Glaucoma is characterized by chronic progressive optic nerve damage and retinal ganglion cell death.Although extensive research has been conducted on neuroprotection for retinal ganglion cells,there is still no treatm...Glaucoma is characterized by chronic progressive optic nerve damage and retinal ganglion cell death.Although extensive research has been conducted on neuroprotection for retinal ganglion cells,there is still no treatment for clinical use.Recent evidence shows that extracellular vesicles isolated from a variety of stem cells are efficacious in retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection.In this study,we tested the novel extracellular vesicle source of the retinal progenitor R-28 cell line in vitro and in vivo.We isolated and characterized extracellular vesicles from R-28 cells and tested their therapeutic efficacy in terms of retinal ganglion cell survival in vitro and in an in vivo glaucoma model,measuring retinal ganglion cell survival and preservation of their axons.Additionally,we tested extracellular vesicles for their neuroprotective capacity in retinal ganglion cells differentiated from human embryonic stem cells.Finally,we investigated miRNA changes in retinal ganglion cells with R-28 extracellular vesicle treatment,and predicted possible pathways that may be modulated.R-28 extracellular vesicles improved retinal ganglion cell survival but failed to preserve axons significantly.Moreover,the results also illustrated the neuroprotection of R-28 extracellular vesicles on human retinal ganglion cells.Finally,we also showed changes in hsa-miRNA-4443,hsa-miRNA-216a-5p,hsa-let-7e-5p,hsa-miRNA-374b-5p,hsa-miRNA-331-3p,and hsa-miRNA-421 expressions,which may have neuroprotective potential on retinal ganglion cell degeneration.This study will pave the way for miRNA and extracellular vesicle-based neuroprotective therapies for glaucoma.展开更多
【目的】粉蚧是一类重要的世界性检疫性害虫,对果蔬产业以及水果的进出口贸易造成了巨大威胁。通常,口岸截获的粉蚧多为若虫或残体,加之隐存种的存在和较小的近缘种间差异,严重影响了基于形态学特征的粉蚧类害虫识别鉴定的准确性和及时...【目的】粉蚧是一类重要的世界性检疫性害虫,对果蔬产业以及水果的进出口贸易造成了巨大威胁。通常,口岸截获的粉蚧多为若虫或残体,加之隐存种的存在和较小的近缘种间差异,严重影响了基于形态学特征的粉蚧类害虫识别鉴定的准确性和及时性。本研究旨在明确DNA条形码技术对重大潜在入侵害虫大洋臀纹粉蚧Planococcus minor（Maskell）的鉴定有效性。【方法】以旅检截获的36头大洋臀纹粉蚧为对象、其近缘种柑橘臀纹粉蚧Pl.citri（Risso）为参照,以线粒体COI基因5＇端和3＇端序列以及核糖体28S r DNA D2-D3区段序列为分子标记进行比对分析,以K-2-P模型计算种内种间遗传距离,以最大似然法（maximum likelihood,ML）构建进化树并进行系统发育分析,同时利用Species Identifier物种识别软件评价3种基因片段对大洋臀纹粉蚧的鉴定效果。【结果】当分别以COI基因5＇端和3＇端序列为分子标记时,截获大洋臀纹粉蚧的碱基序列与NCBI中大洋臀纹粉蚧的序列一致性分别为100%和99%-100%,而与近缘种柑橘臀纹粉蚧COI基因5＇端和3＇端的核苷酸序列一致性分别为97%-98%和96%-98%;且大洋臀纹粉蚧和柑橘臀纹粉蚧分别存在5个和11个稳定的物种特异性识别位点;系统发育分析显示,截获的大洋臀纹粉蚧均与数据库中的大洋臀纹粉蚧聚为一支。当以28S r DNA D2-D3区段序列为分子标记时,臀纹粉蚧属各物种间高度保守,无法区分大洋臀纹粉蚧与其近缘种柑橘臀纹粉蚧;种间遗传距离仅为0.004。此外,物种识别软件评价结果显示,基于COI基因5＇端和3＇端序列的鉴定结果完全正确,而基于28S r DNA D2-D3区段序列的鉴定结果却存在45.2%-61.9%的模糊鉴定。【结论】基于COI基因5＇端和3＇端的DNA条形码技术完全可用于大洋臀纹粉蚧的快速准确鉴定及检测,对有效阻截其入侵和进一步扩散蔓延意义重大。展开更多
