• Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China;
Liang Jingli, Email: liangjingli@tmu.edu.cn
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Objective  To investigate the effect of Nodal protein on retinal neovascularization under hypoxia. Methods In vivo animal experiment: 48 healthy C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into normal group, oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) group, OIR+dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) group and OIR+SB431542 group, with 12 mice in each group. Retinal neovascularization was observed in mice at 17 days of age by retina flat mount. Counts exceeded the number of vascular endothelial nuclei in the retinal inner boundary membrane (ILM) by hematoxylin eosin staining. In vivo cell experiment: human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (hRMEC) were divided into normal group, hypoxia group, hypoxia+DMSO group and hypoxia +SB431542 group. The cell proliferation was detected by thiazolyl blue colorimetry (MTT). The effect of SB431542 on hRMEC lumen formation was detected by Matrigel three-dimensional in vitro molding method. Cell migration in hRMEC was detected by cell scratch assay. The Seahorse XFe96 Cell Energy Metabolism analyzer measured extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) of intracellular glycolysis, glycolysis reserve, and glycolysis capacity. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare groups. Results In vivo animal experiment: compared with normal group, the neovascularization increased in OIR group (t=41.621, P<0.001). Compared with OIR group, the number of vascular endothelial nuclei breaking through ILM in OIR+SB431542 group was significantly reduced, and the difference was statistically significant (F=36.183, P<0.001). MTT test results showed that compared with normal group and hypoxia+SB431542 group, the cell proliferation of hypoxia group and hypoxia+DMSO group was significantly increased, and the difference was statistically significant (F=39.316, P<0.01). The cell proliferation of hypoxia+SB431542 group was significantly lower than that of hypoxia+DMSO group, and the difference was statistically significant (t=26.182, P<0.001). The number of intact lumen formation and migration cells in normal group, hypoxia group, hypoxia+DMSO group and hypoxia+SB431542 group were statistically significant (F=34.513, 41.862; P<0.001, <0.01). Compared with the hypoxia+DMSO group, the number of intact lumen formation and migrating cells in the hypoxia+SB431542 group decreased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (t=44.723, 31.178; P<0.001, <0.01). The results of cell energy metabolism showed that compared with the hypoxia +DMSO group, the ECAR of intracellular glycolysis and glycolysis reserve in the hypoxia +SB431542 group was decreased, and the ECAR of glycolysis capacity was increased, with statistical significance (t=26.175, 33.623, 37.276; P<0.05). Conclusion SB431542 can inhibit the proliferation, migration and the ability to form lumens, reduce the level of glycolysis of hRMECs cells induced by hypoxia.

Citation: Cao Jingjing, Han Feifei, Kou Zhenyu, Dong Lijie, Li Wenbo, Liang Jingli. Effect of SB431542 on retinal vascular endothelial cells under hypoxia. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2023, 39(12): 1004-1009. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20221107-00590 Copy

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