• Ruijin Eye Center of Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University;
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Objective  To observe the vascular endthelial cellular apoptosis induced by transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT). Methods  Vascular endothelial cells (VEC) cultured in vitro were treated with TTT, hyperthermia and TTT combined with indocyanine green (ICG) pretreatment. The cellular apoptosis was detected by doublelabelled flow cytometer (annexin Vfluroescein isothiocyanate and propidium iodide) analysis, fluorescent microscopy, nucleolus stainned with DNA dye hoechst 33258, DNA ladder detection and electron microscopy. Results  Without significant rising of the temperature, TTT couldn prime;t increase the apoptosis of VEC. Pure hyperthermia and TTT combined with ICG pretreatment could increase apoptosis of VEC significantly, and the effect of the latter method was more obvious. The higher power of TTT was used and the longer duration the cells were cultured, the higher apoptosis rate of VEC was. Conclusion  The induction of apoptosis of VEC might play an important role in the mechanism of the occlusion of CNV by TTT, and combining with ICG may obviously enhance the apoptosis rate at the same temperature, which may supply a theoretical basis for promoting the clinical effect of TTT.

Citation: ZHANG Lei,ZHANG Shisheng,WANG Kangsun,et al. Apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells induced by transpupillary thermotherapy. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2007, 23(6): 405-409. doi: Copy

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