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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2006;47:2179-2184.)
© 2006 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.
DOI:  10.1167/iovs.05-0580
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Effect of Curcumin on Proliferation of Human Retinal Endothelial Cells under In Vitro Conditions

Chinnaraj Premanand,1 Mohan Rema,1 Mahmood Z. Sameer,1 Mohan Sujatha,2 and Muthusamy Balasubramanyam1

1From the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Gopalapuram, Chennai, India; and the 2Rajan Eye Care Hospital, T. Nagar, Chennai, India.

PURPOSE. To investigate the effect of high glucose on the proliferation of human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) and to elucidate the possible mechanisms of antiangiogenic activity of curcumin, a diferuloylmethane.

METHODS. Human retinal endothelial cells were isolated from the retinal tissue obtained from human donors and the culture system was established. The effect of curcumin on the proliferation of primary HRECs in the presence of low and high glucose was measured by MTT and thymidine uptake assays. Apoptosis was assessed by TUNEL assay and other adjuvant tools. Effect of curcumin on phorbol ester stimulated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in high glucose conditions was assessed by fluorescence assay. Finally, semiquantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analysis was performed to measure VEGF mRNA production and VEGF induced PKC-ßII translocation, respectively in the presence and absence of curcumin.

RESULTS. HREC culture was established successfully at passages 3 and 4 at 80% confluence. Curcumin effectively inhibited endothelial cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. At a concentration of 10 µM, curcumin significantly inhibited HREC proliferation in high-glucose–treated cells, as verified by both MTT and thymidine uptake assay. Curcumin also showed a significant (P = 0.03) reduction of intracellular ROS generation in HRECs. RNA expression studies showed that curcumin had an inhibitory effect on the glucose-induced VEGF mRNA expression. In addition, VEGF-mediated, membrane-associated changes in the PKC-ßII translocation in HRECs was inhibited by 31% on treatment with 10 µM curcumin.

CONCLUSIONS. These data suggest an underlying mechanism whereby curcumin induces the apoptosis in HRECs by the regulation of intracellular ROS generation, VEGF expression and release, and VEGF-mediated PKC-ßII translocation.






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