title: Growth factors induce actin disruption in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
abstract: Exposure of cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells to platelet-derived growth factor, nerve growth factor or epidermal growth factor resulted in a time- and dose-dependent alteration in the distribution of actin stained by rhodamine-phalloidin. These growth factors (platelet-derived growth factor of 80 ng/ml, nerve growth factor of 10 ng/ml or epidermal growth factor of 10 ng/ml) caused disappearance of actin filaments from the peripheral region of a cell in 1 or 2 h and change of cell configuration to spindle shape in 3 or 4 h. Other growth factors, fibroblast growth factor of 10 ng/ml and insulin of 25 mumol/ml had no effect on actin distribution. The alteration of actin and the change of cellular shape might be associated with stimulation of cell growth and migration of retinal pigment epithelial cells.
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D006133:Growth Substances; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor