In addition to its role as an inducer of MMP biosynthesis, CD147 was recently found to be involved in the regulation of cell proliferation in tumor epithelial cells both in vitro and in vivo.23, 31, 32 In this investigation, we used BrdU incorporation and PCNA immunoblotting to assess the effects of CD147 expression on meibocyte proliferation in vitro. This evidence concerns the gene BSG and neoplasm.