TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of the retinal pigment epithelium in Friedreich ataxia
AU - Crombie, Duncan Edward
AU - Van Bergen, Nicole J
AU - Davidson, Kathryn Cherise
AU - Anjomani-Virmouni, Sara
AU - McKelvie, Penny A
AU - Chrysostomou, Vicki
AU - Conquest, Alison
AU - Corben, Louise Anne
AU - Pook, Mark A
AU - Kulkarni, Tejal
AU - Trounce, Ian A
AU - Pera, Martin Frederick
AU - Delatycki, Martin
AU - Pebay, Alice
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We assessed structural elements of the retina in individuals with Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) and in mouse models of FRDA, as well as functions of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in FRDA using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). We analyzed the retina of the FRDA mouse models YG22R and YG8R containing a human FRATAXIN (FXN) transgene by histology. We complemented this work with post-mortem evaluation of eyes from FRDA patients. Finally, we derived RPE cells from patient FRDA-iPSCs to assess oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and phagocytosis. We showed that whilst the YG22R and YG8R mouse models display elements of retinal degeneration, they do not recapitulate the loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) found in the human disease. Further, RPE cells differentiated from human FRDA-iPSCs showed normal OXPHOS and we did not observe functional impairment of the RPE in Humans
AB - We assessed structural elements of the retina in individuals with Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) and in mouse models of FRDA, as well as functions of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in FRDA using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). We analyzed the retina of the FRDA mouse models YG22R and YG8R containing a human FRATAXIN (FXN) transgene by histology. We complemented this work with post-mortem evaluation of eyes from FRDA patients. Finally, we derived RPE cells from patient FRDA-iPSCs to assess oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and phagocytosis. We showed that whilst the YG22R and YG8R mouse models display elements of retinal degeneration, they do not recapitulate the loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) found in the human disease. Further, RPE cells differentiated from human FRDA-iPSCs showed normal OXPHOS and we did not observe functional impairment of the RPE in Humans
U2 - 10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.09.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 29124197
SN - 2405-5808
VL - 4
SP - 141
EP - 147
JO - Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
JF - Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
ER -