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6.We use%reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT - PCR) technique to detect and compare the mRNA expression of VEGF and its receptor FLK -1 in rabbit iris pigment epithelium cells and retinal pigment epithelium cells in order to provide a theoretics for IPE cells instead of RPE cells to transplantation.
7.Objective To investigate mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor FLK-l in iris pigment epithelium (IPE) cells and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells, and the feasibility of transplantation of autologous IPE cells to substitute RPE in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AKMD) and diseases of RPE dysfunction.

