Effect of Triamcinolone Acetonide on the Survival and Nitric Oxide Production in Cultured Human Tenon's Capsule Fibroblasts. |
Hyo Won Lee, Jae Woo Kim |
Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jwkim@cu.ac.kr |
트리암시놀론이 배양된 사람 섬유아세포의 생존과 산화질소 생성에 미치는 영향 |
이효원,김재우 |
Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea |
Correspondence:
Hyo-Won Lee, M.D. |
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Abstract |
PURPOSE To investigate the effect of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) on cell survival and nitric oxide (NO) production in cultured human Tenon's capsule fibroblast (FB) cells. METHODS: After exposed to TA, indomethacin, and dexamethasone for 2 days, cell survival and nitrite production of primarily cultured human FB cells were assessed with MTT and Griess assays, respectively. RESULTS: Cell survival increased after exposure to TA at low concentrations but decreased at high concentrations. TA decreased the production of NO significantly (p<0.05). Exposure to indomethacin and dexamethasone revealed similar results. CONCLUSIONS: Both the biphasic effect on cell survival and the decreased production of NO induced by TA in FB cells could affect conjunctival wound healing. |
Key Words:
Fibroblasts;Nitric oxide;Triamcinolone acetonide;Wound healing |
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