LIU Yong , WANG Yi , YIN Zhengqin
  • Department of Ophthalmology, The Southwest Hospital,Third Military Medical University,Chongqing 400038,China;
Pigment epithelium of eye; Cell culture; Vitreous body; Endothelium,vascular
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Purpose To investigate the effects of human vitreous fluid on proliferation of cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and vascular endothelial cell lines(VEC304). Methods Human RPE cells and VEC304 were cultured and treated in different human vitreous-conditioned medium (VCM) with or without serum, vitreous volume concentrations of VCM were 1∶8, 1∶4 and 1∶2. Cells proliferation was assayed by tetrazolium (MTT) colorimetry at the 2nd, 4th and 6th day respectively. Results In the presence of serum, 1∶4, 1∶2 VCM had a significantly stimulative effect on RPE cells proliferation compared with control group at the 2nd, 4th, and 6th day retrospectively (P＜0.01), but exerted a bly inhibitory effect on VEC304 proliferation compared with control group at the 2nd, 4th, and 6th day retrospectively (P lt;0.05). In the absence of serum, only 1∶2 VCM had a stimulative effect on RPE cells growth compared with control group at the 2nd day (P＜0.05) and obviously at the 4th and 6th day respectively (P＜0.01). Conclusion Human vitreous fluid influences human RPE cells and VEC304 growth in vitro. This result suggests that vitreous may play different role in proliferative vitreoretinopathy and intraocular neovascular disease. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2002, 18: 140-142)

Citation： LIU Yong,WANG Yi,YIN Zhengqin. Effects of human vitreous fluid on the proliferation of cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells and vascular endothelial cells. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2002, 18(2): 140-142. doi: Copy

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