heparitin-sulfate and Retinitis-Pigmentosa

Proteoglycans are involved in a variety of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. These include cell adhesion, growth regulation and a number of developmental processes. Their involvement in such interactions may be of particular importance in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) because of the detachment and migration of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells often associated with this condition. Because of these important functions in cell behavior, we have been studying the proteoglycans produced by human RPE and how these may be altered in RP. Confluent cultures of RPE from normal donors and from two donors with dominantly inherited RP were labeled with 3H-glucosamine and 35SO4 and the proteoglycans isolated from the medium, substratum and two cell membrane-associated compartments, designated "EDTA-released" and "cell-associated." The proteoglycans were analyzed for size distribution by Sepharose CL-4B chromatography and for glycosaminoglycan (GAG) composition based on enzymatic and chemical susceptibilities. Differences in size distribution and GAG composition were found between the two cell-associated compartments on normal cells. Retinitis pigmentosa proteoglycans differed from their normal counterparts in corresponding compartments both in size distribution and GAG composition. Most affected were those proteoglycans released from the cell surface by EDTA. These findings may be of importance in retinitis pigmentosa since alterations in these molecules could influence the way RPE cells interact with their microenvironment.

Topics: Adult; Cell Membrane; Cell Movement; Cells, Cultured; Chondroitin; Chromatography, Ion Exchange; Edetic Acid; Glycosaminoglycans; Heparitin Sulfate; Humans; Middle Aged; Pigment Epithelium of Eye; Proteoglycans; Retinitis Pigmentosa

Proteoglycans, extracellular matrix molecules that have been shown to have filtration properties in some tissues, make up a significant proportion of the structural macromolecules of Bruch's membrane. Bruch's membrane may provide a selective filtration barrier between the choriocapillaris and the pigmented epithelium (PE) and outer retina. In this paper, we compare the proteoglycans extracted from metabolically-labeled normal and retinitis pigmentosa (RP) Bruch's membranes. Isolated RP Bruch's membrane proteoglycans were larger than those from normal donor eyes when chromatographed on a column of Sepharose CL-4B. In addition to the increased size, there was also a dramatic increase in the proportion of heparan sulfate proteoglycan being synthesized in RP. Considering the structural and filtration properties of proteoglycans, alterations such as these could affect the functioning of Bruch's membrane and, possibly, the PE and the outer retina.

Topics: Chondroitin Sulfates; Choroid; Chromatography; Dermatan Sulfate; Genes, Dominant; Heparitin Sulfate; Humans; Molecular Weight; Proteoglycans; Reference Values; Retinitis Pigmentosa

Glycosaminoglycans were isolated from the urines of 46 patients with mucopolysaccharidosis; 11 with Type I (Hurler), 8 with Type II (Hunter), 16 with Type III (Sanfilippo A and B), 9 with Type V (Scheie), one with Type VI (Marateaux-Lamy), and one unclassified. All 46 patients excreted in their urine excessive amounts of dermatan sulfate, heparan sulfate or both. In addition, patients of certain types excreted excessive amounts of chondroitin sulfates A and/or C. There is a trend in each type of the disease towards the same carbazole/orcinol ratio, glucosamine/galactosamine ratio and glycosaminoglycan composition. Molecular weight distribution of the urinary glycosaminoglycans by gel filtration from Sephadex G-200 is characteristic for each different type of mucopolysaccharidosis and is distinguished from normal controls and patients without mucopolysaccharidosis. Preparation of elution diagrams from Sephadex G-200 allows an estimation of the composition of the glycosamino-glycans. Practically all heparan sulfate and a sizable part of dermatan sulfate from the urinary glycosaminoglycans of all these patients have been highly degraded. In all the patients in which the specific enzyme defect was demonstrated, the assignment of the type of mucopolysaccharidosis, on the basis of the elution diagrams, was correct. Patients with mucopolysaccharidosis Type V displayed two conspicuously different types of elution patterns, suggesting heterogeneity. Indeed, only a portion of these patients showed alpha-L- iduronidase deficiency. Carriers had normal urinary glycosaminoglycan output and composition and exhibited normal elution diagrams.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Bone and Bones; Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Child; Child, Preschool; Chondroitin; Dermatan Sulfate; Female; Glycosaminoglycans; Heparitin Sulfate; Humans; Hypertrichosis; Infant; Intellectual Disability; Joint Diseases; Male; Mucopolysaccharidoses; Mucopolysaccharidosis I; Mucopolysaccharidosis II; Retinitis Pigmentosa

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Carbazoles; Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Child; Chondroitin; Corneal Opacity; Female; Glycosaminoglycans; Heparitin Sulfate; Humans; Intellectual Disability; Male; Methods; Mucopolysaccharidoses; Resorcinols; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Uronic Acids

Topics: Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Child; Child, Preschool; Chondroitin; Chromatography; Corneal Opacity; Electrophoresis; Female; Galactosamine; Glycosaminoglycans; Heparitin Sulfate; Hexosamines; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Male; Mucopolysaccharidoses; Mucopolysaccharidosis IV; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Sulfates; Uronic Acids

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Chondroitin; Chromatography, Gas; Chromatography, Ion Exchange; Diagnosis, Differential; Electrophoresis; Female; Galactose; Glycosaminoglycans; Heparitin Sulfate; Hexosamines; Humans; Hyaluronoglucosaminidase; Lyases; Male; Methods; Middle Aged; Mucopolysaccharidoses; Retinitis Pigmentosa; Serine; Sulfuric Acids; Testis; Xylose

Topics: Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Chondroitin; Chromatography, Thin Layer; Glycosaminoglycans; Heparitin Sulfate; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Intellectual Disability; Mucopolysaccharidoses; Mucopolysaccharidosis IV; Retinitis Pigmentosa