Effects of isoproterenol and cholera toxin on human limbal epithelial cell cultures

Current Eye Research
Djida Ghoubay-BenallaouaVincent Borderie

Abstract

Cholera toxin and isoproterenol (β-adrenergic receptor agonist) are largely used to enhance cell proliferation. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of cholera toxin and isoproterenol on growth and differentiation of cells cultured from human superficial limbal explants. Limbal epithelial cells were cultured from superficial limbal explantsin basal medium either supplemented with cholera toxin or isoproterenol for 3 weeks. Growth kinetics and morphometry were studied by light and confocal microscopy. Progenitor and differentiated epithelial cell markers were studied by immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, Colony Formation Assay, and reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. Cell proliferation was significantly higher with 0.5 µg/ml (p = 0.049), 1 µg/ml (p = 0.005), and 2 µg/ml (p = 0.008) isoproterenol whereas, cholera toxin and 4 µg/ml isoproterenol did not significantly increase cell proliferation. Multilayered epithelial cell sheets were obtained in all culture conditions. Addition of isoproterenol resulted in smaller cell size (p < 0.05) 14 days after cells were cultured, whereas cholera toxin had no effects. Strong expression of cytokeratins 3 and 4/5/6/8/10/13/18 and lower expression of cytokeratin 19...Continue Reading

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