ReviewThe ocular surface2016
Stem Cells in the Limbal Stroma.
Review in The ocular surface, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.
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91 citing papers in PubMed, 139 citations in OpenAlex.
- Engineering multifunctional chitosan-based hydrogels for integrated antimicrobial therapy and endogenous stem cell-driven tissue repair in infectious keratitis.Bioactive materials · 2026Article
- Comparative phenotypic and molecular characterization of primary, sv40-immortalized, and commercial human corneal keratocytes reveals a passage-dependent optimal window for in vitro applications.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Ocular Surface Inflammation as a Driver of Cornea Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Mechanisms and Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Role of stem cells in ocular diseases: Progress and challenges.Journal of biomedical research · 2026Article
- Morphological characteristics of corneal stromal stem cells and their age-related decline.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Delayed limbal mesenchymal stem cell secretome therapy attenuates NF-κB, IL-8, and MMP-9 expression following phacoemulsification-induced corneal endothelial damage.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Seeing through collagen: integrative pro-regenerative corneal implants for clearer future.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2026Review
- VPS13B, gene responsible for Cohen syndrome, regulates gingival epithelial barrier function via intracellular trafficking of coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- mRNA Sequencing of Limbal Epithelial Cells and mRNA/miRNA Profiling of Limbal Stromal Cells inCells · 2026Article
- PDGFRβ in Stem Cell Microenvironments: Cross-Tissue Evidence and Hypotheses for the Limbal Stem Cell Niche.Stem cells international · 2026Review
- Progenitor cells from limbal, conjunctival and oral mucosal biopsies cultivated on silicone hydrogel contact lenses share CD90, CK15, nestin, CXCR4 and SDF-1 niche markers but preserve tissue-specific characteristics and differentiation directions.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Decreased Corneal Endothelial Cell Apoptosis Due to U/S Power Injury With Limbal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Therapy.Stem cells international · 2026Article
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- Characterization of LGR5 as a Definitive and Functional Marker for Human Limbal Epithelial Stem Cells.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Characterising corneal changes in aniridia-related keratopathy using in vivo confocal microscopy and a self-supervised AI model.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Reinforcement of Fibrillar Collagen Hydrogels with Bioorthogonal Covalent Crosslinks.Biomacromolecules · 2025Article
- Correlation of Multimodal Clinical Imaging With the Whole-Slide- and Superresolution-Based Immunohistological Structure of the Corneal Limbal Stroma.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Developing stem cells for corneal disease: recent developments and future perspectives.Regenerative medicine · 2025Review
- Interpenetrating networks of fibrillar and amorphous collagen promote cell spreading and hydrogel stability.Acta biomaterialia · 2025Article
- Corneal Stromal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Attenuate ANGPTL7 Expression in the Human Trabecular Meshwork.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
31 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The corneal stroma contains a population of mesenchymal cells subjacent to the limbal basement membrane with characteristics of adult stem cells. These 'niche cells' support limbal epithelial stem cell viability. In culture by themselves, the niche cells display a phenotype typical of mesenchymal stem cells. These stromal stem cells exhibit a potential to differentiate to multiple cell types, including keratocytes, thus providing an abundant source of these rare cells for experimental and bioengineering applications. Stromal stem cells have also shown the ability to remodel pathological stromal tissue, suppressing inflammation and restoring transparency. Because stromal stem cells can be obtained by biopsy, they offer a potential for autologous stem cell treatment for stromal opacities. This review provides an overview of the status of work on this interesting cell population.
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