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  • Title: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 mRNA expression in cultured pigmented ciliary epithelial cells of the porcine eye.
    Author: Meyer MW, von Depka M, Wilhelm C, Schröder A, Erb C.
    Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol; 2002 Aug; 240(8):679-86. PubMed ID: 12192463.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a main regulator of the fibrinolytic system. PAI-1 inhibits tissue plasminogen activator and urokinase-type plasminogen activator, resulting in reduced plasminogen activity and attenuated fibrinolysis and proteolysis. The present study was performed to determine the gene expression encoding for PAI-1 in cultured pigmented ciliary epithelial cells of the porcine eye and to detect PAI-1 activity in cell culture supernatants. METHODS: Total mRNA of respective confluent primary cultures of porcine ciliary epithelial cells, porcine liver cells and porcine kidney cells was isolated. Reverse transcribed PAI-1 mRNA was measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (TaqMan PCR) with PAI-1 primers and probes deduced from the human PAI-1 gene. PAI-1 activity in supernatants of the cell cultures was determined by a specific chromogenic test (Coatest PAI). RESULTS: PAI-1 mRNA was localized in all samples of primary cultures of porcine pigmented ciliary epithelial cells. As a negative control we analyzed total mRNA of porcine kidney cells. PAI-1 mRNA was not detectable in these cells. On the other hand, we established PAI-1 mRNA in porcine liver cells as a positive control. High levels of PAI-1 activity were found in all samples of cell culture supernatants. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that PAI-1 is produced and secreted by the porcine ciliary epithelium. We suggest that PAI-1 together with components of the fibrin/fibrinolytic system may be involved in aqueous humor outflow. Overproduction of PAI-1 may induce less fibrinolysis and extracellular proteolysis in aqueous humor and trabecular meshwork, which could result in an elevated intraocular pressure by increasing the outflow obstruction. Therefore stimulation of PAI-1 production may perhaps contribute to the pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma.
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