Keywords :
Apolipoprotein A4, Liver X receptor, Pseudoexfoliation, Retinoid X receptor, Transthyretin
Citation Information :
Toprak M, Yuksel N, Akpinar G, Kasap M, Pirhan D, Tugan BY. Comparative Proteomic Analysis of the Aqueous Humor from Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2023; 17 (3):118-125.
Purpose: The goal of this study was to pinpoint potential molecular pathways that may have contributed to the onset of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX), a systemic illness associated with aging that has no known cause and is brought on by the deposition of fibrillary white flaky debris in ocular tissues.
Materials and methods: Protein pools representing each group were created using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) in conjunction with a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight/time of flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) mass spectrometer. Aqueous humor (AH) from patients with PEX and cataracts was also collected for a comprehensive study of the data; ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) was used for the discovered proteins.
Results: In comparison to controls, 2DE showed that 10 sites in PEX patients had differently altered gene expression. Two of these proteins, transthyretin (TTR) and apolipoprotein A4 (ApoA4) were significantly overexpressed in PEX patients, but the remaining proteins were only mildly altered. The liver X receptor (LXR) and the retinoid X receptors (RXR) may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of PEX according to IPA employing these 10 proteins.
Conclusion: The altered proteins, particularly ApoA4 and TTR, may be important in revealing the molecular process behind PEX, as anticipated by IPA.
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