LncRNA LPAL2/miR-1287-5p/EGFR Axis Modulates TED-Derived Orbital Fibroblast Activation Through Cell Adhesion Factors.

Context: The activation of orbital fibroblasts, the prime targets in thyroid eye disease (TED), is central to its underlying pathogenesis.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the mechanism of TED orbital fibroblast activation from the perspective of noncoding RNA regulation.

Methods: Immunofluorescence (IF) staining was applied to evaluate the fibrotic changes in target cells.

The Smad2/3/4 complex binds miR-139 promoter to modulate TGFβ-induced proliferation and activation of human Tenon's capsule fibroblasts through the Wnt pathway.

The activation and proliferation of human Tenon's fibroblasts (HTFs) play a vital role in the fibrosis in the pathology of the scar formation after the glaucoma filtration surgery. Transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1)/Smads signaling has been reported to promote fibrosis. In our previous study, we revealed that TGFβ1-induced orbital fibroblast activation and proliferation through Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

Low density lipoprotein - rosiglitazone - chitosan-calcium alginate/nanoparticles inhibition of human tenon's fibroblasts activation and proliferation.

Anti-fibrotic therapeutic methods with safety and efficiency after glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) are desirable. In our previous study, by using Human Tenon's Fibroblasts (HTFs) as a model, we proved the expression of peroxisome proliferator activates receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) in HTFs; in addition, rosiglitazone (RSG), an agonist of PPAR-γ, can inhibit transforming growth factorsβ1 (TGF-β1)-induced reactivation of HTFs, thus to inhibit specifically scarring after GFS through intervening TGF-β/Smads signal pathway. However, a better drug delivery way of RSG, to prolong the duration of its function, and to reduce the toxicity of RSG to ocular tissue still remains challenges.

MiRNA-21 promotes fibrosis in orbital fibroblasts from thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the role of miR-21 in orbital fibroblasts obtained from donors with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and to elucidate the regulation of fibrosis by miR-21 in the pathological process of TAO.

Methods: The expression of miR-21 was investigated in orbital tissues from 26 donors with TAO and 10 donors without TAO. Human orbital fibroblasts were cultivated from TAO donors, and the role of miR-21 in orbital fibroblast proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation was analyzed.

MicroRNA-29 mediates TGFβ1-induced extracellular matrix synthesis by targeting wnt/β-catenin pathway in human orbital fibroblasts.

Purpose: Transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) is very important in the synthesis and degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and also in the mediation of human orbital fibroblasts (OFs) proliferation. MicroRNA-29 (MiR-29) plays an important role in this process. In the present study, the effects of TGFβ1 on the expression of miR-29 and whether miR-29 is involved in pro-survival signaling pathways mediated by TGFβ1 were examined in human OFs.