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Association of PDGF-BB-induced thrombomodulin with the regulation of inflammation in the corneal and scleral stroma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20505198     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The responses of corneal and scleral stromal cells to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB were assessed and inflammatory reactions in the cornea and sclera were investigated.
METHODS: Primary cultures of cells obtained from human subjects and strains derived from human corneal or scleral stromal cells (Cs3 and Sc1, respectively) were used. Changes in gene expression after 24 hours of exposure to 10 ng/mL PDGF-BB were analyzed with an Sc1 DNA microarray. The upregulation of several genes in Cs3 and Sc1 was confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis. The expression of bioactive factors was detected immunohistochemically in nine different clinical specimens.
RESULTS: DNA microarray analysis revealed that the gene encoding thrombomodulin (TM) was induced in Sc1 by PDGF-BB. RT-PCR confirmed that TM expression at the mRNA level was increased in both corneal and scleral stromal cells. At the protein level, TM expression was increased in scleral stromal cells, but not in corneal cells, and TM was detected in both the membrane and cytoplasmic compartments. TM was detected immunohistochemically in inflamed scleral and several corneal specimens. After TM stimulation, interleukin (IL)-18 transcription was increased in Sc1.
CONCLUSIONS: PDGF-BB induced TM mRNA expression in scleral and corneal stromal cells, but Western blot analysis revealed the increase in TM expression only in the scleral cells. TM induced IL-18 in scleral stromal cells. A cascade involving these biologically active factors may regulate scleral and corneal inflammation. The results also reveal differences in the biological response of scleral and corneal stromal cells.
Authors:
Hiroyuki Namba; Yoshiko Kashiwagi; Koichi Nishitsuka; Hiroshi Takamura; Teiko Yamamoto; Hidetoshi Yamashita
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Investigative ophthalmology & visual science     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1552-5783     ISO Abbreviation:  Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-28     Completed Date:  2010-12-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703701     Medline TA:  Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5460-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan. nanbas2804@384.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / pharmacology
Blotting, Western
Cells, Cultured
Cornea / drug effects*,  metabolism
Cytokines / metabolism
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Gene Expression Regulation / physiology*
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Keratitis / genetics*,  metabolism
Male
Middle Aged
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / pharmacology*
RNA, Messenger / genetics
Recombinant Proteins / pharmacology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sclera / drug effects*,  metabolism
Scleritis / genetics*,  metabolism
Thrombomodulin / genetics*,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiogenesis Inducing Agents; 0/Cytokines; 0/Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 0/THBD protein, human; 0/Thrombomodulin; 0/platelet-derived growth factor BB

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