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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2016

A Porcine Anterior Segment Perfusion and Transduction Model With Direct Visualization of the Trabecular Meshwork.

Ralitsa T Loewen, Pritha Roy, Daniel B Park, Adrianna Jensen, Gordon Scott, Devora Cohen-Karni, Michael P Fautsch, Joel S Schuman, Nils A Loewen

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ralitsa T LoewenDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Pritha RoyDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Daniel B ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Adrianna JensenDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Gordon ScottDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Devora Cohen-KarniDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Michael P FautschDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States.
Joel S SchumanDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Nils A LoewenDepartment of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
University of Pittsburgh · USMayo Clinic · US

Funding

Intraocular pressure regulation via ATP-sensitive potassium channelsR01EY021727 · NEI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI FAUTSCH, MICHAEL P. · 2011 to 2021
$4.1M
Reverse Engineering of Trabecular MeshworkK08EY022737 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LOEWEN, NILS A · 2012 to 2016
$993k
NEI NIH HHS EY021727NEI NIH HHS K08 EY022737NEI NIH HHS K08EY022737NEI NIH HHS P30-EY08099NEI NIH HHS R01 EY021727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo establish a consistent and affordable, high quality porcine anterior segment perfusion and transduction model that allows direct visualization of the trabecular meshwork.

methodsPorcine anterior segments were cultured within 2 hours of death by removing lens and uvea and securing in a specially designed petri dish with a thin bottom to allow direct visualization of the trabecular meshwork with minimal distortion. Twenty-two control eyes (CO) with a constant flow rate were compared to eight gravity perfused eyes (COgr, 15 mm Hg). We established gene delivery to the TM using eGFP expressing feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) vector GINSIN at 108 transducing units (TU) per eye (GINSIN_8, n = 8) and 107 TU (GINSIN_7, n = 8). Expression was assessed for 14 days before histology was obtained.

resultsPig eyes were a reliable source for consistent and high quality anterior segment cultures with a low failure rate of 12%. Control eyes had an intraocular pressure (IOP) of 15.8 ± 1.9 mm Hg at fixed pump perfusion with 3 μL/min compared to gravity perfused COgr with imputed 3.7 ± 1.6 μL/min. Vector GINSIN_8 eyes experienced a transient posttransduction IOP increase of 44% that resolved at 48 hours; this was not observed in GINSIN_7 eyes. Expression was higher in GINSIN_8 than in GINSIN_7 eyes. Trabecular meshwork architecture was well preserved.

conclusionsCompared with previously used human donor eyes, this inexpensive porcine anterior segment perfusion model is of sufficient, repeatable high quality to develop strategies of TM bioengineering. Trabecular meshwork could be observed directly. Despite significant anatomic differences, effects of transduction replicate the main aspects of previously explored human, feline and rodent models.

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Intraocular PressureAnimalsAnterior Eye SegmentAqueous HumorCatsCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGlaucomaHumansPerfusionSwineTrabecular Meshwork

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PMID27002293
PMCPMC4811178
OpenAlexW2325667981

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