Effects of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide on the photoinduced autophagy of retinal pigment epithelium cells
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Yang Yu. Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. 20070030@nxmu.edu.cn

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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.82060885); Ningxia Scientific Research Program for Institution of Higher Education (No.NGY2018-99); Ningxia Natural Science Foundation (No.2020AAC03172).

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    AIM: To investigate the relationship between autophagy and apoptosis in photoinduced injuries in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and how Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) contributes to the increased of RPE cells to photoinduced autophagy. METHODS: In vitro cultures of human RPE strains (ARPE-19) were prepared and randomly divided into the blank control, model, low-dose LBP, middle-dose LBP, high-dose LBP, and 3-methyladenine (3MA) groups. The viability of the RPE cells and apoptosis levels in each group were tested through cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) method with a flow cytometer (Annexin V/PI double staining technique). The expression levels of LC3II, LC3I, and P62 proteins were detected with the immunofluorescence method. The expression levels of beclin1, LC3, P62, PI3K, P-mTOR, mTOR, P-Akt, and Akt proteins were tested through Western blot. RESULTS: LBP considerably strengthens cell viability and inhibits the apoptosis of RPE cells after photoinduction. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway is activated because of the upregulation of the phosphorylation levels of Akt and mTOR proteins, and thus autophagy is inhibited. CONCLUSION: LBP can inhibit the excessive autophagy in RPE cells by activating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways and thereby protect RPE cells from photoinduced injuries.

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Yuan-Yuan Gao, Juan Li, Jie Huang, et al. Effects of Lycium barbarum polysaccharide on the photoinduced autophagy of retinal pigment epithelium cells. Int J Ophthalmol, 2022,15(1):23-30

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  • Received:July 01,2021
  • Revised:September 09,2021
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  • Online: December 24,2021
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