Involvement of insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in corneal fibroblasts during corneal wound healing

被引：35

作者：

Izumi, K

Kurosaka, D

Iwata, T

Oguchi, Y

Tanaka, Y

Mashima, Y

Tsubota, K

机构：

[1] Keio Univ, Dept Ophthalmol, Sch Med, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1608582, Japan

[2] Natl Hosp Org, Natl Inst Sensory Organs, Tokyo Med Ctr, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE | 2006年 / 47卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1167/iovs.05-0097

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

PURPOSE. The involvement of downstream messengers of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta in the differentiation of corneal fibroblasts into myofibroblasts was investigated. The effects of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3 upregulated by TGF-beta were examined in human corneal fibroblasts, and the possible involvement of IGF axis components in corneal wound healing was assessed in a mouse model. METHODS. Human corneal fibroblasts were incubated with TGF-beta 2 or IGF-I, to investigate IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3, type I collagen, and alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) mRNA, as well as IGFBP-3 protein expression, during myofibroblast differentiation. DNA synthesis was evaluated with a 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay. IGFBP-3 mRNA expression, protein expression, and immunolocalization were investigated in mouse corneas after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). RESULTS. TGF-beta 2 treatment induced expression of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 mRNA and of IGFBP-3 protein in human corneal fibroblasts. TGF-beta 2 and IGF-I both stimulated expression of type I collagen. TGF-beta 2 but not IGF-I potently stimulated alpha-SMA mRNA expression. IGF-I potently stimulated basal DNA synthesis, whereas IGFBP-3 inhibited it. IGF-I potently stimulated proliferation of TGF-beta 2-activated myofibroblasts without reversing the activated fibrogenic phenotype, whereas IGFBP-3 suppressed IGF-I-induced proliferation of corneal fibroblasts. IGFBP-3 mRNA and protein increased in mouse corneas soon after PRK, when in vivo immunostaining of the corneas showed expression of IGFBP-3 in the deep layer of the corneal stroma. CONCLUSIONS. These results suggest that during corneal wound healing, TGF-beta stimulates IGF axis components, whereas IGFBP-3 may modulate IGF-I-induced myofibroblast proliferation to suppress corneal mesenchymal overgrowth.

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页码：591 / 598

页数：8

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