PMID- 19553623 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091204 LR - 20211020 IS - 1552-5783 (Electronic) IS - 0146-0404 (Print) IS - 0146-0404 (Linking) VI - 50 IP - 11 DP - 2009 Nov TI - Limited roles of Rdh8, Rdh12, and Abca4 in all-trans-retinal clearance in mouse retina. PG - 5435-43 LID - 10.1167/iovs.09-3944 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Although the retinoid cycle is essential for vision, all-trans-retinal and the side products of this cycle are toxic. Delayed clearance of all-trans-retinal causes accumulation of its condensation products, A2E, and all-trans-retinal dimer (RALdi), both associated with human macular degeneration. The protective roles were examined of the all-trans-RDHs, Rdh8 and Rdh12, and the ATP-binding cassette transporter Abca4, retinoid cycle enzymes involved in all-trans-retinal clearance. METHODS: Mice genetically engineered to lack Rdh8, Rdh12, and Abca4, either singly or in various combinations, were investigated because all-trans-retinal clearance is achieved by all-trans-RDHs and Abca4. Knockout mice were evaluated by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), electroretinography, retinal morphology, and visual retinoid profiling with HPLC and MS. ARPE19 cells were examined to evaluate A2E and RALdi oxidation and toxicity induced by exposure to UV and blue light. RESULTS: Rdh8(-/-)Abca4(-/-) and Rdh8(-/-)Rdh12(-/-)Abca4(-/-) mice displayed slowly progressive, severe retinal degeneration under room light conditions. Intense light-induced acute retinal degeneration was detected by SD-OCT in Rdh8(-/-)Rdh12(-/-)Abca4(-/-) mice. Amounts of A2E in the RPE correlated with diminished all-trans-retinal clearance, and the highest A2E amounts were found in Rdh8(-/-)Rdh12(-/-)Abca4(-/-) mice. However oxidized A2E was not found in any of these mice, and A2E oxidation was not induced by blue light and UV illumination of A2E-loaded ARPE19 cells. Of interest, addition of all-trans-retinal did activate retinoic acid receptors in cultured cells. CONCLUSIONS: Rdh8, Rdh12, and Abca4 all protect the retina and reduce A2E production by facilitating all-trans-retinal clearance. Delayed all-trans-retinal clearance contributes more than A2E oxidation to light-induced cellular toxicity. FAU - Maeda, Akiko AU - Maeda A AD - Department of Pharmacology, , School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4965, USA. aam19@case.edu FAU - Golczak, Marcin AU - Golczak M FAU - Maeda, Tadao AU - Maeda T FAU - Palczewski, Krzysztof AU - Palczewski K LA - eng GR - K08 EY019031/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 EY011373/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - EY08123/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30EY11373/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - K08EY019031/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - EY09339/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 EY011373-139005/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY009339/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY009339-20S1/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY008123/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090624 PL - United States TA - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci JT - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science JID - 7703701 RN - 0 (A2-E (N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine)) RN - 0 (ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters) RN - 0 (Abca4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Pyridinium Compounds) RN - 0 (Retinoids) RN - EC 1.1.- (Alcohol Oxidoreductases) RN - EC 1.1.- (Rdh12 protein, mouse) RN - EC 1.1.1.105 (Rdh8 protein, mouse) RN - EC 1.2.1.36 (Retinal Dehydrogenase) RN - RR725D715M (Retinaldehyde) SB - IM MH - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/*physiology MH - Alcohol Oxidoreductases/*physiology MH - Animals MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid MH - Electroretinography MH - Humans MH - Light/adverse effects MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Pyridinium Compounds/metabolism MH - Radiation Injuries, Experimental/etiology/*metabolism MH - Retina/radiation effects MH - Retinal Degeneration/diagnosis/etiology/*metabolism MH - Retinal Dehydrogenase/*physiology MH - Retinal Pigment Epithelium/metabolism MH - Retinaldehyde/*metabolism MH - Retinoids/metabolism MH - Tomography, Optical Coherence PMC - PMC2792889 MID - NIHMS161139 COIS- Disclosure: A. Maeda, None; M. Golczak, None; T. Maeda, None; K. Palczewski, None EDAT- 2009/06/26 09:00 MHDA- 2009/12/16 06:00 PMCR- 2009/12/14 CRDT- 2009/06/26 09:00 PHST- 2009/06/26 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/06/26 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/12/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2009/12/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - iovs.09-3944 [pii] AID - 10.1167/iovs.09-3944 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Nov;50(11):5435-43. doi: 10.1167/iovs.09-3944. Epub 2009 Jun 24.