Purpose Abnormalities in lipid metabolism have been proposed in Bietti's crystalline dystrophy (BCD). We aim to characterize the lipid profiles in a case-control study. Methods All participants were genetically confirmed by CYP4V2 gene sequencing and underwent chorioretinopathy evaluation by calculating the percentages of AF atrophy (PAFA). Fasting blood samples of BCD patients and controls were collected, and plasma was analyzed for routine lipid profiles. Targeted lipidomic evaluation includes long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) and associated eicosanoid metabolites. Results Routine lipids profiles showed elevated plasma levels of triglyceride (P = 0.043) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P = 0.024) in BCD patients. Lipidomic analysis showed significantly decreased levels of omega-3 LCPUFA including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6, P = 0.00068) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5, P = 0.0016), as well as omega-6 LCPUFA arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4, P < 0.0001) in BCD patients. Eicosanoid metabolites, either derived from omega-3 and/ or omega-6 LCPUFAs via cyclooxygenase (COX) or lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, including 5-HEPE, 12-HEPE, 13-HDHA, 15-HETE, 12-HETE, 5-HETE, 6k-PGF1a, PGE2, PGJ2, and TXB2, exhibited significant differences (P < 0.0001) between BCD patients and controls. Genotypes of CYP4V2, specifically the biallelic null mutations, were observed to correlate with more remarkably reduced levels of oxylipins, involving major LOX pathway metabolites including 5-HETE, 5-HEPE, 12-HEPE and LTB4. Conclusions BCD patients demonstrated significant decreases in plasma levels of omega-3 and omega-6 LCPUFA (DHA, EPA, and ARA), as well as their downstream metabolites via the COX and LOX pathways, suggesting that these might be implicated in BCD pathogenesis and could serve as biomarkers and therapeutic targets of the disease.
基金:
Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation Grant No. 7192039.
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Key Lab Ophthalmol & Visual Sci, 1 Dongjiaominxiang,Dongcheng Dist, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Li Qian,Wang Cong,Zhang Shengjuan,et al.Targeted lipidomics uncovers oxylipin perturbations and potential circulation biomarkers in Bietti's crystalline dystrophy[J].GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY.2024,262(12):3773-3786.doi:10.1007/s00417-024-06554-2.
APA:
Li, Qian,Wang, Cong,Zhang, Shengjuan,Fu, Zhongjie,Jiao, Xiaodong...&Peng, Xiaoyan.(2024).Targeted lipidomics uncovers oxylipin perturbations and potential circulation biomarkers in Bietti's crystalline dystrophy.GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY,262,(12)
MLA:
Li, Qian,et al."Targeted lipidomics uncovers oxylipin perturbations and potential circulation biomarkers in Bietti's crystalline dystrophy".GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY 262..12(2024):3773-3786