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ArticleScientific reports2023

The Warburg effect alters amino acid homeostasis in human retinal endothelial cells: implication for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Andrew Gregory, Thangal Yumnamcha, Mohamed Shawky, Shaimaa Eltanani, Armaan Naghdi, Bing X Ross, Xihui Lin, Ahmed S Ibrahim

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrew GregoryDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Thangal YumnamchaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Mohamed ShawkyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Shaimaa EltananiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Armaan NaghdiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Bing X RossDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Xihui LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Ahmed S IbrahimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Visual, and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 East Canfield, Gordon Scott Hall (room 7133), Detroit, MI, 48201, USA. ahmed.ibrahim@wayne.edu.
Wayne State University · USDamietta University · EGMansoura University · EG

Funding

VISION RESEARCH--COREP30EY004068 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LINDA D HAZLETT · 1985 to 2026
$13.2M
The Warburg Effect and Diabetic RetinopathyR01EY034964 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Ahmed S Ibrahim · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY004068NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) remains a leading cause of blindness despite progress in screening and treatment. Recently, the Warburg effect, a metabolic alteration affecting amino acid (AA) metabolism in proliferating cells, has drawn attention regarding its role in PDR. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Warburg effect on AA metabolism in human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) subjected to PDR-associated risk factors and validate the findings in patients with PDR. In vitro experiments exposed HRECs to high glucose (HG) and/or hypoxia (Hyp), known inducers of the Warburg effect. The HG + Hyp group of HRECs exhibited significant differences in non-essential AAs with aliphatic non-polar side chains, mainly driven by elevated glycine concentrations. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed several glycine metabolism-related pathways significantly altered due to the Warburg effect induced by HG + Hyp. Crucially, vitreous humor samples from PDR patients displayed higher glycine levels compared to non-diabetic and diabetic patients without PDR. The odds ratio for PDR patients with glycine levels above the cut-off of 0.0836 µM was 28 (p = 0.03) compared to non-PDR controls. In conclusion, this study provides mechanistic insights into how a specific Warburg effect subtype contributes to glycine accumulation in PDR and supports glycine's potential as a biomarker for PDR pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyFabaceaeEndothelial CellsGlycineHomeostasisHumansHypoxiaRetinaGlycine

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PMID37749155
PMCPMC10520048
OpenAlexW4387019512

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