A novel fluorescence-based assay for measuring A2E removal from human retinal pigment epithelial cells to screen for age-related macular degeneration inhibitors
- Authors
- Jin, Hong Lan; Lee, Sung-Chan; Kwon, Yong Sam; Choung, Se-Young; Jeong, Kwang Won
- Issue Date
- 5-Jan-2016
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- A2E; Age-related macular degeneration; ARPE-19; Lipofuscin; Blue light
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS, v.117, pp.560 - 567
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
- Volume
- 117
- Start Page
- 560
- End Page
- 567
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/8654
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.10.010
- ISSN
- 0731-7085
- Abstract
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common retinal disease that leads to irreversible central vision loss in the elderly population. Recent studies have identified many factors related to the development of dry AMD, such as aging, cigarette smoking, genetic predispositions, and oxidative stress, eventually inducing the accumulation of lipofuscin, which is one of the most critical risk factors. One of the major lipofuscins in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine (also known as A2E), a pyridinium bis-retinoid. Currently there is a lack of effective therapy to prevent or restore vision loss caused by dry AMD. Recent studies have shown that 430 nm blue light induces the oxidation of A2E and the activation of caspase-3 to subsequently cause the death of RPE cells, suggesting that removal of A2E from retinal pigment cells might be critical for preventing AMD. Here, we developed a fluorescence-labeled A2E analog (A2E-BDP) that functions similar to A2E in RPE cells, but is more sensitive to detection than A2E. A2E-BDP-based tracing of intracellular A2E will be helpful, not only for studying the accumulation and removal of A2E in human RPE cells but also for identifying possible inhibitors of AMD. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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