2022
Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues
Thompson B, Davidson EA, Chen Y, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2022, 355: 109804. PMID: 35123994, PMCID: PMC9136680, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsButhionine SulfoximineCell LineChemokine CCL7CytokinesDown-RegulationEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionEyeGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseImmunity, InnateLens, CrystallineLeukocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesUp-RegulationConceptsPosterior capsule opacificationCytokine expressionKO miceImmune surveillanceOxidative stressLens epithelial cellsOcular structuresLens cellsDevelopment of PCOEpithelial cellsInnate immune cellsExpression of cytokinesEx vivo inductionOcular surface tissuesExpression of markersImmune response genesCON miceControl miceCapsule opacificationImmune cellsPostnatal dayΑ-SMAMouse modelOcular tissuesVivo induction
2021
Impaired GSH biosynthesis disrupts eye development, lens morphogenesis and PAX6 function
Thompson B, Chen Y, Davidson EA, Garcia-Milian R, Golla JP, Apostolopoulos N, Orlicky DJ, Schey K, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Impaired GSH biosynthesis disrupts eye development, lens morphogenesis and PAX6 function. The Ocular Surface 2021, 22: 190-203. PMID: 34425299, PMCID: PMC8560581, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK293T cellsEye developmentGSH biosynthesisTransactivation activityPax6 functionReactive oxygen speciesSubsequent gene ontologyCell identity genesButhionine sulfoximineEpithelial cell identityRNA-seq analysisIngenuity Pathway AnalysisKey upstream regulatorIdentity genesCell identityGene OntologyRNA-seqImmune response genesBioinformatics analysisResponse genesGlutathione biosynthesisLens morphogenesisMolecular consequencesUpstream regulatorMicrophthalmia phenotype