Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model
Abstract Impaired function of the retinal neurovascular unit (NVU) is an early event in diabetic retinopathy (DR). It has been previously shown that topical delivery of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor sitagliptin can protect against diabetes-mediated dysfunction of the retinal NVU in th...
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| author | Hugo Ramos Josy Augustine Burak M. Karan Cristina Hernández Alan W. Stitt Tim M. Curtis Rafael Simó |
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| description | Abstract Impaired function of the retinal neurovascular unit (NVU) is an early event in diabetic retinopathy (DR). It has been previously shown that topical delivery of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor sitagliptin can protect against diabetes-mediated dysfunction of the retinal NVU in the db/db mouse. The aim of the present study was to examine whether sitagliptin could prevent the DR-like lesions within the NVU of the new non-diabetic model of DR, the Trpv2 knockout rat (Trpv2 +/−). For that purpose, at 3 months of age, Trpv2 +/− rats were topically treated twice daily for two weeks with sitagliptin or PBS-vehicle eyedrops. Trpv2 +/+ rats treated with vehicle served as the control group. Body weight and glycemia were monitored. Optical coherence tomography recordings, fundus images and retinal samples were obtained to evaluate sitagliptin effects. The results revealed that sitagliptin eye drops had no effect on body weight or glycemia. Vehicle-treated Trpv2 +/− rats exhibited retinal thinning and larger diameters of major retinal blood vessels, upregulation of inflammatory factors and oxidative markers, glial activation and formation of acellular capillaries. However, topical administration of sitagliptin significantly prevented all these abnormalities. In conclusion, sitagliptin eye drops exert a protective effect against DR-like lesions in Trpv2 +/− rats. Our results suggest that sitagliptin eye drops carry significant potential to treat not only early-stages of DR but also other diseases with impairment of the NVU unrelated to diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06cbcf9f79d148daaef300b3c46d92c22024-12-01T12:37:54ZengBMCJournal of Neuroinflammation1742-20942024-11-0121111610.1186/s12974-024-03283-5Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat modelHugo Ramos0Josy Augustine1Burak M. Karan2Cristina Hernández3Alan W. Stitt4Tim M. Curtis5Rafael Simó6Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Vall d’Hebron Research InstituteWellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Science, Queen’s University BelfastWellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Science, Queen’s University BelfastDiabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Vall d’Hebron Research InstituteWellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Science, Queen’s University BelfastWellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Science, Queen’s University BelfastDiabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Vall d’Hebron Research InstituteAbstract Impaired function of the retinal neurovascular unit (NVU) is an early event in diabetic retinopathy (DR). It has been previously shown that topical delivery of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor sitagliptin can protect against diabetes-mediated dysfunction of the retinal NVU in the db/db mouse. The aim of the present study was to examine whether sitagliptin could prevent the DR-like lesions within the NVU of the new non-diabetic model of DR, the Trpv2 knockout rat (Trpv2 +/−). For that purpose, at 3 months of age, Trpv2 +/− rats were topically treated twice daily for two weeks with sitagliptin or PBS-vehicle eyedrops. Trpv2 +/+ rats treated with vehicle served as the control group. Body weight and glycemia were monitored. Optical coherence tomography recordings, fundus images and retinal samples were obtained to evaluate sitagliptin effects. The results revealed that sitagliptin eye drops had no effect on body weight or glycemia. Vehicle-treated Trpv2 +/− rats exhibited retinal thinning and larger diameters of major retinal blood vessels, upregulation of inflammatory factors and oxidative markers, glial activation and formation of acellular capillaries. However, topical administration of sitagliptin significantly prevented all these abnormalities. In conclusion, sitagliptin eye drops exert a protective effect against DR-like lesions in Trpv2 +/− rats. Our results suggest that sitagliptin eye drops carry significant potential to treat not only early-stages of DR but also other diseases with impairment of the NVU unrelated to diabetes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-024-03283-5DiabetesDiabetic retinopathySitagliptinDPP-4 inhibitorTrpv2 |
| spellingShingle | Hugo Ramos Josy Augustine Burak M. Karan Cristina Hernández Alan W. Stitt Tim M. Curtis Rafael Simó Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model Journal of Neuroinflammation Diabetes Diabetic retinopathy Sitagliptin DPP-4 inhibitor Trpv2 |
| title | Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model |
| title_full | Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model |
| title_fullStr | Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model |
| title_short | Sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new Trpv2 +/− rat model |
| title_sort | sitagliptin eye drops prevent the impairment of retinal neurovascular unit in the new trpv2 rat model |
| topic | Diabetes Diabetic retinopathy Sitagliptin DPP-4 inhibitor Trpv2 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-024-03283-5 |
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