論文

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2020年11月13日

Novel immunotherapeutic effects of topically administered ripasudil (K-115) on corneal allograft survival.

Scientific reports
  • Takenori Inomata
  • Keiichi Fujimoto
  • Yuichi Okumura
  • Jun Zhu
  • Kenta Fujio
  • Hurramhon Shokirova
  • Maria Miura
  • Mikiko Okano
  • Toshinari Funaki
  • Jaemyoung Sung
  • Naoko Negishi
  • Akira Murakami
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開始ページ
19817
終了ページ
19817
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-76882-w

Corneal allograft survival is mediated by the variety of immunological reactions and wound healing process. Our aim was to explore the effects of topical administration of ripasudil, a selective Rho-associated coiled-coil protein kinase inhibitor, on corneal allograft survival. Ripasudil was administered to mice thrice a day after allogeneic corneal transplantation. Corneal graft survival, opacity, neovascularization, re-epithelization, immune cell infiltration, and mRNA levels of angiogenic and pro-inflammatory factors in the grafted cornea and draining lymph nodes (dLNs) were evaluated with slit-lamp microscopy, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and polymerase chain reaction. Graft survival was significantly prolonged with lower graft opacity and neovascularization scores in 0.4% and 2.0% ripasudil-treated groups, and mRNA levels of angiogenic and pro-inflammatory factors in ripasudil-treated grafted corneas were reduced. Moreover, 0.4% and 2.0% ripasudil reduced CD45+-infiltrated leukocyte frequency, Cd11b and Cd11c mRNA levels, and the frequencies of mature dendritic cells, IFNγ-, and IL-17- producing CD4+T cells in the dLNs of recipients. Re-epithelization rate of the grafted cornea was significantly higher in the 0.4% and 2.0% ripasudil groups than in the control. Topically applied ripasudil prolonged graft survival by downregulating neovascularization and inflammation factors, while promoting corneal re-epithelization, suggesting that ripasudil may be useful for suppressing immunological rejection in corneal transplantation.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76882-w
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33188243
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666179
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1038/s41598-020-76882-w
  • PubMed ID : 33188243
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC7666179

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