TY - JOUR
T1 - Involvement of hyaluronan and its receptor CD44 with choroidal neovascularization
AU - Mochimaru, Hiroshi
AU - Takahashi, Eri
AU - Tsukamoto, Nobuo
AU - Miyazaki, Junichiro
AU - Yaguchi, Tomonori
AU - Koto, Takashi
AU - Kurihara, Toshihide
AU - Noda, Kousuke
AU - Ozawa, Yoko
AU - Ishimoto, Takatsugu
AU - Kawakami, Yutaka
AU - Tanihara, Hidenobu
AU - Saya, Hideyuki
AU - Ishida, Susumu
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - PURPOSE. CD44 is a cell-surface adhesion molecule and receptor for hyaluronan (HA), one of the major extracellular matrix components. The purpose of the present study was to clarify a role of HA and CD44 in the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV). METHODS. Laser photocoagulation was used to induce CNV in C57BL/6 mice or CD44-deficient mice. The mRNA expression of CD44 and HA synthase (HAS)-2 in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid complex was evaluated by DNA microarray and real-time RT-PCR analyses 3 days after laser treatment. HA synthesis and CD44 expression were examined by immunohistochemistry 1 week after photocoagulation. Mice with laser-induced CNV were systemically administered the HA synthesis inhibitor 4-methylumbelliferone (MU) or an anti- CD44-neutralizing antibody. The response of CNV was analyzed by volumetric measurements 1 week after photocoagulation. Macrophage infiltration into CNV lesions was evaluated by real-time RT-PCR for F4/80 3 days after laser-induced injury. RESULTS. The induction of CNV led to a significant increase in expression of CD44 and HAS2 mRNA. HA and CD44 were immunopositive in the CNV lesions. Compared with vehicle treatment, the systemic application of MU significantly attenuated CNV volume in a dose-dependent fashion, together with macrophage infiltration into the lesions. Consistently, antibody- based blockade of CD44 resulted in a significant reduction of CNV volume, compared with the isotype control. In contrast, genetic ablation of CD44 significantly augmented CNV formation together with HA accumulation and macrophage infiltration, compared with wild-type mice. CONCLUSIONS. These results indicate a significant role of HA and its receptor CD44 in the development of CNV. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
AB - PURPOSE. CD44 is a cell-surface adhesion molecule and receptor for hyaluronan (HA), one of the major extracellular matrix components. The purpose of the present study was to clarify a role of HA and CD44 in the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV). METHODS. Laser photocoagulation was used to induce CNV in C57BL/6 mice or CD44-deficient mice. The mRNA expression of CD44 and HA synthase (HAS)-2 in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid complex was evaluated by DNA microarray and real-time RT-PCR analyses 3 days after laser treatment. HA synthesis and CD44 expression were examined by immunohistochemistry 1 week after photocoagulation. Mice with laser-induced CNV were systemically administered the HA synthesis inhibitor 4-methylumbelliferone (MU) or an anti- CD44-neutralizing antibody. The response of CNV was analyzed by volumetric measurements 1 week after photocoagulation. Macrophage infiltration into CNV lesions was evaluated by real-time RT-PCR for F4/80 3 days after laser-induced injury. RESULTS. The induction of CNV led to a significant increase in expression of CD44 and HAS2 mRNA. HA and CD44 were immunopositive in the CNV lesions. Compared with vehicle treatment, the systemic application of MU significantly attenuated CNV volume in a dose-dependent fashion, together with macrophage infiltration into the lesions. Consistently, antibody- based blockade of CD44 resulted in a significant reduction of CNV volume, compared with the isotype control. In contrast, genetic ablation of CD44 significantly augmented CNV formation together with HA accumulation and macrophage infiltration, compared with wild-type mice. CONCLUSIONS. These results indicate a significant role of HA and its receptor CD44 in the development of CNV. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
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U2 - 10.1167/iovs.08-3044
DO - 10.1167/iovs.08-3044
M3 - Article
C2 - 19339747
AN - SCOPUS:70349232405
SN - 0146-0404
VL - 50
SP - 4410
EP - 4415
JO - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
JF - Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
IS - 9
ER -