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Adipose-derived stem cells on hyaluronic Acid-derived scaffold: a new horizon in bioengineered cornea.
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PMID:  22332213     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ability of human adipose-derived stem cells (h-ASCs) to survive and differentiate in corneal stroma.
METHODS: Our experiment consisted of 2 phases. First, we cultured h-ASCs in different types of hyaluronic acid (HA)-derived synthetic extracellular matrixes (sECMs) to determine the capability of proliferation and survival of the cells in hydrogels. Second, h-ASCs were grown in plastic flasks, labeled with an intracytoplasmic membrane fluorescent molecule, transferred onto different types of sECMs or the native HA product, and then inserted into the corneal stroma of the rabbits. After 10 weeks, we assessed the viability of the stem cells and the expression of cornea-specific proteins.
RESULTS: The in vitro study showed that the HyStem-HP hydrogel had the highest yield of cells (1.1 × 10(6)/mL) compared with other types of HA-derived sECMs culture media, and the cells grown in the HyStem-HP hydrogel appeared more elongated and fibroblastlike. The in vivo study demonstrated that the labeled h-ASCs could be identified in the stroma with any type of sECM. The HA-derived sECMs, particularly the HyStem-HP hydrogel, showed better survival and cell morphologic features compared with pure HA. Immunostaining of keratocan, aldehyde dehydrogenase, and type I collagen revealed that the stem cells had expressed human cornea-specific proteins.
CONCLUSION: Human adipose-derived stem cells can be successfully grown on HA-derived sECMs in vivo and can express human cornea-specific proteins. Clinical Relevance  Human ASCs on an HA-derived scaffold may be used as a source of keratocytes to regenerate extracellular matrix-like material in situations where the cornea stroma has been compromised.
Authors:
Ladan Espandar; Bruce Bunnell; Guo Yong Wang; Paula Gregory; Christine McBride; Majid Moshirfar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of ophthalmology     Volume:  130     ISSN:  1538-3601     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7706534     Medline TA:  Arch Ophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  202-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University, SL-69, 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112. lespanda@tulane.edu.
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