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Role of Erythropoietin Receptor Signaling in Macrophages or Choroidal Endothelial Cells in Choroidal Neovascularization.

ABSTRACT: Erythropoietin (EPO) has been proposed to reduce the progression of atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD) due to its potential role in neuroprotection. However, overactive EPO receptor (EPOR) signaling increased laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and choroidal macrophage number in non-lasered mice, which raised the question of whether EPOR signaling increased CNV through the recruitment of macrophages to the choroid that released pro-angiogenic factors or through direct angiogenic effects on endothelial cells. In this study, we addressed the hypothesis that EPOR signaling increased CNV by direct effects on macrophages or endothelial cells. We used tamoxifen-inducible macrophage-specific or endothelial cell-specific EPOR knockout mice in the laser-induced CNV model, and cultured choroidal endothelial cells isolated from adult human donors. We found that macrophage-specific knockout of EPOR influenced laser-induced CNV in females only, whereas endothelial-specific knockout of EPOR reduced laser-induced CNV in male mice only. In cultured human choroidal endothelial cells, knockdown of EPOR reduced EPO-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) activation. Taken together, our findings suggest that EPOR signaling in macrophages or choroidal endothelial cells regulates the development of CNV in a sex-dependent manner. Further studies regarding the role of EPO-induced signaling are required to assess EPO safety and to select or develop appropriate therapeutic approaches.

SUBMITTER: Ramshekar A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9312702 | biostudies-literature |

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