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Effect of Methotrexate on an In Vitro Patient-Derived Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Aug 2017
Amarnani Dhanesh, Machuca-Parra Arturo Israel, Wong Lindsay L, Marko Christina K, Stefater James A, Stryjewski Tomasz P, Eliott Dean, Arboleda-Velasquez Joseph F, Kim Leo A
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a method for isolating, culturing, and characterizing cells from patient-derived membranes in proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) to be used for drug testing. Methods: PVR membranes were obtained from six patients with grade C PVR. Membrane fragments were analyzed by gross evaluation, fixed for immunohistologic studies to establish cell identity, or digested...
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