In this present study the results are presented of a combined ultrastructural and immunofluorescent investigation of 'smooth muscle' elements within the cytoplasm of human trabecular meshwork cells. The cytoplasm of human meshwork cells both in vivo and in vitro is replete with 10 nm intermediate filaments and also contains smaller 6 nm filaments which are particularly prominent in the cell pro...

Assays of cortisol-metabolizing enzymes in homogenates of human trabecular meshwork cells under optimal conditions revealed two defects in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG): one is a marked increase in delta 4-reductase and the other is a decrease in 3-oxidoreductase. Experiments indicated that the differences in enzyme activities seen between POAG and nonPOAG trabecular meshwork derived cell ...

The effect of dexamethasone treatment on glycosaminoglycans (GAG) in the human trabecular meshwork was studied by placing 20 pairs of eyes in perfusion organ culture. One eye received 550 nM dexamethasone in addition to culture medium; the fellow eye received culture medium only. 3H-glucosamine and 35S-sulfate were added to the medium for the final 48 hr of culture. The meshwork was then dissec...

PURPOSE A depletion of hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients' eyes may be associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), but the exact mechanism remains unclear. We investigated the effect of HA on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in cultured trabecular meshwork cells. METHODS Trabecular meshwork cells were cultured from trabecular tissues obtained from the POAG p...

Purpose: To determine whether mobile trabecular meshwork cell$ can contract collagen matrices in vitro Methods: Bovine and human meshwork cells were cultured and seeded into or onto type I collagen matrices in sterile conditions. The tloating matrices were measured on a daily basis to determine redtlction in diameter over time. Results: The meshwork cells contracted the collagen gells in a time...

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