PMID- 35816041 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220713 LR - 20220822 IS - 1552-5783 (Electronic) IS - 0146-0404 (Print) IS - 0146-0404 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 8 DP - 2022 Jul 8 TI - Interleukin-19 Promotes Retinal Neovascularization in a Mouse Model of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy. PG - 9 LID - 10.1167/iovs.63.8.9 [doi] LID - 9 AB - PURPOSE: Retinal neovascularization is a major cause of blindness. This study aimed to investigate the effects of IL-19 and the underlying mechanisms in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). METHODS: C57BL/6J wild-type mice and IL-19 knockout (KO) mice were used to establish an OIR mouse model. Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) with or without recombinant IL-19 (rIL-19) stimulation were injected intravitreally. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the mRNA expressions. ELISA and western blotting were performed to assess the protein levels. Immunofluorescence staining was applied to assess retinal neovascularization. Human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) stimulated with rIL-19 were cultured to evaluate the effects on cell proliferation and migration. RESULTS: The level of IL-19 was significantly elevated at postnatal day 17 in OIR retinas. Both the avascular areas and pathological neovascular tufts were significantly increased in rIL-19-treated OIR retinas and suppressed in IL-19 KO retinas. IL-19 KO mice suppressed expression of ARG1, VEGFA, and pSTAT3. Moreover, BMDMs stimulated by rIL-19 enhanced that expression and suppressed the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). The proliferation and migration of HRECs were significantly augmented by rIL-19. In addition, intravitreal injection of BMDMs stimulated by rIL-19 enhanced retinal neovascularization. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that IL-19 enhances pathological neovascularization through a direct effect on microvascular endothelial cells and the promotion of M2 macrophage polarization. The inhibition of IL-19 may be a potential treatment for retinal neovascularization. FAU - Zou, Jingling AU - Zou J AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Tan, Wei AU - Tan W AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Li, Bingyan AU - Li B AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Wang, Zicong AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Li, Yun AU - Li Y AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Zeng, Jun AU - Zeng J AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Jiang, Bing AU - Jiang B AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. FAU - Yoshida, Shigeo AU - Yoshida S AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. FAU - Zhou, Yedi AU - Zhou Y AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Hunan Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmic Disease, Changsha, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci JT - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science JID - 7703701 RN - 0 (Interleukins) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM EIN - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 Aug 2;63(9):23. PMID: 35994253 MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interleukins/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Oxygen/metabolism/toxicity MH - *Retinal Diseases/metabolism MH - *Retinal Neovascularization/metabolism MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism PMC - PMC9284469 COIS- Disclosure: J. Zou, None; W. Tan, None; B. Li, None; Z. Wang, None; Y. Li, None; J. Zeng, None; B. Jiang, None; S. Yoshida, None; Y. Zhou, None EDAT- 2022/07/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/14 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/11 CRDT- 2022/07/11 09:33 PHST- 2022/07/11 09:33 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2783460 [pii] AID - IOVS-22-34810 [pii] AID - 10.1167/iovs.63.8.9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 Jul 8;63(8):9. doi: 10.1167/iovs.63.8.9.