Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and the Effect of Atorvastatin on it in ARPE-19 cells

Author:

Mysore Yashavanthi,Hytti Maria,Deen Ashik Jawahar,Ranta-aho Sofia,Piippo Niina,Toppila Maija,Loukovaara Sirpa,Harju Niina,Kauppinen Anu

Abstract

AbstractProliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) develops after an unsuccessful or complicated recovery from rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery. Intraocular scar formation with the contribution of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in RPE cells is prominent in the pathology of PVR. In the present study, the EMT process was experimentally induced in human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE; ARPE-19) cells, and the effect of atorvastatin on the process was studied. The mRNA and protein levels of mesenchymal markers actin alpha 2 (ACTA2) / alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and fibronectin (FN), and epithelial markers occludin (OCLN) and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) were measured using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot methods, respectively. In addition, α-SMA and FN were visualized using immunofluorescence staining. Cells were photographed under a phase contrast light microscope. Changes in the functionality of cells following the EMT process were studied using the IncuCyte scratch wound cell migration assay and the collagen cell invasion assay with confocal microscopy. The induction of EMT in ARPE-19 cells increased the expression of mesenchymal markers ACTA2/α-SMA and fibronectin and reduced the expression of epithelial marker OCLN both at mRNA and protein levels. The mRNA levels of ZO-1 were lower after EMT, as well. Increased levels of α-SMA and FN were confirmed by immunofluorescence staining. Atorvastatin further increased the mRNA levels of mesenchymal markers ACTA2 and FN as well as the protein levels of α-SMA and reduced the mRNA levels of epithelial markers OCLN and ZO-1 under the EMT process. EMT promoted wound closure and cell invasion into the 3D collagen matrix when compared to untreated control cells. These data present cellular changes upon the induction of the EMT process in ARPE-19 cells and the propensity of atorvastatin to complement the effect. More studies are needed to confirm the exact influence of the EMT process and atorvastatin treatment on the PVR development after RRD surgery.

Funder

Finnish Eye Foundation

the Orion Research Foundation

HUCH Clinical Research Grants

the Mary and Georg C. Ehrnrooth Foundation

the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation

the Evald and Hilda Nissi Foundation

Sokeain Ystävät ry

Silmä- ja Kudospankkisäätiö

the Emil Aaltonen Foundation

the Academy of Finland

the Finnish Cultural Foundation

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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