A Immunohistochemical Analysis of a Rat Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy and a Comparison of the Expression of Tgf-Β and PDGF Among the Induction Methods

Authors

  • Xiao-Zhi Zheng Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (The First People’s Hospital of Yancheng)
  • Lian-Fang Du Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People’s Hospital
  • Hui-Ping Wang Experimental Research Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People’s Hospital

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https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2010.2686

Keywords:

proliferative vitreoretinopathy, immunohistochemistry, TGF^2, PDGF, induction methods

Abstract

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a serious complication of retinal detachment surgery or ocular trauma. Our previous study indicated that intravitreal co-injection of retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) -J cells and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) (not RPE-J cells or PRP alone) in Wistar rat eyes can successfully induce a model of PVR. But which cells are involved in this process and why different induction methods, intravitreal injection of RPE-J cells or/and PRP, induced a different situation remain to be unknown. In this study, immunohistochemistry was performed to identify the main cell types involved in this process. The expression levels of transforming growth factor (TGF) -β2, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)- AA and PDGF-BB were tested using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)The results showed that RPE cells, glial cells, fibroblasts and macrophages took part in the pathogenesis of this model. The expression levels and durations of TGF^2 and PDGF-BB partially explained the different results induced by the different induction methods. This provides an experimental proof for attenuation of the experimental PVR by targeting at a specific cells or growth factor.

A Immunohistochemical Analysis of a Rat Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy and a Comparison of the Expression of Tgf-Β and PDGF Among the Induction Methods

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20-08-2010

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A Immunohistochemical Analysis of a Rat Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy and a Comparison of the Expression of Tgf-Β and PDGF Among the Induction Methods. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2010 Aug. 20 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];10(3):204-9. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2686