基金supported by a Ph.D.scholarship from the YLSY program of the Republic of Turkiye,Ministry of National Educationfunded by Fight for Sight UK,grant reference#5183/5184。
文摘Glaucoma is characterized by chronic progressive optic nerve damage and retinal ganglion cell death.Although extensive research has been conducted on neuroprotection for retinal ganglion cells,there is still no treatment for clinical use.Recent evidence shows that extracellular vesicles isolated from a variety of stem cells are efficacious in retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection.In this study,we tested the novel extracellular vesicle source of the retinal progenitor R-28 cell line in vitro and in vivo.We isolated and characterized extracellular vesicles from R-28 cells and tested their therapeutic efficacy in terms of retinal ganglion cell survival in vitro and in an in vivo glaucoma model,measuring retinal ganglion cell survival and preservation of their axons.Additionally,we tested extracellular vesicles for their neuroprotective capacity in retinal ganglion cells differentiated from human embryonic stem cells.Finally,we investigated miRNA changes in retinal ganglion cells with R-28 extracellular vesicle treatment,and predicted possible pathways that may be modulated.R-28 extracellular vesicles improved retinal ganglion cell survival but failed to preserve axons significantly.Moreover,the results also illustrated the neuroprotection of R-28 extracellular vesicles on human retinal ganglion cells.Finally,we also showed changes in hsa-miRNA-4443,hsa-miRNA-216a-5p,hsa-let-7e-5p,hsa-miRNA-374b-5p,hsa-miRNA-331-3p,and hsa-miRNA-421 expressions,which may have neuroprotective potential on retinal ganglion cell degeneration.This study will pave the way for miRNA and extracellular vesicle-based neuroprotective therapies for glaucoma.
文摘【目的】粉蚧是一类重要的世界性检疫性害虫,对果蔬产业以及水果的进出口贸易造成了巨大威胁。通常,口岸截获的粉蚧多为若虫或残体,加之隐存种的存在和较小的近缘种间差异,严重影响了基于形态学特征的粉蚧类害虫识别鉴定的准确性和及时性。本研究旨在明确DNA条形码技术对重大潜在入侵害虫大洋臀纹粉蚧Planococcus minor（Maskell）的鉴定有效性。【方法】以旅检截获的36头大洋臀纹粉蚧为对象、其近缘种柑橘臀纹粉蚧Pl.citri（Risso）为参照,以线粒体COI基因5＇端和3＇端序列以及核糖体28S r DNA D2-D3区段序列为分子标记进行比对分析,以K-2-P模型计算种内种间遗传距离,以最大似然法（maximum likelihood,ML）构建进化树并进行系统发育分析,同时利用Species Identifier物种识别软件评价3种基因片段对大洋臀纹粉蚧的鉴定效果。【结果】当分别以COI基因5＇端和3＇端序列为分子标记时,截获大洋臀纹粉蚧的碱基序列与NCBI中大洋臀纹粉蚧的序列一致性分别为100%和99%-100%,而与近缘种柑橘臀纹粉蚧COI基因5＇端和3＇端的核苷酸序列一致性分别为97%-98%和96%-98%;且大洋臀纹粉蚧和柑橘臀纹粉蚧分别存在5个和11个稳定的物种特异性识别位点;系统发育分析显示,截获的大洋臀纹粉蚧均与数据库中的大洋臀纹粉蚧聚为一支。当以28S r DNA D2-D3区段序列为分子标记时,臀纹粉蚧属各物种间高度保守,无法区分大洋臀纹粉蚧与其近缘种柑橘臀纹粉蚧;种间遗传距离仅为0.004。此外,物种识别软件评价结果显示,基于COI基因5＇端和3＇端序列的鉴定结果完全正确,而基于28S r DNA D2-D3区段序列的鉴定结果却存在45.2%-61.9%的模糊鉴定。【结论】基于COI基因5＇端和3＇端的DNA条形码技术完全可用于大洋臀纹粉蚧的快速准确鉴定及检测,对有效阻截其入侵和进一步扩散蔓延意义重大。
