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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
2013 Volume.18 No. 4 p.525 ~ p.531
Study on the Protective Effect of EGCG Against the Cytotoxicity Induced by Topical Anesthetic Proparacaine Hydrochloride
Seo Eun-Sun

Abstract
Purpose:To identify the apoptosis caused by Proparacaine hydrochloride (PPC), a topical anesthesia, applied to
conjunctival cell lines and determine whether pigallocatechin-gallate (EGCG), has protective effects on.

Methods:The conjunctival cell lines were treated with 0.5% of Alcaine¢ç, 0.5% of PPC and 0.01% of Benzalkonium
chloride (BAC) for 15 minutes, respectively in order to investigate the effects of topical anesthesia on cells, and
followed by cultured for 12 and 24 hours. The recovery effects were investigated by measuring level of cellular
proliferation inhibiting using MTT assay and LDH assay. The conjunctival cell lines were pre-treated with EGCG
10 ¥ìM for 3 hrs and post-treated with 0.5% PPC for 15 mins in order to investigate whether EGCG has
protective effects, flow cytometry were performed in order to observe apoptosis.

Results: A result of theadditional culture of 12 and 24 hours and again immediately after the treatment for 15 minutes 0.5% of Alcaine¢ç,0.5% of PPC, the 0.01% of BAC, cell viability was not increased in all groups (p<0.05). The cell viabilities were higher than in cells 3 hours post-treated with 10 ¥ìM of EGCG and pre-treated PPC 0.5% (68.2%), compared to cells (32.2¡¾2.0%) treated only with 0.5% of PPC. PPC 0.5% also induced apoptosis in the treated group was
reduced by the addition of EGCG.

Conclusions:It is considered that the EGCG has cell protective effects when
it is added to PPC, a topical anesthesia, by improving cell viability and inhibiting apoptosis.
KEYWORD
Conjunctival cell line , Proparacaine hydrochloride (PPC) , Epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCG)
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