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ArticleScientific reports2017

Limbal stromal cells derived from porcine tissue demonstrate mesenchymal characteristics in vitro.

Julia Fernández-Pérez, Marcus Binner, Carsten Werner, Laura J Bray

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Julia Fernández-PérezLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Center of Regenerative Therapies, Hohe Straße 6, Dresden, Saxony, 01069, Germany.
Marcus BinnerLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Center of Regenerative Therapies, Hohe Straße 6, Dresden, Saxony, 01069, Germany.
Carsten WernerLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Center of Regenerative Therapies, Hohe Straße 6, Dresden, Saxony, 01069, Germany.
Laura J BrayLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Center of Regenerative Therapies, Hohe Straße 6, Dresden, Saxony, 01069, Germany. laura.bray@qut.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-1174-0018
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research · DEQueensland University of Technology · AUTrinity College Dublin · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Limbal stromal cells (LSCs) from the human ocular surface display mesenchymal stromal cell characteristics in vitro. In this study, we isolated cells from the porcine limbal stroma (pLSCs), characterised them, and evaluated their ability to support angiogenesis and the culture of porcine limbal epithelial stem cells (pLESCs). The isolated cells adhered to plastic and grew in monolayers in vitro using serum-supplemented or serum-free medium. The pLSCs demonstrated expression of CD29, and cross-reactivity with anti-human CD45, CD90, CD105, CD146, and HLA-ABC. However, expression of CD105, CD146 and HLA-ABC reduced when cultured in serum-free medium. PLSCs did not undergo adipogenic or osteogenic differentiation, but differentiated towards the chondrogenic lineage. Isolated cells were also co-cultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in star-shaped Poly(ethylene glycol) (starPEG)-heparin hydrogels to assess their pericyte capacity which supported angiogenesis networks of HUVECs. PLSCs supported the three dimensional HUVEC network for 7 days. The isolated cells were further growth-arrested and evaluated as feeder cells for pLESC expansion on silk fibroin membranes, as a potential carrier material for transplantation. PLSCs supported the growth of pLESCs comparably to murine 3T3 cells. In conclusion, although pLSCs were not completely comparable to their human counterpart, they display several mesenchymal-like characteristics in vitro.

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AnimalsCell AdhesionCell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesFeeder CellsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIntegrin beta1Limbus CorneaeMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceNeovascularization, PhysiologicNIH 3T3 CellsIntegrin beta1

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PMID28743889
PMCPMC5527094
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