波长信号在屈光发育中起着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在探索这些过程中的视网膜转录组特征。
豚鼠被随机分为三组暴露于白色,蓝色,或绿色环保灯八周。每4周评估屈光度和眼轴长度,8周时对视网膜转录组进行了分析。
与白色组相比,在绿色组中,眼屈光度显着降低,眼轴长度显着延长,而在蓝色组中,这些参数显示出相反的趋势。RNA测序显示,与白人相比,在蓝色和绿色组中发现了184和171个差异表达基因(DEGs),分别。在这些DEG中,只有31个重叠。这两组DEGs在不同的生物过程和途径中富集。蓝色和绿色组之间有268个DEG,主要富集在细胞外基质中,和新陈代谢,受体活性,和离子结合过程。此外,9个人类基因,包括ECEL1,CHRND,SHBG,PRSS56,OVOL1,RDH5,WNT7B,PEBP4,CA12,被确定为与近视发展和波长反应有关,表明这些基因在人类波长诱导的近视中的潜在作用。
在这项研究中,我们确定了视网膜靶和途径,这些靶和途径参与了在正视化过程中对波长信号的反应.
Wavelength signals play a vital role in refractive development. This study aimed to explore the retinal transcriptome signature in these processes.
Guinea pigs were randomly divided into three groups exposed to white, blue, or green environmental light for eight weeks. Refraction and axial length were evaluated every 4 weeks, and the retinal transcriptome was profiled at 8 weeks.
Compared with the white group, ocular refraction significantly decreased and ocular axial length significantly extended in the green group whereas these parameters showed opposite trends in the blue group. RNA-sequencing showed that, compared with the white group, 184 and 171 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found in the blue and green groups, respectively. Among these DEGs, only 31 overlapped. These two sets of DEGs were enriched in distinct biological processes and pathways. There were 268 DEGs between the blue and green groups, which were primarily enriched in the extracellular matrix, and metabolism, receptor activity, and ion binding processes. In addition, nine human genes, including ECEL1, CHRND, SHBG, PRSS56, OVOL1, RDH5, WNT7B, PEBP4, CA12, were identified to be related to myopia development and wavelength response, indicating the potential role of these genes in human wavelength-induced myopia.
In this study, we identified retinal targets and pathways involved in the response to wavelength signals in emmetropization.