Abstract
In explant cultures, lens epithelial cells grown in unsupplemented medium retain a morphology and packing arrangement similar to that found in the lens in vivo. In this culture system the epithelial cells can be induced to differentiate into fibres by the addition of retina conditioned medium (RCM). RCM also stimulates cell division. In order to trace the fibre cell lineage and to examine the relationship between cell division and fibre differentiation, single epithelial cells in explants from neonatal rat lenses were labelled with fluorescein-isothiocyanate-dextran. Explants were sub-divided into nine squares and one cell per square was injected with fluorescent label via a microcapillary. By marking the positions of labelled cells at 24-hr intervals for 6 days it was shown that most of the epithelial cells moved laterally within the explant. On average, cells in control explants moved about 20 microns day-1. Cells did not move in any particular direction within the explants and often changed direction. RCM stimulated a dramatic increase in migratory activity. There was about a four-fold increase in migratory activity in the first 24-hr interval, then, even with continued exposure to RCM, this activity quickly dropped over the...Continue Reading
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