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ArticleHeliyon2024

The contribution of adiponectin to diabetic retinopathy progression: Association with the AGEs-RAGE pathway.

Min Fu, Li Zhengran, Li Yingli, Wu Tong, Cai Liyang, Guo Xi, Yang Xiongyi, Cao Mingzhe, Yi Guoguo

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Min FuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Li ZhengranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Li YingliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wu TongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Cai LiyangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guo XiSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yang XiongyiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Cao MingzheDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong Province, China.
Yi GuoguoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a chronic complication of diabetes. Given that adiponectin plays a key role in DR progression, this study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of sDR progression related to adiponectin. First, we extracted the microarray dataset GSE60436 from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify hub genes associated with DR. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed a focus on inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic disease pathways. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) identified nine significant pathways related to DR. Immune infiltration analysis indicated increased infiltration of fibroblasts and endothelial cells in DR patients. Second, at the gene level, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) results showed a decrease in ADIPOQ gene expression as the disease progressed in our mouse models. At the protein level, ELISA results from sera of 31 patients and 11 control subjects demonstrated significantly lower adiponectin expression in the proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) group compared to controls. Our findings reveal that adiponectin is involved in the advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and receptor of advanced glycation end products (RAGE) axis, as evidenced by hub gene analysis, scRNA-seq, and ELISA. In conclusion, adiponectin acts as a central molecule in the AGEs-RAGE axis, regulated by ADIPOQ, to influence DR progression.

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AdiponectinAdvanced glycation end productsDiabetic retinopathyELISAEyeGenomicsGlucoseInflammationSingle-cell RNA sequencing

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