Figure 4. Effects of glucosamine (GlcN) on
epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced cell-cycle progression in human
retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19) cells. A:
ARPE-19 cells were deprived of serum for 24 h and then harvested at the
indicated times after stimulation with 10 ng/ml EGF with or without the
addition of GlcN. B: ARPE-19 cells were synchronized in early S phase
by serum deprivation and aphidicolin treatment and harvested at the
indicated times after release from the aphidicolin block by stimulation
with 10 ng/ml EGF with or without the addition of GlcN. The percentages
of cells in the G0–G1, S, and G2–M
phases were determined. The data are the means±SD of three independent
experiments.