NOTCH1 signaling induces pathological vascular permeability in diabetic retinopathy
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Khalil Miloudi Malika Oubaha Catherine Ménard Agnieszka Dejda Vera Guber Gael Cagnone Ariel M Wilson Nicolas Tétreault Gaëlle Mawambo Francois Binet Rony Chidiac Chantal Delisle Manuel Buscarlet Agustin Cerani Sergio Crespo-Garcia Katie Bentley Flavio Rezende Jean-Sebastien Joyal Frédérick A Mallette Jean-Philippe Gratton Bruno Larrivée Przemyslaw SapiehaAbstract
Diabetic macular edema is a major complication of diabetes resulting in loss of central vision. Although heightened vessel leakiness has been linked to glial and neuronal-derived factors, relatively little is known on the mechanisms by which mature endothelial cells exit from a quiescent state and compromise barrier function. Here we report that endothelial NOTCH1 signaling in mature diabetic retinas contributes to increased vascular permeability. By providing both human and mouse data, we show that NOTCH1 ligands JAGGED1 and DELTA LIKE-4 are up-regulated secondary to hyperglycemia and activate both canonical and rapid noncanonical NOTCH1 pathways that ultimately disrupt endothelial adherens junctions in diabetic retinas by causing dissociation of vascular endothelial-cadherin from β-catenin. We further demonstrate that neutralization of NOTCH1 ligands prevents diabetes-induced retinal edema. Collectively, these results identify a fundamental process in diabetes-mediated vascular permeability and provide translational rational for targeting the NOTCH pathway (primarily JAGGED1) in conditions characterized by compromised vascular barrier function.
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Volume 116
Issue number 10
Pages 4538-4547
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Europe PubMed Central 30787185
Pubmed 30787185
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