机构:[1]Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of[2]Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China研究所眼科研究所首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院首都医科大学附属同仁医院[3]Shanxi Eye Hospital, Taiyuan, China[4]The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease (Ministry[5]School of Optometry, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,[6]Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
Fuchs uveitis syndrome (FUS) is a commonly misdiagnosed uveitis syndrome often presenting as an asymptomatic mild inflammatory condition until complications arise. The diagnosis of this disease remains clinical because of the lack of specific laboratory tests. The aqueous humor (AH) is a complex fluid containing nutrients and metabolic wastes from the eye. Changes in the AH protein provide important information for diagnosing intraocular diseases. This study aimed to analyze the proteomic profile of AH in individuals diagnosed with FUS and to identify potential biomarkers of the disease. We used liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry based proteomic methods to evaluate the AH protein profiles of all 37 samples, comprising 15 patients with FUS, six patients with Posner-Schlossman syndrome (PSS), and 16 patients with age-related cataract. A total of 538 proteins were identified from a comprehensive spectral library of 634 proteins. Subsequent differential expression analysis, enrichment analysis, and construction of key sub-networks revealed that the inflammatory response, complement activation and hypoxia might be crucial in mediating the process of FUS. The hypoxia inducible factor-1 may serve as a key regulator and therapeutic target. Additionally, the innate and adaptive immune responses are considered dominant in the patients with FUS. A diagnostic model was constructed using machine-learning algorithm to classify FUS, PSS, and normal controls. Two proteins, complement C1q subcomponent subunit B and secretogranin-1, were found to have the highest scores by the Extreme Gradient Boosting, suggesting their potential utility as a biomarker panel. Furthermore, these two proteins as biomarkers were validated in a cohort of 18 patients using high resolution multiple reaction monitoring assays. Therefore, this study contributes to advancing of the current knowledge of FUS pathogenesis and promotes the development of effective diagnostic strategies.
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The authors thank the Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital Biobank for providing the samples used in this study. This study was supported by the following funding sources: the National Natural Science
Foundation of China under Grants 82171042; Tianjin Key Medical
Discipline (Specialty) Construction Project under Grant TJYXZDXK-
037A; and Tianjin Medical University “Clinical Talent Training 123
Climbing Plan”.
第一作者机构:[1]Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Tao Qingqin,Wu Lingzi,An Jinying,et al.Proteomic analysis of human aqueous humor from fuchs uveitis syndrome[J].EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH.2024,239:doi:10.1016/j.exer.2023.109752.
APA:
Tao, Qingqin,Wu, Lingzi,An, Jinying,Liu, Zheng,Zhang, Kai...&Zhang, Xiaomin.(2024).Proteomic analysis of human aqueous humor from fuchs uveitis syndrome.EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH,239,
MLA:
Tao, Qingqin,et al."Proteomic analysis of human aqueous humor from fuchs uveitis syndrome".EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH 239.(2024)