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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2022

Different Murine High-Risk Corneal Transplant Settings Vary Significantly in Their (Lymph)angiogenic and Inflammatory Cell Signatures.

Wei Zhang, Alfrun Schönberg, Fiona Bassett, Karina Hadrian, Deniz Hos, Martina Becker, Felix Bock, Claus Cursiefen

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Characterization of Corneal Defects in ATG7-Deficient Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Alfrun SchönbergDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Fiona BassettDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Karina HadrianDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Deniz HosDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Martina BeckerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Felix BockDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Claus CursiefenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
University of Cologne · DEUniversity Hospital Cologne · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Pathologic conditions in the cornea, such as transplant rejection or trauma, can lead to corneal neovascularization, creating a high-risk environment that may compromise subsequent transplantation. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of different types of corneal injury on hemangiogenesis (HA), lymphangiogenesis (LA) and immune cell pattern in the cornea. Methods: We used five different corneal injury models, namely, incision injury, alkali burn, suture placement, and low-risk keratoplasty, as well as high-risk keratoplasty and naïve corneas as control. One week after incision and 2 weeks after all other different injuries, corneal HA and LA were quantified by morphometric analysis. In addition, immune cell patterns of the whole cornea and the recipient rim were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Immune cells in the draining lymph nodes (dLNs) were quantified by flow cytometry. Results: Different types of corneal injury caused significantly different HA and LA responses (both P < 0.0001). The infiltration of corneal macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II+ cells, CD4+ T cells, and CD8+ T cells varied significantly in different high-risk settings (all P < 0.0001). Both the expression of MHC II on macrophages (P = 0.0005) and the frequency of MHC II+ dendritic cells (P = 0.0014) in the draining lymph nodes were significantly different across the various high-risk scenarios. Conclusions: Murine high-risk settings caused by different underlying pathologies vary significantly in their (lymph)angiogenic and inflammatory cell patterns. Therefore, anti(lymph)angiogenic or immunomodulatory strategies to prevent and/or treat immune responses after subsequent corneal transplantation may need to be customized according to their immune-vascular "signatures."

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Corneal InjuriesCorneal NeovascularizationCorneal TransplantationAnimalsCorneaDisease Models, AnimalGraft RejectionHumansLymphangiogenesisMiceMice, Inbred BALB C

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