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Alkylphosphocholines inhibit attachment, spreading and migration of human retinal pigment epithelial cells
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Published: | September 22, 2004 |
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Objective
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a major cause for visual loss after retinal detachment surgery. The dispersion of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) in the vitreous seems to be fundamental in PVR membrane formation and subsequent retinal detachment. The aim of our study was to test if Alkylphosphocholines (APCs) are able to prevent early cellular events in PVR development like attachment, spreading und migration of human RPE cells in vitro.
Methods
Cultured RPE cells of five human donors were treated with one of four APCs (C18:1-PC, C20:1-PC, C21:1-PC or C22:1-PC) in different concentrations in DMEM/10% FCS. Cell viability was tested by the trypan blue exclusion assay. Attachment was assessed after a 2 h incubation of RPE cells on coated 24-well-plates and subsequent MTT testing. Cellular spreading is characterized by cytoplasmic halo formation and was quantified by counting four separate fields of RPE cells allowed to spread on coated 24-well-plates for 4 h. Migration was assessed by a modification of the Boyden chamber method in microchemotaxis chambers with polycarbonated filters.
Results
All four APCs could inhibit RPE cell attachment and spreading by > 70% at their IC50 concentration (C18:1-PC: 30mM; C20:1-PC: 10mM; C21:1-PC: 10mM; C22:1-PC: 10mM). Also, APCs were able to inhibit RPE cell migration by > 95% at similar concentrations. Trypan blue staining revealed a toxicity within control limits in the concentration interval tested.
Conclusions
APCs are able to inhibit RPE cell attachment, spreading and migration in vitro at non-toxic concentrations. This could be a novel method to prevent even early stages of PVR development.