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PURPOSE: To investigate the role of transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) in Tenon's capsule fibroblasts proliferation from glaucoma patients and the effect of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and miR-29b mRNA in this process. METHODS: Tenon's capsule fibroblasts obtained from patients who had undergone selective glaucoma surgery (GTFs) were cultured and stimulated with 5 ng/mL TGF-β2 for 1, 3, 5, and 7 days. MTS assay was performed to detect the cell viability. Expression of Nrf2 and miR-29b was analyzed with western blot, RT-PCR and Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP) in human fibroblast SX1412-B exposed to TGF-β2. RESULTS: MTS assay showed that TGF-β2 was more stimulatory on GTFs proliferation than controls. At the same time, TGF-β2 exerted an intenser effect of decreasing the Nrf2 protein and miR-29b mRNA levels in GTFs, and the level of miR-29b was effectively regulated by Ad-Nrf2. In addition, ChIP assay suggested that TGF-β2 down-regulated miR-29b expression through repressing the binding of Nrf2 to the promoter of miR-29b. Finally, we found that overexpression Nrf2 in GTFs reduced the proliferation effect on GTFs induced by TGF-β2, while miR-29b inhibitor reversed this effect. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that TGF-β2 has a time-effect relationship with Tenon's capsule fibroblasts proliferation from glaucoma patients, and it stimulates Tenon's capsule fibroblast proliferation via suppression of miR-29b expression regulated by Nrf2.
Department of Ophthalmology, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Zhengzhou 450007, China.
12.8.10 Woundhealing antifibrosis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
2.3 Sclera (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
3.5 Molecular biology incl. SiRNA (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)
3.6 Cellular biology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)