TGF尾 and PDGF-B signaling blockade inhibits myofibroblast development from both bone marrow-derived and keratocyte-derived precursor cells in聽vivo

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• 作者：Vivek Singh^a ; ^d ; Ritika Jaini^b ; André ; A.M. Torricelli^a ; Marcony R. Santhiago^a ; Nirbhai Singh^c ; Bala K. Ambati^c ; Steven E. Wilson^a ; ^{wilsons4@ccf.org" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：cornea ; stroma ; myofibroblasts ; opacity ; haze ; transforming growth factor beta ; plateletderived growth factor ; immunocytochemistry ; bone marrow-derived cells ; keratocytes
• 刊名：Experimental Eye Research
• 出版年：April, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：121
• 期：Complete
• 页码：35-40
• 全文大小：644 K

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Myofibroblasts, the primary cells associated with corneal stromal haze (opacity), can be derived from both cornea-derived and bone marrow-derived precursor cells. In the present study, the role of TGF尾 or PDGF blockage on bone marrow-derived myofibroblast development was investigated using a green fluorescent protein (GFP) chimeric bone marrow mouse model and plasmid vectors that blocked TGF尾 or PDGF signaling. At the peak of corneal haze one month after irregular phototherapeutic keratectomy the聽central stroma had significantly less alpha-smooth muscle actin (伪-SMA)-positive cells derived from GFP+ bone marrow-derived cells or GFP鈭?keratocyte/corneal fibroblast-derived cells when corneas were聽treated with the TGF尾 blocking vector pGFPC1.TGFRBKDEL or the PDGF blocking vector pCMV.PDGFRB.23KDEL compared with the corresponding empty vector treated or untreated control groups. In individual animals, 30-60% of myofibroblasts were derived from bone marrow-derived precursor cells and 40-70% of myofibroblasts were derived from keratocyte-derived precursor cells. TGF尾 and PDGF regulate corneal myofibroblast development from bone marrow-derived precursor cells and keratocyte/corneal fibroblast-derived precursor cells.