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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
卷 45, 期 6, 页码 592-599出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(01)00414-2
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glaucoma; growth factor; optic nerve head; platelet-derived growth factor; transforming growth factor-beta
Purpose: Remodeling of the extracellular matrix occurs in the lamina cribrosa in progressed glaucomatous optic nerve damage including disc cupping, We examined immunohistochemical changes in the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in the optic nerve head in an experimentally induced glaucoma model. Methods: We used 3 cynomolgus and 2 Japanese monkey eyes. Glaucoma was induced by repeated argon laser photocoagulation of the chamber angle. Eyes were enucleated after disc cupping had formed 3 to 5 months after photocoagulation. The optic nerve head was examined for expression of TGF-beta1, -beta2 and -beta3 and PDGF-A and -B in frozen sections and by the biotin ExtraAvidin-alkali phosphatase method. Results: Normal monkey eyes showed TGF-beta1, -beta2 and -beta3. and PDGF-A and -beta ill the optic nerve head including the nerve fibers, glial cells, and vascular cells. Glaucomatous eyes showed stronger expression of TGF-beta1 and -beta2 in the glial cells around the lamina cribrosa. The staining intensities for TGF-beta3, PDGF-A and -B were the same as in normal eyes. Conclusions: Eyes with experimental glaucoma showed higher expression of TGF-beta1 and beta2 around the lamina cribrosa. These findings may show upregulation of extracellular matrix production as related to remodeling of the lamina cribrosa in glaucoma. (C) 2001 Japanese Ophthalmological Society.
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