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ArticleScientific reports2016

Ultrastructural analysis of the decellularized cornea after interlamellar keratoplasty and microkeratome-assisted anterior lamellar keratoplasty in a rabbit model.

Yoshihide Hashimoto, Shinya Hattori, Shuji Sasaki, Takako Honda, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Seiichi Funamoto, Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Akio Kishida

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshihide HashimotoInstitute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinya HattoriWorld Premier International Research Center Initiative, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan.
Shuji SasakiWorld Premier International Research Center Initiative, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan.
Takako HondaWorld Premier International Research Center Initiative, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan.
Tsuyoshi KimuraInstitute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Seiichi FunamotoInstitute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hisatoshi KobayashiWorld Premier International Research Center Initiative, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan.
Akio KishidaInstitute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
National Institute for Materials Science · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The decellularized cornea has received considerable attention for use as an artificial cornea. The decellularized cornea is free from cellular components and other immunogens, but maintains the integrity of the extracellular matrix. However, the ultrastructure of the decellularized cornea has yet to be demonstrated in detail. We investigated the influence of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) on the decellularization of the corneal ultrastructure and its involvement in transparency, and assessed the in vivo behaviour of the decellularized cornea using two animal transplantation models, in relation to remodelling of collagen fibrils. Decellularized corneas were prepared by the HHP method. The decellularized corneas were executed by haematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining to demonstrate the complete removal of corneal cells. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the ultrastructure of the decellularized cornea prepared by the HHP method was better maintained than that of the decellularized cornea prepared by the detergent method. The decellularized cornea after interlamellar keratoplasty and microkeratome-assisted anterior lamellar keratoplasty using a rabbit model was stable and remained transparent without ultrastructural alterations. We conclude that the superior properties of the decellularized cornea prepared by the HHP method were attributed to the preservation of the corneal ultrastructure.

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AnimalsCorneaCorneal TransplantationHistocytological Preparation TechniquesHumansMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionModels, AnimalRabbitsSwine

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PMCPMC4904214
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