Earlier studies have reported that elevated protein levels in the aqueous humor (AH) are associated with corneal endothelial cell dysfunction (CECD), but the details of the underlying mechanism as well as specific biomarkers for CECD remain elusive. In the present study, we aimed to identify protein markers in AH directly associated with changes to corneal endothelial cells (CECs), as AH can be easily obtained for analysis. We carried out an in-depth proteomic analysis of patient-derived AH as well as transcriptomic analysis of CECs from the same patients with bullous keratopathy (BK) resulting from CECD. We first determined differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) from CECs and AH in CECD, respectively. By combining transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, 13 shared upregulated markers and 22 shared downregulated markers were observed between DEGs and DEPs. Among these 35 candidates from biomarker profiling, three upregulated markers were finally verified via data-independent acquisition (DIA) proteomic analysis using additional individual AH samples, namely metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP1), Fc fragment of IgG binding protein (FCGBP), and angiopoietin-related protein 7 (ANGPTL7). Furthermore, we confirmed these AH biomarkers for CECD using individual immunoassay validation. Conclusively, our findings may provide valuable insights into the disease process and identify biofluid markers for the assessment of CEC function during BK development.
- Subjects
PROTEOMICS; ENDOTHELIAL cells; ENDOTHELIUM diseases; AQUEOUS humor; CORNEA; BIOMARKERS; PEPTIDASE
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 20, p15354
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms242015354