iTRAQ Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Vitreous from Patients with Retinal Detachment

Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Apr 11;19(4):1157. doi: 10.3390/ijms19041157.

Abstract

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a potentially blinding condition characterized by a physical separation between neurosensory retina and retinal pigment epithelium. Quantitative proteomics can help to understand the changes that occur at the cellular level during RRD, providing additional information about the molecular mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis. In the present study, iTRAQ labeling was combined with two-dimensional LC-ESI-MS/MS to find expression changes in the proteome of vitreous from patients with RRD when compared to control samples. A total of 150 proteins were found differentially expressed in the vitreous of patients with RRD, including 96 overexpressed and 54 underexpressed. Several overexpressed proteins, several such as glycolytic enzymes (fructose-bisphosphate aldolase A, gamma-enolase, and phosphoglycerate kinase 1), glucose transporters (GLUT-1), growth factors (metalloproteinase inhibitor 1), and serine protease inhibitors (plasminogen activator inhibitor 1) are regulated by HIF-1, which suggests that HIF-1 signaling pathway can be triggered in response to RRD. Also, the accumulation of photoreceptor proteins, including phosducin, rhodopsin, and s-arrestin, and vimentin in vitreous may indicate that photoreceptor degeneration occurs in RRD. Also, the accumulation of photoreceptor proteins, including phosducin, rhodopsin, and s-arrestin, and vimentin in vitreous may indicate that photoreceptor degeneration occurs in RRD. Nevertheless, the differentially expressed proteins found in this study suggest that different mechanisms are activated after RRD to promote the survival of retinal cells through complex cellular responses.

Keywords: iTRAQ; quantitative proteomics; retinal detachment; vitreous proteome.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arrestin / genetics
  • Arrestin / metabolism
  • Eye Proteins / genetics
  • Eye Proteins / metabolism
  • Female
  • GTP-Binding Protein Regulators / genetics
  • GTP-Binding Protein Regulators / metabolism
  • Glucose Transporter Type 1 / genetics
  • Glucose Transporter Type 1 / metabolism
  • Glycolysis
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism
  • Proteome / genetics*
  • Proteome / metabolism
  • Retina / metabolism
  • Retinal Detachment / genetics
  • Retinal Detachment / metabolism*
  • Rhodopsin / genetics
  • Rhodopsin / metabolism

Substances

  • Arrestin
  • Eye Proteins
  • GTP-Binding Protein Regulators
  • Glucose Transporter Type 1
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Proteome
  • phosducin
  • Rhodopsin