Pterygial body epithelium domination of pterygial proliferation with TCF4 as a potential key factor
Pterygial body epithelium domination of pterygial proliferation with TCF4 as a potential key factor
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翼状胬肉体上皮对翼状胬肉增殖的主导作用,TCF4是潜在的关键因素
DOI:
10.18240/ijo.2018.09.07
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发表时间:
2018-09-18
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Lu, Rong
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作者:
Nie, Cong;Zhang, Xin-Chun;Lu, Rong
AIM: To characterize the proliferative capacity of pterygial epithelium in different regions (head, neck and body) of pterygium and explore the function of transcription factor 4 (TCF4) in pterygium proliferation.METHODS: Thirty pterygium tissues and 10 normal conjunctival tissues were obtained from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) and Guangdong Eye Bank, respectively. Proliferative capacity of head, neck and body in pterygial epithelium was measured using clonal analysis, fold growth analysis and expression profile of proliferative markers revealed by immunofluorescent staining and real-time PCR. The expression of TCF4 was highlighted by double immunofluorescent staining with other proliferation related markers such as proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2).RESULTS: The proliferative potential of pterygial epithelium was higher than that of normal conjunctival epithelium. High expression levels of proliferative markers (P63 alpha, PCNA and ABCG2) in pterygial body epithelium were observed in immunofluorescent staining and real-time PCR (P