Vitreous microparticles contain apoptotic signals suggesting a diabetic vitreopathy
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Rajendra Shridhar Apte. John Hardesty Department of Ophthalmology, Washington University, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8096, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. apte@wustl.edu

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Supported by an unrestricted grant to Washington University by Research to Prevent Blindness Inc., New York, NY.

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    AIM: To evaluate differences in microparticle profiles in vitreous samples between diabetic and non-diabetic eyes undergoing vitrectomy. METHODS: Un-masked cross-sectional series of 34 eyes undergoing vitrectomy. Vitreous specimens were collected and processed to evaluate for membrane integrity (DAPI), apoptosis (Annexin-V), and endothelial-cell origin (V-Cadherin). A BD LSR II flow cytometer was used for analysis and standardized sub-micron-sized beads were used for size comparison. RESULTS: Thirty-four specimens underwent analysis. Greater levels of Annexin-V were found on microparticles from specimens in which blood had entered the vitreous (n=12) compared to those without blood (n=22; 52.3%±30.7% vs 19.6%±27.2%, P=0.002). Patients with diabetes having surgery with hemorrhage (n=7) had greater expression of Annexin-V than those without hemorrhage (n=8; 62.1%±31.7% vs 18.9%±20.9%, P=0.009). However, in patients with non-diabetic vitreous hemorrhage, the level of Annexin-V expression was not significantly different compared to other disease processes (38.6%±25.7%, n=5 vs 20.0%±30.9%, n=14, P=0.087). CONCLUSION: Increased expression of the apoptotic marker, Annexin-V is detected on vitreous microparticles in diabetes-related vitreous hemorrhage. When evaluating vitreous hemorrhage in patients without diabetes, the apoptotic signal is not significantly different. Vitrectomy in patients with diabetes, and improvement in visual outcomes, may be related to the removal of a serum-derived, pro-apoptotic vitreous. Further investigation is warranted in order to identify the molecular characteristics of microparticles that regulate disease.

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Harris Sultan, Rithwick Rajagopal, Prabakar Kumar Rao, et al. Vitreous microparticles contain apoptotic signals suggesting a diabetic vitreopathy. Int J Ophthalmol, 2022,15(1):89-97

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  • Received:February 19,2021
  • Revised:September 03,2021
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  • Online: December 24,2021
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