Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma

Abstract Glaucoma of which primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) constitutes 75%, is the second leading cause of blindness. Elevated intra ocular pressure and Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) dysfunction are hallmarks of POAG. We analyzed clinical data, cytokine profile, ATP level, metabolomics and GEO data...

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Autores principales: Sujith Kumar Pulukool, Sai Krishna Srimadh Bhagavatham, Vishnu Kannan, Piruthivi Sukumar, Rajesh Babu Dandamudi, Shamika Ghaisas, Haripriya Kunchala, Darshan Saieesh, Ashwin Ashok Naik, Ashish Pargaonkar, Anuj Sharma, Venketesh Sivaramakrishnan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7c8d5e80c6984f2a9a441ababc5e75952021-12-02T14:42:52ZElevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma10.1038/s41598-021-89137-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7c8d5e80c6984f2a9a441ababc5e75952021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89137-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Glaucoma of which primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) constitutes 75%, is the second leading cause of blindness. Elevated intra ocular pressure and Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) dysfunction are hallmarks of POAG. We analyzed clinical data, cytokine profile, ATP level, metabolomics and GEO datasets to identify features unique to POAG. N9 microglial cells are used to gain mechanistic insights. Our POAG cohort showed elevated ATP in aqueous humor and cytokines in plasma. Metabolomic analysis showed changes in 21 metabolites including Dimethylarginine (DMAG) and activation of tryptophan metabolism in POAG. Analysis of GEO data sets and previously published proteomic data sets bins genes into signaling and metabolic pathways. Pathways from reanalyzed metabolomic data from literature significantly overlapped with those from our POAG data. DMAG modulated purinergic signaling, ATP secretion and cytokine expression were inhibited by N-Ethylmaleimide, NO donors, BAPTA and purinergic receptor inhibitors. ATP induced elevated intracellular calcium level and cytokines expression were inhibited by BAPTA. Metabolomics of cell culture supernatant from ATP treated sets showed metabolic deregulation and activation of tryptophan metabolism. DMAG and ATP induced IDO1/2 and TDO2 were inhibited by N-Ethylmaleimide, sodium nitroprusside and BAPTA. Our data obtained from clinical samples and cell culture studies reveal a strong association of elevated DMAG, ATP, cytokines and activation of tryptophan metabolism with POAG. DMAG mediated ATP signaling, inflammation and metabolic remodeling in microglia might have implications in management of POAG.Sujith Kumar PulukoolSai Krishna Srimadh BhagavathamVishnu KannanPiruthivi SukumarRajesh Babu DandamudiShamika GhaisasHaripriya KunchalaDarshan SaieeshAshwin Ashok NaikAshish PargaonkarAnuj SharmaVenketesh SivaramakrishnanNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2021)
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Sujith Kumar Pulukool
Sai Krishna Srimadh Bhagavatham
Vishnu Kannan
Piruthivi Sukumar
Rajesh Babu Dandamudi
Shamika Ghaisas
Haripriya Kunchala
Darshan Saieesh
Ashwin Ashok Naik
Ashish Pargaonkar
Anuj Sharma
Venketesh Sivaramakrishnan
Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
description Abstract Glaucoma of which primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) constitutes 75%, is the second leading cause of blindness. Elevated intra ocular pressure and Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) dysfunction are hallmarks of POAG. We analyzed clinical data, cytokine profile, ATP level, metabolomics and GEO datasets to identify features unique to POAG. N9 microglial cells are used to gain mechanistic insights. Our POAG cohort showed elevated ATP in aqueous humor and cytokines in plasma. Metabolomic analysis showed changes in 21 metabolites including Dimethylarginine (DMAG) and activation of tryptophan metabolism in POAG. Analysis of GEO data sets and previously published proteomic data sets bins genes into signaling and metabolic pathways. Pathways from reanalyzed metabolomic data from literature significantly overlapped with those from our POAG data. DMAG modulated purinergic signaling, ATP secretion and cytokine expression were inhibited by N-Ethylmaleimide, NO donors, BAPTA and purinergic receptor inhibitors. ATP induced elevated intracellular calcium level and cytokines expression were inhibited by BAPTA. Metabolomics of cell culture supernatant from ATP treated sets showed metabolic deregulation and activation of tryptophan metabolism. DMAG and ATP induced IDO1/2 and TDO2 were inhibited by N-Ethylmaleimide, sodium nitroprusside and BAPTA. Our data obtained from clinical samples and cell culture studies reveal a strong association of elevated DMAG, ATP, cytokines and activation of tryptophan metabolism with POAG. DMAG mediated ATP signaling, inflammation and metabolic remodeling in microglia might have implications in management of POAG.
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author Sujith Kumar Pulukool
Sai Krishna Srimadh Bhagavatham
Vishnu Kannan
Piruthivi Sukumar
Rajesh Babu Dandamudi
Shamika Ghaisas
Haripriya Kunchala
Darshan Saieesh
Ashwin Ashok Naik
Ashish Pargaonkar
Anuj Sharma
Venketesh Sivaramakrishnan
author_facet Sujith Kumar Pulukool
Sai Krishna Srimadh Bhagavatham
Vishnu Kannan
Piruthivi Sukumar
Rajesh Babu Dandamudi
Shamika Ghaisas
Haripriya Kunchala
Darshan Saieesh
Ashwin Ashok Naik
Ashish Pargaonkar
Anuj Sharma
Venketesh Sivaramakrishnan
author_sort Sujith Kumar Pulukool
title Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
title_short Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
title_full Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
title_fullStr Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
title_full_unstemmed Elevated dimethylarginine, ATP, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
title_sort elevated dimethylarginine, atp, cytokines, metabolic remodeling involving tryptophan metabolism and potential microglial inflammation characterize primary open angle glaucoma
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7c8d5e80c6984f2a9a441ababc5e7595
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