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ArticleAdvanced biosystems2020

A Biomimetic, Stem Cell-Derived In Vitro Ocular Outflow Model.

Yangzi Isabel Tian, Xulang Zhang, Karen Torrejon, John Danias, Yiqin Du, Yubing Xie

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Article in Advanced biosystems, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. iPSCs-Based Therapy for Trabecular Meshwork.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yangzi Isabel TianCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, 257 Fuller Road, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.
Xulang ZhangCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, 257 Fuller Road, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.
Karen TorrejonGlauconix Biosciences Inc., 251 Fuller Road, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.
John DaniasDepartment of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.
Yiqin DuDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Yubing XieCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, 257 Fuller Road, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1395-7365
SUNY Polytechnic Institute · USGlauconix (United States) · USSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Trabecular Meshwork Regeneration by Stem CellsR01EY025643 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI Yiqin Du · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
tPA mechanisms in outflow facility regulation in glaucomaR01EY025543 · NEI · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI DANIAS, JOHN · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025543NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025643
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cell loss is suggested to affect its ability to regulate aqueous humor outflow in the eye. In addition, disease-related HTM cell loss is suggested to lead to elevated intraocular pressure in glaucoma. Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived trabecular meshwork (TM) cells are promising autologous cell sources that can be used to restore the declining TM cell population and function. Previously, an in vitro HTM model is bioengineered for understanding HTM cell biology and screening of pharmacological or biological agents that affect trabecular outflow facility. In this study, it is demonstrated that human iPSC-derived TM cells cultured on SU-8 scaffolds exhibit HTM-like cell morphology, extracellular matrix deposition, and drug responsiveness to dexamethasone treatment. These findings suggest that iPSC-derived TM cells behave like primary HTM cells and can thus serve as reproducible and scalable cell sources when using this in vitro system for glaucoma drug screening and further understanding of outflow pathway physiology, leading to personalized medicine.

Indexed as

Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsModels, BiologicalTrabecular MeshworkBiomimeticsCell Culture TechniquesGlaucomaHumans3D cultureglaucomamicrofabricationoutflowstem celltrabecular meshwork

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PMID32734694
PMCPMC7484422
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