• Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin Medical University Eye Institute, College of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Tianjin 300384, China;
Dong Lijie, Email: aitaomubang@126.com
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ObjectiveTo observe the effect of polypyramidine tract binding protein-associated splicing factor (PSF) towards advanced glycation end products (AGEs) induced the apoptosis of Müller cells in vitro.MethodsExperimental study. Müller cells were cultured and divided into groups according to the project design, plasmid enhanced green fluorescent protein-PSF were transfected into the cells to achieve the overexpression of PSF Müller cells in vitro, then cells were exposed to AGEs and the Morphological changes were observed by HE staining and Hoechst 33258 staining while the survival rate of cells were detected by MTT assay. The effects of PSF on AGEs-induced Müller apoptosis was measured by Cell Death Detection ELISA kit. Meanwhile, 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescin diacetate staining was performed to monitor the protective effects of PSF on AGEs-induced Müller cells ROS.ResultsThe morphology of cells in normal group was full and the cytoplasm staining was uniform. In N+AGEs group and Vec+AGEs group, cell volume decreased, cytoplasm was dense and concentrated, and eosinophilic staining was enhanced. The cell morphology of PSF+AGEs group was still full, with uniform cytoplasm staining and uniform nucleus staining. The viability of N+AGEs group, Vec+AGEs group and PSF+AGEs group were 0.42±0.11, 0.35±0.12 and 0.68±0.12. The apoptosis values were 1.08±0.16, 0.96±0.20 and 0.44±0.08. The intracellular ROS levels were 28 833.67±3 550.06, 28 356.67±4 854.81, 186 163.00±382.54. Compared with N+AGEs group and Vec+AGEs group, the cell viability of PSF+AGEs group was significantly improved (F=20.65, P=0.000), cell apoptosis value (F=43.43, P=0.000) and intracellular ROS level (F=18.86, P=0.000).ConclusionPSF overexpression play a protective role in AGEs-induced apoptosis by inhibiting the production of ROS in Müller cells.

Citation: Tian Fang, Hu Bojie, Li Wenbo, Huang Liangyu, Gao Meizi, Su Ruihong, Zhang Xiaomin, Li Xiaorong, Dong Lijie. Effects of polypyramidine tract binding protein-associated splicing factor overexpression on apoptosis of human Müller cells under advanced glycation end products treatment. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2019, 35(1): 70-75. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2019.01.015 Copy

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