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- Title
PlGF-1 and VEGFR-1 Pathway Regulation of the External Epithelial Hemato-Ocular Barrier.
- Authors
Miyamoto, N.; de Kozak, Y.; Normand, N.; Courtois, Y.; Jeanny, J. C.; BenEzra, D.; Behar-Cohen, F.
- Abstract
VEGF is considered as an important factor in the pathogenesis of macular edema. VEGF induces the rupture of the blood retinal barrier and may also influence the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) outer retinal barrier. The aim of this work was to analyze the influence of the VEGF receptor pathways in the modulation of the RPE barrier breakdown in vitro and in vivo. The ARPE19 human junctions in culture are modulated by VEGF through VEGFR-1 but not through VEGFR-2. PlGF-1, that is a pure agonist of VEGFR-1, is produced in ARPE-19 cells under hypoxic conditions and mimics VEGF effects on the external retinal barrier as measured by TER and inulin flux. In vivo, the intravitreous injection of PlGF-1 induces a rupture of the external retinal barrier together with a retinal edema. This effect is reversible within 4 days. VEGF-E, that is a pure agonist of VEGFR-2, does not induce any acute effect on the RPE barrier. These results demonstrate that PlGF-1 can reproduce alterations of the RPE barrier occurring during diabetic retinopathy. Copyright © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
VASCULAR endothelial growth factors; RETINAL degeneration; EDEMA; DIABETIC retinopathy; RETINAL diseases
- Publication
Ophthalmic Research, 2008, Vol 40, Issue 3/4, p203
- ISSN
0030-3747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000119877