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Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Soluble Receptor 1 Acts as a Natural Inhibitor of FGF2 Neurotrophic Activity during Retinal Degeneration

Xavier Guillonneau,^* Fabienne Régnier-Ricard,^* Olivier Laplace,^* Laurent Jonet,^* Marijke Bryckaert, Yves Courtois,^* and Frédéric Mascarelli^*

 ^*Développement, Vieillissement et Pathologie de la Rétine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U450, Affiliée Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Association Claude Bernard, 75016 Paris, France; and  Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U248, Hôpital Lariboisière, IFR Circulation, 75010 Paris, France

Fibroblast growth factors (FGF) 1 and 2 and their tyrosine kinase receptor (FGFR) are present throughout the adult retina. FGFs are potential mitogens, but adult retinal cells are maintained in a nonproliferative state unless the retina is damaged. Our work aims to find a modulator of FGF signaling in normal and pathological retina. We identified and sequenced a truncated FGFR1 form from rat retina generated by the use of selective polyadenylation sites. This 70-kDa form of soluble extracellular FGFR1 (SR1) was distributed mainly localized in the inner nuclear layer of the retina, whereas the full-length FGFR1 form was detected in the retinal Muller glial cells. FGF2 and FGFR1 mRNA levels greatly increased in light-induced retinal degeneration. FGFR1 was detected in the radial fibers of activated retinal Muller glial cells. In contrast, SR1 mRNA synthesis followed a biphasic pattern of down- and up-regulation, and anti-SR1 staining was intense in retinal pigmented epithelial cells. The synthesis of SR1 and FGFR1 specifically and independently regulated in normal and degenerating retina suggests that changes in the proportion of various FGFR forms may control the bioavailability of FGFs and thus their potential as neurotrophic factors. This was demonstrated in vivo during retinal degeneration when recombinant SR1 inhibited the neurotrophic activity of exogenous FGF2 and increased damaging effects of light by inhibiting endogenous FGF. This study highlights the significance of the generation of SR1 in normal and pathological conditions.

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