Molecular pathobiology of scleritis and its therapeutic implications

• 作者: Undurti N Das
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: SCLERITIS AUTOIMMUNE diseases bioactive LIPIDS INFLAMMATION MICRONUCLEUS cytokines resolution of INFLAMMATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（1）
• 页码范围: 163-175
• 页数: 13页
• 分类号: F42

摘要

Scleritis and other autoimmune diseases are characterized by an imbalance in the levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory molecules with the balance tilted more towards the former due to the failure of recognition of self. The triggering of inflammatory process could be ascribed to the presence of cytoplasmic DNA/chromatin that leads to activation of cytosolic DNA-sensing c GAS-STING(cyclic GMP-AMP synthase linked to stimulator of interferon genes) pathway and enhanced expression of NF-κB that results in an increase in the production of pro-inflammatory bioactive lipids. Bioactive lipids gamma-linolenic acid(GLA), dihomoGLA(DGLA), prostaglandin E1(PGE1), prostacyclin(PGI2) and lipoxin A4, resolvins, protectins and maresins have antiinflammatory actions, bind to DNA to render it non-antigenic and are decreased in autoimmune diseases. These results suggest that efforts designed to enhance the production of anti-inflammatory bioactive lipids may form a new approach to autoimmune diseases. Local injection or infusion of lipoxins, resolvins, protectins and maresins or their precursors such as arachidonic acid may be exploited in the prevention and management of autoimmune diseases including scleritis, uveitis and lupus/rheumatoid arthritis.