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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) gene on Tenon's capsule fibroblasts in vitro. METHODS: Using lipofectAMINE, IFN-γ gene was transferred to human Tenon's capsule fibroblasts with plasmid pcDNA3IFN-γ in vitro. Cells treated with plasmid pcDNA3 without IFN-γ gene were used as the controls. The transfected fibroblasts were screened by G418. The expression of IFN-γ was determined by RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry assay. The effects of IFN-γ on the proliferation of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts were evaluated by flow cytometry and MTT. RESULTS: The Tenon's capsule fibroblasts transferred the IFN-γ gene could express the IFN-γ RNA and protein transiently. The proliferation of the fibroblasts transferred the IFN-γ gene was inhibited. CONCLUSION: The proliferation of the Tenon's capsule fibroblasts in vitro can be inhibited by transferred IFN-γ gene. LA: Chinese
Dr. Y.Q. Lan, Department of Ophthalmology, the Second affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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