Removal of RPE lipofuscin results in rescue from retinal degeneration in a mouse model of advanced Stargardt disease: Role of reactive oxygen species.
Age-related macular degeneration
Lipofuscin
Mouse model
Pharmacological therapy
Reactive oxygen species
Retinal pigment epithelium
Stargardt disease
Journal
Free radical biology & medicine
ISSN: 1873-4596
Titre abrégé: Free Radic Biol Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8709159
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2022
03 2022
Historique:
received:
20
01
2022
revised:
17
02
2022
accepted:
22
02
2022
pubmed:
28
2
2022
medline:
6
4
2022
entrez:
27
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Accumulation of lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a hallmark of aging and is associated with retinal degeneration encountered in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt disease (SD). Currently, treatment for lipofuscin-induced retinal degeneration is unavailable. Here, we report that Remofuscin (INN: soraprazan, a tetrahydropyridoether small molecule) reverses lipofuscin accumulation in aged primary human RPE cells and is non-cytotoxic in aged SD mouse RPE cells in vitro. In addition, we show that the removal of lipofuscin after a single intravitreal injection of Remofuscin results in a rescue from retinal degeneration in a mouse model of advanced SD which is even accompanied by an amelioration of the retinal dysfunction. Finally, we demonstrate that the mechanism causing lipofuscinolysis may involve the reactive oxygen species generated via the presence of Remofuscin. These data suggest a possible therapeutic approach to untreatable lipofuscin-mediated diseases like AMD, SD and lipofuscinopathies in neurodegenerative diseases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35219849
pii: S0891-5849(22)00078-8
doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.02.025
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Lipofuscin
0
Reactive Oxygen Species
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
132-149Informations de copyright
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