a Eye and Vision Science Laboratory, Department of Physiology , University of Louisville School of Medicine , Louisville , Kentucky , USA.
b Department of Physiology , University of Louisville School of Medicine , Louisville , Kentucky , USA.
Curr Eye Res. 2019 Mar;44(3):287-293. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2018.1542005. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
To characterize the global profile of circular RNAs (circRNAs) and their differential expression levels in homocysteine (Hcy)-treated ARPE-19 cells, a line of human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells.
We treated ARPE-19 cells with and without Hcy to investigate the influence of Hcy on circRNA expression levels using dedicated human circRNA microarrays.
A total of 12,233 circRNAs were identified out of them 54 were differentially expressed (17 were down-regulated, and 37 were up-regulated) with a fold change >2.0 (p < 0.05) in Hcy-treated versus untreated cells.
To our knowledge, this is the first report profiling circRNAs in human RPE cells post-Hcy treatment mimicking hyperhomocysteinemic (HHcy) conditions that negatively affect retinal biology and vision. These findings are of potential clinical significance as they will help understand Hcy metabolism and HHcy-mediated diseases and identify potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for eye diseases that are caused by elevated Hcy concentrations.
分析同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)处理的人视网膜色素上皮(RPE)细胞系 ARPE-19 中环状 RNA(circRNA)的全球特征及其差异表达水平。
用 Hcy 处理 ARPE-19 细胞,采用特定的人环状 RNA 微阵列检测 Hcy 对 circRNA 表达水平的影响。
共鉴定出 12233 个 circRNA,其中 54 个circRNA(17 个下调,37 个上调)在 Hcy 处理组与未处理组之间的差异倍数 >2.0(p < 0.05)。
据我们所知,这是首次在模拟高同型半胱氨酸血症(HHcy)条件下,即 Hcy 处理后对人 RPE 细胞 circRNA 进行特征分析的研究。这些发现具有潜在的临床意义,因为它们将有助于理解 Hcy 代谢和 HHcy 介导的疾病,并为因 Hcy 浓度升高而引起的眼部疾病确定潜在的诊断和治疗靶点。