PMID- 18515580 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080718 LR - 20161124 IS - 0146-0404 (Print) IS - 0146-0404 (Linking) VI - 49 IP - 6 DP - 2008 Jun TI - Induction of amyloid beta accumulation by ER calcium disruption and resultant upregulation of angiogenic factors in ARPE19 cells. PG - 2376-83 LID - 10.1167/iovs.07-1067 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the intracellular mechanisms that induce amyloid beta (Abeta) accumulation and angiogenesis in the human retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE19. METHODS: The authors used two endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-inducing reagents, thapsigargin (TG), which inhibits the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic calcium (Ca)2+-ATPase, and tunicamycin (TM), which inhibits N-linked glycosylation. The expression pattern of Abeta-precursor protein (APP) splice variants was investigated by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. Cellular expressions of both a series of Abeta metabolism-related factors and angiogenic factors were evaluated by real-time RT-PCR and Western blot (VEGF). Expression of caspase-4 was examined by real-time RT-PCR and Western blot to evaluate the effect of the ER stressor. Intracellular Ca elevation by TG was evaluated by Ca2+ imaging experiments. Dimethyl sulfoxide and staurosporine were used as a nonreagent control and as an apoptosis-inducing reagent through mitochondria not ER, respectively. RESULTS: TG-treated ARPE19 cells increased the mRNA expression of Abeta production-inducing APP splice variants and reduced that of neprilysin, a catabolic enzyme for Abeta. TG-treated ARPE19 cells produced increases in VEGF, TNF-alpha, TACE mRNA, and VEGF protein expressions and a decrease in PEDF mRNA expression. TG-treated ARPE19 cells induced the expression of active more than TM-treated casepase-4. The intracellular Ca concentration was elevated in only TG-treated ARPE19 cells. CONCLUSIONS: TG-treated ARPE19 cells showed both Abeta accumulation-inducible and angiogenic factor mRNA expression patterns. This study suggests the possibility that ER stress through ER calcium disruption may induce the expression not only of Abeta deposit-promoting factors but also angiogenic factors in the retinal pigment epithelium. FAU - Koyama, Yoshihisa AU - Koyama Y AD - Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Matsuzaki, Shinsuke AU - Matsuzaki S FAU - Gomi, Fumi AU - Gomi F FAU - Yamada, Kohei AU - Yamada K FAU - Katayama, Taiichi AU - Katayama T FAU - Sato, Kohji AU - Sato K FAU - Kumada, Tatsuro AU - Kumada T FAU - Fukuda, Atsuo AU - Fukuda A FAU - Matsuda, Satoshi AU - Matsuda S FAU - Tano, Yasuo AU - Tano Y FAU - Tohyama, Masaya AU - Tohyama M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci JT - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science JID - 7703701 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor) RN - 0 (Angiogenic Proteins) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Eye Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Serpins) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (VEGFA protein, human) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 0 (pigment epithelium-derived factor) RN - 11089-65-9 (Tunicamycin) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (CASP4 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases, Initiator) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (ADAM Proteins) RN - EC 3.4.24.86 (ADAM17 Protein) RN - EC 3.4.24.86 (ADAM17 protein, human) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - ADAM Proteins/genetics MH - ADAM17 Protein MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor MH - Angiogenic Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Blotting, Western MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Caspases, Initiator/genetics MH - Cell Line MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Eye Proteins/genetics MH - Humans MH - Nerve Growth Factors/genetics MH - Pigment Epithelium of Eye/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Protein Isoforms/genetics MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Serpins/genetics MH - Thapsigargin/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics MH - Tunicamycin/*pharmacology MH - Up-Regulation MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics EDAT- 2008/06/03 09:00 MHDA- 2008/07/19 09:00 CRDT- 2008/06/03 09:00 PHST- 2008/06/03 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/07/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/06/03 09:00 [entrez] AID - 49/6/2376 [pii] AID - 10.1167/iovs.07-1067 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jun;49(6):2376-83. doi: 10.1167/iovs.07-1067.