Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Jaclyn Y Bermudez
United States
Research Article
Two-Dimensional Differential In-Gel Electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) Reveals Proteins Associated with Cross-Linked Actin Networks in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells
Author(s): Jaclyn Y Bermudez, Hannah C Webber, Gaurang C Patel, Liang-Jun Yan, Abbot F Clark and Weiming MaoJaclyn Y Bermudez, Hannah C Webber, Gaurang C Patel, Liang-Jun Yan, Abbot F Clark and Weiming Mao
Background: The primary risk factor for primary-open angle glaucoma (POAG) is increased intraocular pressure (IOP). In POAG patients, the outflow resistance through the trabecular meshwork (TM) is abnormally elevated. One of the important glaucoma-associated pathological changes in the TM is formation of excessive cross-linked actin networks (CLANs). CLANs are web-like polygonal structures found in confluent glaucoma TM cells and tissues. Glaucoma-associated factors transforming forming growth factor beta 2 (TGFβ2) and glucocorticoids induce CLAN formation in non-glaucoma TM cells (NTM). CLANs may increase cell stiffness and alter homeostasis, and thereby contribute to elevated IOP.
Methods: We used a proteomic approach to identify CLAN-associated proteins. We treated confluent primary NTM cells with 0.1% ethanol (EtOH;.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000584