Naoki Okumura1, Takahiro Nakamura2, EunDuck P Kay3, Makiko Nakahara3, Shigeru Kinoshita4, Noriko Koizumi1. 1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. 2. Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Inflammation, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan. 3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of Roof plate-specific spondin 1 (R-spondin1) on the proliferation of corneal endothelial cells (CECs) and to determine whether the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is involved in the activities of R-spondin1. METHODS: The proliferation of rabbit CECs (RCECs) and human CECs (HCECs) was measured by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation into DNA. The effect of R-spondin1 on CEC density was evaluated in ex vivo organ-cultured rabbit and human corneal tissues. The cell density of HCECs cultured with R-spondin1 was also evaluated in vitro. The subcellular localization of function-associated markers of CECs (zona occludens 1 [ZO-1] and Na+/K+-ATPase) was determined by immunohistocytochemistry. The expression of cell cycle proteins and localization of β-catenin were determined by immunoblotting. RESULTS: The in vitro proliferation of RCECs and HCECs increased by 1.2- to 1.3-fold in response to R-spondin1. The CEC densities of rabbit and human corneal tissues were increased significantly by R-spondin1 treatment. Na+/K+-ATPase and ZO-1 were well preserved on the plasma membranes. When HCECs were maintained in the presence of R-spondin1 for up to 90 days, the maximum cell density was observed at approximately 50 days, and the cell density was maintained for up to 90 days. R-spondin1 facilitated the nuclear import of β-catenin in RCECs within 30 minutes, which subsequently upregulated cyclin D and downregulated p27, leading to G1/S progression by hyperphosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein. CONCLUSIONS: The unique effects of R-spondin1 on the proliferation of CECs, regardless of species, indicate that R-spondin1 may play a key role in maintaining corneal endothelium homeostasis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Copyright 2014 The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of Roof plate-specific spondin 1 (R-spondin1) on the proliferation of corneal endothelial cells (CECs) and to determine whether the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is involved in the activities of R-spondin1. METHODS: The proliferation of rabbit CECs (RCECs) and human CECs (HCECs) was measured by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation into DNA. The effect of R-spondin1 on CEC density was evaluated in ex vivo organ-cultured rabbit and human corneal tissues. The cell density of HCECs cultured with R-spondin1 was also evaluated in vitro. The subcellular localization of function-associated markers of CECs (zona occludens 1 [ZO-1] and Na+/K+-ATPase) was determined by immunohistocytochemistry. The expression of cell cycle proteins and localization of β-catenin were determined by immunoblotting. RESULTS: The in vitro proliferation of RCECs and HCECs increased by 1.2- to 1.3-fold in response to R-spondin1. The CEC densities of rabbit and human corneal tissues were increased significantly by R-spondin1 treatment. Na+/K+-ATPase and ZO-1 were well preserved on the plasma membranes. When HCECs were maintained in the presence of R-spondin1 for up to 90 days, the maximum cell density was observed at approximately 50 days, and the cell density was maintained for up to 90 days. R-spondin1 facilitated the nuclear import of β-catenin in RCECs within 30 minutes, which subsequently upregulated cyclin D and downregulated p27, leading to G1/S progression by hyperphosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein. CONCLUSIONS: The unique effects of R-spondin1 on the proliferation of CECs, regardless of species, indicate that R-spondin1 may play a key role in maintaining corneal endothelium homeostasis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Copyright 2014 The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.
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