PMID- 36383351 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221118 LR - 20221124 IS - 1552-5783 (Electronic) IS - 0146-0404 (Print) IS - 0146-0404 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Nov 1 TI - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Makes Corneal Endothelial Cells Vulnerable to Ultraviolet A-Induced Oxidative Damage Via Decreased DJ-1/Nrf2/NQO1 Pathway. PG - 25 LID - 10.1167/iovs.63.12.25 [doi] LID - 25 AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) makes corneal endothelial cells (CECs) suffer from more severe ultraviolet A (UVA)-induced oxidative damage and explore its mechanisms via measuring the oxidant level and the antioxidant level in vitro. METHODS: Corneas of spontaneous T2DM db/db mice and non-diabetes littermate control mice were irradiated with UVA, leading to oxidative damage of CECs. Anterior segment-optical coherence tomography, corneal image, and CECs immunohistochemistry staining were taken thereafter to measure central corneal thickness, corneal edema degree, and damage extent of CECs. In vitro, human corneal endothelial cells line B4G12 (HCECs) treated with high glucose (HG) and low glucose (LG) were exposed to UVA light separately. Subsequently, cellular proliferation, apoptosis, pro-oxidant factors, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant factors including Parkinson's disease protein 7 (DJ-1), nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2), phosphorylated-Nrf2, and NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) were measured. RESULTS: T2DM mice presented greater oxidant damage of CECs and more distinct corneal edema compared with control mice when they were irradiated with the 150 J/cm2 UVA light. In vitro, HCECs in HG condition showed a significant decrease of proliferation, higher apoptosis extent, more ROS generation, lower expressions of DJ-1/Nrf2/NQO1, and distinct reduction of Nrf2 nuclear translocation compared to those in LG condition after exposing to 5 J/cm2 UVA light. CONCLUSIONS: Increase of ROS, downregulation of DJ-1/Nrf2/NQO1 expressions, and decrease of Nrf2 nuclear translocation could result in that T2DM makes CECs more vulnerable to oxidative damage. FAU - Zhang, Xueling AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Qiu, Jini AU - Qiu J AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Huang, Feifei AU - Huang F AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Shan, Kun AU - Shan K AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Chaoran AU - Zhang C AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, 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 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - 0 (Oxidants) RN - EC 1.6.5.2 (NQO1 protein, human) RN - EC 1.6.5.2 (NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism MH - Antioxidants/pharmacology/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - *Corneal Edema MH - Oxidative Stress MH - Glucose MH - Oxidants MH - NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) PMC - PMC9680587 COIS- Disclosure: X. Zhang, None; J. Qiu, None; F. Huang, None; K. Shan, None; C. Zhang, None EDAT- 2022/11/17 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/19 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/16 CRDT- 2022/11/16 11:32 PHST- 2022/11/16 11:32 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2783859 [pii] AID - IOVS-22-35906 [pii] AID - 10.1167/iovs.63.12.25 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 Nov 1;63(12):25. doi: 10.1167/iovs.63.12.25.