TY - JOUR
T1 - Apoptosis and morphologic changes in drug-treated trabecular meshwork cells in vitro
AU - Sibayan, Santiago Antonio B.
AU - Latina, Mark A.
AU - Sherwood, Margaret E.
AU - Flotte, Thomas J.
AU - White, Kristin
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Dr Salvador Gonza! lez for his comments on the manuscript. This study was supported by a grant from the Office of Naval Research (MFEL Grant No. N00014-94-I-0927).
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - Using an in vitro culture system, we investigated whether bovine trabecular meshwork cells undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) following exposure to anti-glaucoma medications (timolol, pilocarpine and epinephrine) and known inducers of apoptosis (5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C and dexamethasone). Third to fifth passage bovine trabecular meshwork cells were grown to confluence and incubated for 1-12 days in growth media with timolol (1-1000 μM), pilocarpine (15-15000 μM), epinephrine (5-5000 μM), 5- fluorouracil (10-100 μg ml-1), mitomycin-C (0.01-100 μg ml-1) and dexamethasone (0.01-100 μM). The cultures were evaluated for apoptosis by phase-contrast microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and in situ apoptosis labeling. 5-Fluorouracil (10-100 μg ml-1), mitomycin-C (0.1-100 μg ml-1) and epinephrine (500-5000 μM) induced apoptosis in a dose and time-dependent manner. Timolol, pilocarpine, and dexamethasone-treated specimens did not show evidence of apoptosis at any of the concentrations tested. Trabecular meshwork cells incubated in timolol (100-1000 μM) developed cytoplasmic granules, and specimens treated with pilocarpine (15000 μM) developed cytoplasmic vacuoles. These granules and vacuoles have the appearance of secondary lysosomes. Dexamethasone-treated cells developed an increased number of mitochondria. This study suggests that the trabecular meshwork may undergo apoptosis following exposure to 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C and epinephrine. Timolol, pilocarpine and dexamethasone did not induce apoptosis. However, these drugs can incite characteristic morphologic changes in cultured trabecular meshwork cells.
AB - Using an in vitro culture system, we investigated whether bovine trabecular meshwork cells undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) following exposure to anti-glaucoma medications (timolol, pilocarpine and epinephrine) and known inducers of apoptosis (5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C and dexamethasone). Third to fifth passage bovine trabecular meshwork cells were grown to confluence and incubated for 1-12 days in growth media with timolol (1-1000 μM), pilocarpine (15-15000 μM), epinephrine (5-5000 μM), 5- fluorouracil (10-100 μg ml-1), mitomycin-C (0.01-100 μg ml-1) and dexamethasone (0.01-100 μM). The cultures were evaluated for apoptosis by phase-contrast microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and in situ apoptosis labeling. 5-Fluorouracil (10-100 μg ml-1), mitomycin-C (0.1-100 μg ml-1) and epinephrine (500-5000 μM) induced apoptosis in a dose and time-dependent manner. Timolol, pilocarpine, and dexamethasone-treated specimens did not show evidence of apoptosis at any of the concentrations tested. Trabecular meshwork cells incubated in timolol (100-1000 μM) developed cytoplasmic granules, and specimens treated with pilocarpine (15000 μM) developed cytoplasmic vacuoles. These granules and vacuoles have the appearance of secondary lysosomes. Dexamethasone-treated cells developed an increased number of mitochondria. This study suggests that the trabecular meshwork may undergo apoptosis following exposure to 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C and epinephrine. Timolol, pilocarpine and dexamethasone did not induce apoptosis. However, these drugs can incite characteristic morphologic changes in cultured trabecular meshwork cells.
KW - 5-fluorouracil
KW - Apoptosis
KW - Dexamethasone
KW - Epinephrine
KW - Mitomycin- C
KW - Pilocarpine
KW - Timolol
KW - Trabecular meshwork
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U2 - 10.1006/exer.1997.0458
DO - 10.1006/exer.1997.0458
M3 - Article
C2 - 9628799
AN - SCOPUS:0032077102
SN - 0014-4835
VL - 66
SP - 521
EP - 529
JO - Experimental Eye Research
JF - Experimental Eye Research
IS - 5
ER -