Article
Fibroblasts isolated from human pterygia exhibit transformed cell characteristics.
In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal - 1 Apr 1994
Chen J K, Tsai R J, Lin S S
Abstract excerpt
Pterygium is a degenerative corneal limbal process and UV irradiation has been suggested as being a major environmental predisposing factor. The invasive nature of the fibroblasts associated with pterygia raises the question as to whether these cells are transformed. To test this hypothesis, we established fibroblast strains from autologous and heterologous pterygial and conjunctival specimens, respectively, from...
Topics
- Adult
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Division
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Conjunctiva
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 1
- Fibroblasts
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype