Rohrer, Bärbel;
Parsons, Nathaniel;
Annamalai, Balasubramaniam;
Nicholson, Crystal;
Obert, Elisabeth;
Jones, Bryan;
Dick, Andrew D;
(2023)
Elastin Layer in Bruch’s Membrane as a Target for Immunization or Tolerization to Modulate Pathology in the Mouse Model of Smoke-Induced Ocular Injury.
Retinal Degenerative Diseases XIX. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
, 1415
pp. 67-71.
10.1007/978-3-031-27681-1_11.
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Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with an overactive complement system and an increase in circulating antibodies. Our search for potential neoantigens that can trigger complement activation in disease has led us to investigate elastin. A loss of the elastin layer (EL) of Bruch's membrane (BrM) has been reported in aging and AMD together with an increase of serum elastin-derived peptides and α-elastin antibodies. In the mouse model of cigarette smoke exposure (CSE), damage in BrM, loss of the EL, and vision loss are dependent on complement activation. We have examined the hypothesis that CSE generates immunogenic elastin neoepitopes that trigger an increase in α-elastin IgG and IgM antibodies, which can then bind to the neoepitopes in the target cells or membranes, triggering complement activation. Specifically, we showed that immunization with elastin peptide oxidatively modified by cigarette smoke (ox-elastin) exacerbated ocular pathology and vision loss in CSE mice. In contrast, mice receiving peptide immunotherapy (PIT) with ox-elastin did not lose vision over the smoking period and exhibited a more preserved BrM. Immunization and PIT correlated with humoral immunity and complement activation and IgG/IgM deposition in the RPE/BrM/choroid. Finally, PIT modulated immune markers IFNγ and IL-4. The data further support the hypothesis that complement activation, triggered by immune complex formation in target tissues, plays a role in ocular damage in the CSE model. As PIT with ox-elastin peptides reduces damage, we discuss the possibility that AMD progression might be preventable.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Elastin Layer in Bruch’s Membrane as a Target for Immunization or Tolerization to Modulate Pathology in the Mouse Model of Smoke-Induced Ocular Injury |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-27681-1_11 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27681-1_11 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Age-related macular degeneration, Complement, Elastin, Immunization, Smoking, Tolerance, Mice, Animals, Bruch Membrane, Elastin, Immunization, Macular Degeneration, Immunoglobulin M, Immunoglobulin G |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10173541 |
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