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Yong-Seok Song^1,2, Shoujian Wang¹, SunYoung Park¹

¹Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA.

|January 8, 2025

Summary

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Receptor-interacting protein kinase-3 (Ripk3) regulates ocular vascularization. While normal retinal vascularization is unaffected, Ripk3 deficiency exacerbates pathological neovascularization in the eye, suggesting its role in ocular disease.

Keywords:

RIPK-proteins choroidal neovascularization necroptosis oxygen-induced ischemic retinopathy retinal vascularization

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Background:

Regulated cell death pathways, including necroptosis, are crucial for ocular vascular development and homeostasis.
The specific roles of these pathways, particularly necroptosis regulators like Ripk3, in ocular vascularization remain largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the function of receptor-interacting protein kinase-3 (Ripk3) in postnatal retinal vascularization.
To determine the role of Ripk3 in pathological retinal and choroidal neovascularization.

Main Methods:

Analysis of retinal vascularization in Ripk3-deficient (Ripk3-/-) mice.
Assessment of laser-induced choroidal neovascularization and oxygen-induced ischemic retinopathy in Ripk3-/- mice.
Evaluation of the effect of RIPK1/3 inhibition on choroidal neovascularization.

Main Results:

Ripk3 deficiency did not significantly alter normal postnatal retinal vascularization.
A decrease in retinal endothelial cells and pericytes was observed in Ripk3-/- mice at 3 weeks.
Absence of Ripk3 expression increased both choroidal and retinal neovascularization.
Inhibition of RIPK1/3 activity reduced choroidal neovascularization.

Conclusions:

Ripk3 plays a distinct role in pathological ocular neovascularization, distinct from its role in normal vascular development.
Ripk3's modulation of cell death pathways, potentially via Caspase 8 interactions, influences ocular vascular pathologies.