Article published: Effect of somatostatin on human retinal pigment epithelial cells permeability
PURPOSE: To assess the effect of somatostatin (SST) on the permeability of human retinal pigment epithelial cells. METHODS: We conducted two experiments, exposing cells from human-fetal retinal pigment epithelium (hfRPE) cultures to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), with or without SST pretreatment, in one, and to hypoxic conditions, again with or without SST pretreatment, in…