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EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
Volume 213, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108840
Keywords
Capsaicin; TRPV channel; Posterior capsule opacification; Epithelial-mesenchymal-transition; Lens epithelial cells
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- [JP20K07184]
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Capsaicin has been shown to inhibit TGF beta 2-induced EMT in lens epithelial cells both in vitro and ex vivo, as well as prevent PCO in a mouse model in vivo. It acts by suppressing non-canonically induced Smad2/3 activation through inhibition of EGFR activation and ERK phosphorylation. Capsaicin and its derivatives are promising candidate compounds for preventing PCO after cataract surgery.
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO), the most common complication of cataract surgery occurring in 20-50% of patients after 2-5 years of cataract surgery, is a major problem in the aging society. The epithelialmesenchymal transition (EMT) of lens epithelial cells after cataract surgery has been proposed as a major cause of PCO. Capsaicin, widely used as a food additive and analgesic agent, is a major pungent ingredient in red pepper. Although the effect of capsaicin on EMT has been reported in cancer cells, the biological reaction of capsaicin was unique in each cell type, and there have been no reports describing its effects on EMT earlier. In this study, we demonstrated that treatment with capsaicin inhibited TGF beta 2-induced EMT in vitro lens epithelial cells and ex vivo explant lens epithelial cells. Furthermore, eye drops of capsaicin inhibited the PCO model mice in vivo. Finally, we showed that capsaicin inhibited non-canonically induced Smad2/3 activation via suppression of EGFR activation and ERK phosphorylation. Our findings indicate that capsaicin and its derivatives are good candidate compounds for preventing PCO after cataract surgery.
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