ArticleStem cells translational medicine2015
A Comparative Study of the Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Limbal Epithelial Stem Cells for Ocular Surface Reconstruction.
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- Potential therapeutic applications of stem cells in animal models of ocular affections.Inflammation and regeneration · 2025Review
- Progress in Nanotechnology for Treating Ocular Surface Chemical Injuries: Reflecting on Advances in Ophthalmology.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Biomedical Application of MSCs in Corneal Regeneration and Repair.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Combined Therapy Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Metal Nanoparticles: Perspectives for Ocular Injuries and Diseases.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Autologous blood in the management of ocular surface disorders.World journal of experimental medicine · 2024Review
- Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Corneal Epithelial Cells: Current Progress.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of the Therapeutic Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Extracellular Vesicles in Corneal Regeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Modulating Adaptive Immune Responses in Multiple Sclerosis.Cells · 2024Review
- Immunophenotypical Characterization of Limbal Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Subsets during In Vitro Expansion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Animal Models for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: A Critical Narrative Literature Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Review
- Human mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue showed a more robust effect than those from the umbilical cord in promoting corneal graft survival by suppressing lymphangiogenesis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2023Article
- Pathogenesis of Alkali Injury-Induced Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: A Literature Survey of Animal Models.Cells · 2023Review
- Nanofibers in Ocular Drug Targeting and Tissue Engineering: Their Importance, Advantages, Advances, and Future Perspectives.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Corneal Reconstruction with EGFP-Labelled Limbal Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rabbit Model of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Metal Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial Properties: The Toxicity Response in Mouse Mesenchymal Stem Cells.Toxics · 2023Article
- Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Decodes Wharton's Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Heterogeneity and a Subpopulation with Wound Repair Signatures.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Concise Review: Bioengineering of Limbal Stem Cell Niche.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
unlabelledStem cell-based therapy has become an attractive and promising approach for the treatment of severe injuries or thus-far incurable diseases. However, the use of stem cells is often limited by a shortage of available tissue-specific stem cells; therefore, other sources of stem cells are being investigated and tested. In this respect, mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) have proven to be a promising stem cell type. In the present study, we prepared MSCs from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) or adipose tissue (Ad-MSCs) as well as limbal epithelial stem cells (LSCs), and their growth, differentiation, and secretory properties were compared. The cells were grown on nanofiber scaffolds and transferred onto the alkali-injured eye in a rabbit model, and their therapeutic potential was characterized. We found that BM-MSCs and tissue-specific LSCs had similar therapeutic effects. Clinical characterization of the healing process, as well as the evaluation of corneal thickness, re-epithelialization, neovascularization, and the suppression of a local inflammatory reaction, were comparable in the BM-MSC- and LSC-treated eyes, but results were significantly better than in injured, untreated eyes or in eyes treated with a nanofiber scaffold alone or with a nanofiber scaffold seeded with Ad-MSCs. Taken together, the results show that BM-MSCs' therapeutic effect on healing of injured corneal surface is comparable to that of tissue-specific LSCs. We suggest that BM-MSCs can be used for ocular surface regeneration in cases when autologous LSCs are absent or difficult to obtain. SIGNIFICANCE: Damage of ocular surface represents one of the most common causes of impaired vision or even blindness. Cell therapy, based on transplantation of stem cells, is an optimal treatment. However, if limbal stem cells (LSCs) are not available, other sources of stem cells are tested. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a convenient type of cell for stem cell therapy. The therapeutic potential of LSCs and MSCs was compared in an experimental model of corneal injury, and healing was observed following chemical injury. MSCs and tissue-specific LSCs had similar therapeutic effects. The results suggest that bone marrow-derived MSCs can be used for ocular surface regeneration in cases when autologous LSCs are absent or difficult to obtain.
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