December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
Comparison of Interferon Gamma (IFN) and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF) Effects In a Primary Culture of Human Conjunctiva and in a Human Conjunctival Cell Line
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • M De Saint Jean
    Service d'Ophtalmologie III Quinze-Vingts Paris France
  • F Brignole
    Laboratoire de Toxicologie Faculté de Pharmacie Paris France
  • M Di Nolfo
    Service d'Ophtalmologie III Quinze-Vingts Paris France
  • P Lozato
    Service d'Ophtalmologie III Quinze-Vingts Paris France
  • O Auzerie
    Service d'Ophtalmologie III Quinze-Vingts Paris France
  • S Roman
    Service d'Ophtalmologie III Quinze-Vingts Paris France
  • C Baudouin
    Service d'Ophtalmologie III Quinze-Vingts Paris France
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   M. De Saint Jean, None; F. Brignole, None; M. Di Nolfo, None; P. Lozato, None; O. Auzerie, None; S. Roman, None; C. Baudouin, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 2002, Vol.43, 3164. doi:
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      M De Saint Jean, F Brignole, M Di Nolfo, P Lozato, O Auzerie, S Roman, C Baudouin; Comparison of Interferon Gamma (IFN) and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF) Effects In a Primary Culture of Human Conjunctiva and in a Human Conjunctival Cell Line . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):3164.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To study the relevance of a human conjunctival cell line as a model of conjunctival epithelium. We investigated and compared the effects of IFNγ and TNFα in a primary culture of human conjunctiva and in a human conjunctival cell line. Methods: A human primary conjunctival epithelium and a human conjunctival cell line (Chang conjunctival cells) were treated for 72h with 20, 200, 400 and 600U/ml IFNγ or with 1100 and 11000U/ml TNFα. Then, the expression of HLA DR, CD40, CD44, CD63, CD80, CD86, Fas receptor, E-cadherin, ICAM1, MUC1, MUC5AC, cytokeratin and vimentin were investigated by flow cytometry. Cell morphology was studied with phalloidin staining. Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry with Annexin V and via cell cycle analysis. Results: Chang epithelium presented a more dedifferentiated phenotype in comparison to the primary culture of human conjunctival epithelium. In Chang cell line, IFNγ induced a significant level of apoptosis at concentrations of 200, 400 and 600U/ml. HLA DR and CD63 were induced at higher levels in primary epithelium than in the cell line. Other proteins were modified in a similar manner after IFNγ treatment in both systems. In the primary epithelium, TNFα induced an important upregulation of ICAM1, Fas and CD40 whereas CD44 and CD63 were significantly decreased. Conversely, only a very weak alteration of CD63 and ICAM1 were observed in Chang conjunctiva after TNFα treatment. Conclusion:TNFα and IFNγ, two inflammatory cytokines, induced different effects in both models of conjunctival epithelium. Inflammation-related molecules were highly upregulated in the primary culture and to a lesser extent in Chang conjunctiva. Thus, Chang conjunctival cell line could be considered, however with some reserves, as an in vitro model of a human conjunctival epithelium.

Keywords: 365 conjunctiva • 380 cytokines/chemokines • 413 flow cytometry 
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