title: Enhancement of apoptosis in developing chick neural retina cells by basic fibroblast growth factor.
abstract: To evaluate the role of various growth factors in naturally occurring cell death during development of the neural retina, we examined the effects of such factors on the nuclear morphology and the size of DNA in cultured chick embryonic neural retina cells. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) increased internucleosomal cleavage of DNA and nuclear fragmentation in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The effect was inhibited by anti-bFGF antibody, suramin, and cycloheximide. Epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, nerve growth factor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and dexamethasone had no effect. These results provide evidence that bFGF may eventually act as a lethal factor inducing apoptotic cell death during the development of the neural retina in chick embryo.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Research Center for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Namiki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shioda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D004247:DNA; D003513:Cycloheximide