AIM:To investigate the effects of collagen and opticin on the bioactivity of human retinal vascular endothelial cells(hR VECs),and explore its regulations by integrins and RhoA/ROCK1 signal pathway.METHODS:h RVECs wer...AIM:To investigate the effects of collagen and opticin on the bioactivity of human retinal vascular endothelial cells(hR VECs),and explore its regulations by integrins and RhoA/ROCK1 signal pathway.METHODS:h RVECs were cultured in collagen and treated by opticin,and cell-based bioactivity assays of cell proliferation,migration,and adhesion were performed.The expression of integrinα2,integrinβ1,Rho A and ROCK1 were examined with real-time PCR and Western blotting.RESULTS:Collagen could promote cell viability of proliferation and migration(all P<0.05),and enhance the m RNA expression of integrinα2,integrinβ1,Rho A and ROCK1(all P<0.05).Opticin could inhibit proliferation and migration ability of hR VECs cultured in collagen,and reduce the mR NA expression of integrinα2,integrinβ1,RhoA and ROCK1(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION:Collagen and opticin can affect bioactivity of hR VECs,which may be regulated byα2-,β1-integrins and RhoA/ROCK1 signal pathway.展开更多
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2016A030313364)Project of Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province of China(No.20201065)。
文摘AIM:To investigate the effects of collagen and opticin on the bioactivity of human retinal vascular endothelial cells(hR VECs),and explore its regulations by integrins and RhoA/ROCK1 signal pathway.METHODS:h RVECs were cultured in collagen and treated by opticin,and cell-based bioactivity assays of cell proliferation,migration,and adhesion were performed.The expression of integrinα2,integrinβ1,Rho A and ROCK1 were examined with real-time PCR and Western blotting.RESULTS:Collagen could promote cell viability of proliferation and migration(all P<0.05),and enhance the m RNA expression of integrinα2,integrinβ1,Rho A and ROCK1(all P<0.05).Opticin could inhibit proliferation and migration ability of hR VECs cultured in collagen,and reduce the mR NA expression of integrinα2,integrinβ1,RhoA and ROCK1(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION:Collagen and opticin can affect bioactivity of hR VECs,which may be regulated byα2-,β1-integrins and RhoA/ROCK1 signal pathway.