March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
Apoptosis And Viability Of Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Cultures Following Photodynamic Therapy (pdt)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Tanja Stachon
    Department of Ophthalmology,
    Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
  • Jiong Wang
    Department of Ophthalmology,
    Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
    Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
  • Timo Eppig
    Experimental Ophthalmology,
    Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
  • Achim Langenbucher
    Experimental Ophthalmology,
    Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
  • Berthold Seitz
    Department of Ophthalmology,
    Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
  • Nora Szentmáry
    Department of Ophthalmology,
    Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Tanja Stachon, None; Jiong Wang, None; Timo Eppig, None; Achim Langenbucher, None; Berthold Seitz, None; Nora Szentmáry, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 6014. doi:
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      Tanja Stachon, Jiong Wang, Timo Eppig, Achim Langenbucher, Berthold Seitz, Nora Szentmáry; Apoptosis And Viability Of Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Cultures Following Photodynamic Therapy (pdt). Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):6014.

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Abstract

Purpose: : With increasing resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics, alternative therapeutic options may be needed in treatment of infectious keratitis. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) may be one potential option. The purpose of this study was to evaluate apoptosis and viability of human corneal endothelial cell cultures following photodynamic therapy (PDT).

Methods: : Human corneal endothelial cell line (HCEC) was cultured on Fibronectin coated cell culture dishes in DMEM/Ham’s F12 supplemented with 5% FCS. HCEC underwent illumination (670 nm) for 13 minutes following exposure to 0, 50, 100, 150, 250, 350 and 500 nM concentrations of photosensitizer chlorine e6 (Ce6) in the culture medium for 30 minutes. Twenty-four hours following PDT the percentage of apoptotic HCEC was assessed using APO-DIRECTTM Kit by flow-cytometry (FACS) and viability of HCEC was determined using alamarBlue® assay.

Results: : Twenty-four hours after PDT the percentage of apoptotic cells increased significantly (p<0.05) at concentrations higher than 150 nM of Ce6. Cell viability decreased significantly (p<0.05) at concentrations higher than 50 nM of Ce6 using PDT. Using Ce6 or illumination only the percentage of apoptotic cells and viability remained unchanged.

Conclusions: : Photodynamic therapy triggers apoptosis and decreases viability of human corneal endothelial cells in vitro.

Keywords: photodynamic therapy • cornea: endothelium • apoptosis/cell death 
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