Isoforms of platelet-derived growth factor and its receptors in epiretinal membranes: immunolocalization to retinal pigmented epithelial cells
| Autor: | Peter A. Campochiaro, Charlie Chiu, Nancy L. Derevjanik, William J. LaRochelle, Stanley A. Vinores, Jeffrey D. Henderer, Carl Csaky, Jeremy Mahlow |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cell type Platelet-derived growth factor Eye Diseases medicine.medical_treatment Biology Retina Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Paracrine signalling chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Humans Receptors Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Autocrine signalling Pigment Epithelium of Eye Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Growth factor Retinal Vessels Immunohistochemistry Sensory Systems Cell biology Ophthalmology Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry biology.protein sense organs Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| Zdroj: | Experimental eye research. 60(6) |
| ISSN: | 0014-4835 |
| Popis: | Epiretinal membranes (ERMs) form on the inner surface of the retina in conjunction with various ocular disease processes, but the factors controlling their development are not understood. The predominant cell types involved are retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells and retinal glia. Cultured RPE cells secrete platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), which is chemotactic and mitogenic for both RPE cells and retinal glia and, therefore, could be involved in the development of ERMs. In the present study, we performed immunohistochemical staining for PDGF A chain (PDGF-A), PDGF B chain (PDGF-B), and both types of PDGF receptors (PDGFr alpha and PDGFr beta) on ERMs associated with various disease processes. PDGF-A is detected in most ERMs, regardless of the associated disease process, and it appears to be localized predominantly in RPE cells, recognized by the presence of pigment and the immunohistochemical demonstration of some or all of the following RPE-associated epitopes: class III beta-tubulin, keratin, the 65-kDa microsomal protein recognized by the RPE9 antibody, and cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein. PDGF-B is found only in minor subpopulations of cells in about half of the ERMs evaluated and, with only occasional exceptions, appears to be localized almost entirely in blood-borne cells found in and around vessels in vascularized ERMs. Both PDGFr alpha and PDGFr beta are demonstrated in most ERMs with neither isotype consistently predominating: they are found predominantly on RPE cells with many cells expressing both receptor types. ERMs with little or no RPE cell component contain little or no PDGF and PDGF receptor, whereas those in which the RPE cell represents the major cell type, have widespread PDGF and PDGF receptor positivity. These findings show that RPE cells in ERMs produce PDGF-A and PDGF alpha and PDGF beta receptors and suggest that autocrine and paracrine stimulation with PDGF may be involved in ERM pathogenesis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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