Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34003916›Full record

ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2021

Epithelial Regeneration in Human Corneas Preserved in an Active Storage Machine.

Damien Guindolet, Emmanuel Crouzet, Zhiguo He, Pascal Herbepin, Chantal Perrache, Thibaud Garcin, Anne-Sophie Gauthier, Fabien Forest, Michel Peoc'h, Philippe Gain and 2 more

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Translational vision science & technology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Key Role of Staphylococcal Fibronectin-Binding Proteins During the Initial Stage ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
    Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Damien GuindoletCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Emmanuel CrouzetCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Zhiguo HeCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Pascal HerbepinCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Chantal PerracheCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Thibaud GarcinCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Anne-Sophie GauthierCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Fabien ForestCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Michel Peoc'hCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Philippe GainCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Eric GabisonCornea and External Disorders Department, Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.
Gilles ThuretCorneal Graft Biology, Engineering and Imaging Laboratory, BiiGC, EA2521, SFR143, Federative Institute of Research in Sciences and Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France.
Biologie, Ingénierie et Imagerie de la Greffe de Cornée · FRUniversité Jean Monnet · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne · FRFondation de Rothschild · FRUniversité Paris Cité · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To characterize the corneal epithelium (CE) and limbal epithelium (LE) of human corneas stored in an innovative active storage machine (ASM) after a period of organ culture (OC). Methods: Corneas unsuitable for graft and stored in a standard commercial OC medium for 2 to 5 weeks were transferred into our ASM for 14 days. The ASM actively maintained an overpressure on the endothelial side (20 mm Hg) while ensuring medium renewal. We compared three modalities of storage in the ASM's epithelial chamber: (1) alternating exposure to a supplemental hormonal epithelial medium (SHEM) and air (air-lifting), (2) continuous immersion in SHEM, and (3) continuous immersion in OC medium. Passive immersion of the whole cornea in OC medium or of the CE in SHEM with or without airlifting served as controls. Paired corneas were used for better comparability. Histology, differentiation (by immunolabeling), and ultrastructure were analyzed at the end. Results: The ASM with air-lifting was most effective in regenerating a pluristratified and differentiated CE (apical ZO-1 and MUC16 staining and regeneration of the glycocalyx). In addition, the LE was stratified with preserved expression of ABCB5. The ASM with immersion in SHEM or OC medium gave a less stratified and differentiated CE. In the three control groups, the epithelia, when present, were paucistratified and less differentiated. Conclusions: In human corneas previously stored in OC, the ASM regenerates a CE with differentiation characteristics close to normal. Translational Relevance: Regeneration of the epithelium of human corneas discarded by eye banks will increase tissue availability for research.

Indexed as

Epithelium, CornealOrgan PreservationCorneaEye BanksHumansRegeneration

Identifiers

PMID34003916
PMCPMC7900847
OpenAlexW3132732179

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.