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16163490

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Tight junctions (TJ) between retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) and retinal endothelial cells maintain the outer and inner blood-retinal barrier, and the breakdown of these barriers is associated with retinal diseases. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) increases vascular permeability and is thought to be involved in age-related maculopathy. However, to date, little is known about the effect of VEGF on RPE cell junctions. We have investigated the effect of VEGF on TJ formation by examining two essential proteins, ZO-1alpha(+) and ZO-1alpha(-). Cultured vascular endothelial cells in the presence of 5 ng/ml VEGF significantly down-regulate ZO-1alpha(+) and ZO-1alpha(-) transcripts and proteins with significant loss of their trans-epithelial resistance (TER). Immunoconfocal analysis with an anti-ZO-1 antibody has confirmed the relocation of ZO-1 protein from membrane to cytoplasm. By contrast, in the presence of 5 ng/ml VEGF, cultured RPE cells (ARPE19 and RPE51) significantly up-regulate ZO-1alpha(+) and ZO-1alpha(-) transcripts and proteins resulting in a significant increase in their TER. Subsequent immunoconfocal analysis has demonstrated increased ZO-1 membrane assembly in VEGF-treated RPE cells. Thus, VEGF has a dual capability with respect to the regulation of the expression of some TJ proteins at the transcriptional and post-translational levels depending on cell type.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0302-766X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
323
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
117-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
VEGF differentially regulates transcription and translation of ZO-1alpha+ and ZO-1alpha- and mediates trans-epithelial resistance in cultured endothelial and epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Ophthalmology, Lions Eye Institute, 2 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia. rezag@cyllene.uwa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't