Morin hydrate attenuates CSE-induced lipid accumulation, ER stress and oxidative stress in RPE cells: implications for age-related macular degeneration.

Morin hydrate attenuates CSE-induced lipid accumulation, ER stress and oxidative stress in RPE cells: implications for age-related macular degeneration. Free Radic Res. 2019 Jul 01;:1-211 Authors: Kim SH, Park JW Abstract Oxidative stress has a key role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Cigarette smoking is known to the one of the main risk factors of AMD through oxidative stress-mediated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and lipid accumulation in human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. A number of studies have investigated the benefits of antioxidants in the AMD. However, previous studies have not shown that efficacy of antioxidant in the treatment of AMD. Recent studies demonstrated that morin hydrate (MH) has antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptosis effects, however, the protective effects of MH against cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced AMD have not been studied in detail. We tested the potential effect of MH against the CSE-induced lipid accumulation in RPE cells and mice RPE layer. Herein, we observed that expose of RPE cells to CSE reduced cell viability, increased the lipid accumulation, ER stress and oxidative stress. Concomitantly, CSE treatment to mice induced AMD associated histopathological changes, lipid accumulation, ER stress and oxidative stress in RPE layer. MH significantly attenuated cytotoxicity, lipid accumulation, ER stress and oxidative stress via activ...
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