Mechanism of induction of fibroblast to corneal endothelial cell
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
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(12): 655-658, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-820637
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore mechanism of nduction of fibroblast to corneal endothelial cell.@*METHODS@#Rabbit conjunctiva fibroblasts were used as feeder cells, rabbit oral mucosa epithelial cells were used as seed cells, and human denuded amniotic membrane was used as carrier to establish tissue engineering corneal endothelium. The transformation effect was observed.@*RESULTS@#As concentration of mitomycin C increased, cell survival rate gradually decreased, cell proliferation was obviously inhibited when concentration≥25 μg/mL; 5 days after being treated by 5 μg/mL mitomycin C, cell body was enlarged and extended without cell fusion, however after being treated by 0.5 μg/mL mitomycin C, cell body was significantly proliferated and gradually fused; after 3 weeks of culture, stratified epithelium appeared on rabbit oral mucosa epithelial cells, differentiation layers were 4-5 and were well differentiated, the morphology was similar to corneal endothelial cells; Under electron microscope, surface layer of cells were polygonal, tightly connected to another with microvilli on the border, there was hemidesmosome between basal cells and human denuded amniotic membrane.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Fibroblast cells have the potential of multi-directional differentiation, effective induction can promote emergence of intercellular desmosomes between seed cells and emergence of epithelial surface microvilli, and differentiate to the corneal endothelial cell. However, clinical application still needs more research and safety evaluation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Physiology
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Endothelium, Corneal
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Cell Differentiation
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Cell Survival
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Mitomycin
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Cell Biology
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Cell Proliferation
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Epithelial Cells
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Fibroblasts
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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