Immunohistochemical study of extracellular matrix components in epiretinal membranes of vitreoproliferative retinopathy and proliferative diabetic retinopathy
| Autor: | Spiridon Gorezis, E. Tsanou, Niki J. Agnantis, Maria Stefaniotou, K. Psilas, Elli Ioachim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Biological Markers/metabolism Pigment Epithelium of Eye/metabolism/pathology Collagen Type IV/biosynthesis/immunology Severity of Illness Index Extracellular matrix 0302 clinical medicine Laminin Cell Movement Immunohistochemistry/methods Pigment Epithelium of Eye Antigens/immunology Epiretinal Membrane/etiology/*metabolism/pathology Extracellular Matrix Proteins biology Glial fibrillary acidic protein Extracellular Matrix Proteins/*metabolism Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/biosynthesis/immunology Cell Differentiation Epiretinal Membrane Tenascin General Medicine Immunohistochemistry Cell biology Vitreoretinopathy Proliferative/complications/*metabolism/pathology Membrane Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 Collagen Type IV Laminin/biosynthesis/immunology 03 medical and health sciences Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein medicine Cell Adhesion Humans Antigens Fibronectins/biosynthesis/immunology Diabetic Retinopathy Vitreoretinopathy Proliferative Tenascin/biosynthesis/immunology medicine.disease Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/biosynthesis/immunology eye diseases Fibronectins Fibronectin Ophthalmology Diabetic Retinopathy/complications/*metabolism/pathology Immunology 030221 ophthalmology & optometry biology.protein Endothelium Vascular Wound healing 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Biomarkers Endothelium Vascular/metabolism/pathology |
| Zdroj: | European journal of ophthalmology. 15(3) |
| ISSN: | 1120-6721 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE: The migration, proliferation, differentiation, and adhesion of cells and other cellular functions are influenced by the surrounding extracellular matrix in normal and wound healing conditions. The formation of epiretinal membranes, a wound healing process, is a serious complication of retinal diseases, the most important being proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). In the present study, the authors investigated the expression of various extracellular matrix components and in particular tenascin, fibronectin, laminin, collagen IV, and MMP-3 glycoprotein as well as the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein in each type of epithelial membrane in order to elucidate the role of these molecules in the formation of these two types of membranes. METHODS: The authors performed immunohistochemistry in 14 PVR and 14 PDR membranes, using antibodies against the above mentioned extracellular matrix components. Tenascin and fibronectin were observed as major components in the extracellular matrix, while laminin and collagen type IV were detected as minor components in both types of membranes. A higher fibronectin expression in PVR compared with PDR membranes was found (p=0.0035). A positive relationship of its expression with the proliferative activity (p=0.15) and collagen type IV expression (p |
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