title: [Cell surface antigen expression of orbital preadipocytes between patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy and healthy adults].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the cell surface antigen expression of orbital preadipocytes between patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and healthy adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tissue culture Methods were used in the cell culture of orbital preadipocytes in patients with TAO and healthy adults. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the expression of CD29, CD44, CD49d, and HLA-DR in these 2 cells.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Positive expressions were examined in orbital preadipocytes of patients with TAO and healthy adults. The orbital preadipocytes of patients with TAO had a higher expression of HLA-DR than that of healthy adults.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The orbital preadipocytes of patients with TAO and healthy adults cultured by tissue cultured Methods both belong to mesenchymal stem cells, and the former may participate in the orbital inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Xue-liang
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D049970:Graves Ophthalmopathy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors / Q000276:immunology; D019012:Integrin beta1 / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D019012:Integrin beta1