Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
117(21), P. 11658 - 11666
Published: May 12, 2020
Assessing
oxygen
saturation
(sO
2
)
remains
challenging
but
is
nonetheless
necessary
for
understanding
retinal
metabolism.
We
and
others
previously
achieved
oximetry
on
major
vessels
measured
the
total
metabolic
rate
in
rats
using
visible-light
optical
coherence
tomography.
Here
we
extend
measurements
to
capillaries
investigate
all
three
vascular
plexuses
by
amplifying
extracting
spectroscopic
signal
from
each
capillary
segment
under
guidance
of
tomography
(OCT)
angiography.
Using
this
approach,
sO
circulation
rats,
demonstrated
reproducibility
results,
validated
superficial
with
known
perfusion
pathways,
determined
responses
hypoxia
hyperoxia
different
beds.
OCT
has
potential
provide
new
insights
into
normal
eye
as
well
diseases.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
59(4), P. AMD160 - AMD160
Published: Oct. 23, 2018
AMD
is
a
major
cause
of
legal
blindness
in
older
adults
approachable
through
multidisciplinary
research
involving
human
tissues
and
patients.
vascular-metabolic-inflammatory
disease,
which
two
sets
extracellular
deposits,
soft
drusen/basal
linear
deposit
(BLinD)
subretinal
drusenoid
(SDD),
confer
risk
for
end-stages
atrophy
neovascularization.
Understanding
how
deposits
form
can
lead
to
insights
new
preventions
therapy.
The
topographic
correspondence
BLinD
SDD
with
cones
rods,
respectively,
suggest
newly
realized
exchange
pathways
among
outer
retinal
cells
across
Bruch's
membrane
the
space,
service
highly
evolved,
eye-specific
physiology.
This
review
focuses
on
drusen/BLinD,
summarizing
evidence
that
ultrastructural
component
large
apolipoprotein
B,E-containing,
cholesterol-rich
lipoproteins
secreted
by
pigment
epithelium
(RPE)
offload
unneeded
lipids
dietary
segment
origin
create
an
atherosclerosis-like
progression
subRPE-basal
lamina
space.
Clinical
observations
RPE
cell
culture
system
combine
drusen/BLinD
when
secretions
functional
back
up
space
impaired
egress
aged
membrane-choriocapillary
endothelium.
drusen
lifecycle
includes
growth,
anterior
migration
atop
drusen,
then
collapse,
atrophy.
Proof-of-concept
studies
humans
animal
models
targeting
"Oil
Spill
membrane"
offers
promise
treating
process
early
underlies
both
end-stages.
A
companion
article
addresses
antecedents
within
biology
macula.
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
64, P. 96 - 130
Published: Dec. 9, 2017
The
choroid
is
richly
innervated
by
parasympathetic,
sympathetic
and
trigeminal
sensory
nerve
fibers
that
regulate
choroidal
blood
flow
in
birds
mammals,
presumably
other
vertebrate
classes
as
well.
parasympathetic
innervation
has
been
shown
to
vasodilate
increase
flow,
the
input
vasoconstrict
decrease
both
convey
pain
thermal
information
centrally
act
locally
flow.
As
lies
behind
retina
cannot
respond
readily
retinal
metabolic
signals,
its
important
for
adjustments
required
either
activity,
fluctuations
systemic
pressure
driving
perfusion,
possibly
temperature.
former
two
appear
be
mediated
nervous
systems,
via
central
circuits
responsive
activity
pressure,
but
ocular
perfusion
also
influenced
local
autoregulatory
myogenic
mechanisms.
Adaptive
responses
temperature
may
fibers.
Impairments
neural
control
of
occur
with
aging,
various
or
diseases
such
glaucoma,
age-related
macular
degeneration
(AMD),
hypertension,
diabetes,
contribute
pathology
dysfunction
these
conditions,
case
AMD
a
precondition.
present
manuscript
reviews
findings
mammals
above-summarized
understanding
roles
autonomic
controlling
importance
regulation
maintaining
health.
Annual Review of Vision Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
7(1), P. 665 - 692
Published: June 8, 2021
The
outer
retina
is
nourished
from
the
choroid,
a
capillary
bed
just
inside
sclera.
O2,
glucose,
and
other
nutrients
diffuse
out
of
choroid
then
filter
through
monolayer
retinal
pigment
epithelium
(RPE)
cells
to
fuel
retina.
Recent
studies
energy
metabolism
have
revealed
striking
differences
between
retinas
RPE
in
ways
that
they
extract
fuels.
purpose
this
review
suggest
evaluate
hypothesis
complementary
metabolic
roles
make
them
depend
on
each
for
survival
their
abilities
perform
essential
specialized
functions.
Cell Death and Disease,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(7)
Published: July 29, 2022
Oxidative
stress
and
hypoxia
in
the
retinal
pigment
epithelium
(RPE)
have
long
been
considered
major
risk
factors
pathophysiology
of
age-related
macular
degeneration
(AMD),
but
systematic
investigation
interplay
between
these
two
was
lacking.
For
this
purpose,
we
treated
a
human
RPE
cell
line
(ARPE-19)
with
sodium
iodate
(SI),
an
oxidative
agent,
together
dimethyloxalylglycine
(DMOG)
which
leads
to
stabilization
hypoxia-inducible
(HIFs),
key
regulators
cellular
adaptation
hypoxic
conditions.
We
found
that
HIF
aggravated
stress-induced
death
by
SI
iron-dependent
ferroptosis
identified
as
main
mechanism.
Ferroptotic
depends
on
Fenton
reaction
where
H2O2
iron
react
generate
hydroxyl
radicals
trigger
lipid
peroxidation.
Our
findings
clearly
provide
evidence
for
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)
driven
production
fostering
indicated
triggered
SOD
activity
upon
DMOG
+
treatment
well
reduced
levels
SOD2
knockdown.
In
addition,
transporters
involved
non-transferrin-bound
Fe2+
import
intracellular
were
also
upregulated.
Consequently,
chelation
2'2-Bipyridyl
completely
rescued
cells.
Taken
together,
show
first
time
under
conditions
aggravates
ferroptotic
Thus,
our
study
provides
novel
link
hypoxia,
metabolism
AMD
pathophysiology.
Since
accumulation
altered
are
characteristic
features
retinas
cells,
culture
model
is
suitable
high-throughput
screening
new
approaches
against
AMD.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
59(10), P. 3858 - 3858
Published: Aug. 1, 2018
Purpose:
To
assess
the
connection
among
arterioles,
venules,
and
capillaries
in
three
retinal
capillary
plexuses
using
optical
coherence
tomography
angiography
(OCTA).
Methods:
This
was
a
prospective,
cross-sectional,
observational
study
including
20
eyes
of
10
healthy
subjects.
En
face
cross-sectional
OCTA
images
were
segmented
to
superficial
(SCP),
middle
(MCP),
deep
(DCP).
Using
thin
slabs
manual
segmentation
within
plexuses,
we
examined
connections
between
large-caliber
vessels
3
×
mm2
scan
(arterioles
venules)
smaller
each
plexus.
Results:
Twenty
subjects
(5
females;
average
age
30.8
±
6.3
years)
included
analysis.
We
identified
vascular
interconnections
linking
arterioles
venules
with
plexus
(SCP,
MCP,
DCP).
found
DCP
crossed
horizontal
raphe.
Conclusions:
Our
findings
show
that
parafovea
has
its
own
feeding
arteriolar
supply
draining
supporting
physiologic
model
which
controls
oxygenated
blood
match
metabolic
needs
distinct
neurovascular
unit.