Cell therapy in the cornea: The emerging role of microenvironment
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
102, С. 101275 - 101275
Опубликована: Май 24, 2024
Язык: Английский
Injective hydrogel encapsulating dental pulp stem cells for the treatment of traumatic optic nerve injury
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025
The
study
aimed
to
evaluate
the
effect
of
GeLMA/bFGF
hydrogel
loaded
with
dental
pulp
stem
cells
(DPSCs)
on
repair
and
regeneration
traumatic
optic
nerve
injury.
was
photo-cross-linked
by
LED
light.
physical-chemical
properties
cytocompatibility
after
being
squeezed
(GeLMA/bFGF-SQ)
were
evaluated
SEM
degradation
analyses,
as
well
live/dead
CCK-8
assays,
respectively.
axon
growth
PC12
MAP2
staining.
GeLMA/bFGF/DPSCs-SQ
injected
in
situ
into
lesion
site
observe
number
retinal
ganglion
(RGCs)
calculated
βIII-tubulin
length
regenerated
axons
observed
CTB
Tissue
recovery
HE
TEM
GeLMA/bFGF-SQ
had
a
porous
structure
great
degradability,
good
cytocompatibility.
Meanwhile,
DPSCs-conditioned
medium
(DPSCs-CM)
could
promote
cells.
Moreover,
RGCs
highest
group.
data
revealed
abundant
newly
orderly
arrangement
that
damaged
area
Transplantation
provided
an
appropriate
microenvironment
for
injured
nerves.
DPSCs
combined
bFGF
protected
from
apoptosis
promoted
secreting
series
neurotrophic
factors.
Язык: Английский
Extracellular Vesicles and Diabetic Retinopathy: Nano-sized Vesicles With Mega-sized Hopes
IntechOpen eBooks,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июнь 24, 2024
Diabetic
retinopathy
(DR)
is
a
major
health
problem,
being
the
leading
cause
of
vision
loss
in
working-age
group.
Novel
discoveries
facilitating
early
diagnosis
and
curative
treatment
DR
are
still
greatly
needed.
Extracellular
vesicles
(EVs)
nano-sized
released
from
different
kinds
body
cells
including
various
retinal
for
intercellular
communication.
EVs
recently
attracted
attention
because
their
non-immunogenic,
biocompatible,
biodegradable
characteristics.
Recent
studies
investigated
EV
cargoes
patient
samples,
animal
models,
vitro
models
DR.
Although
thorough
understanding
trafficking
retina
needs
extensive
investigations,
these
will
pave
way
discovery
novel
biomarkers
Furthermore,
EVs-based
therapeutics
could
be
great
interest
They
presented
as
promising
delivery
tools
both
pharmacological
genetic
therapies.
Here,
we
highlighted
that
discussed
role
inflammation
angiogenesis
two
main
pathophysiological
events
occurring
We
also
tried
to
portray
what
know
so
far
about
diagnostic,
prognostic,
therapeutic
tool.
Язык: Английский
Proteomic Characterization of Corneal Epithelial and Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
25(19), С. 10338 - 10338
Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2024
Communication
between
the
different
layers
of
cornea
(epithelium
and
stroma)
is
a
complex,
yet
crucial
element
in
corneal
healing
process.
Upon
injury,
it
has
been
reported
that
bi-directional
cross
talk
epithelium
stroma
via
vesicular
secretome,
namely,
extracellular
vesicles
(EVs),
can
lead
to
accelerated
wound
closure
upon
injury.
However,
distinct
protein
markers
EVs
derived
from
human
epithelial
(HCE)
cells,
keratocytes
(HCKs),
fibroblasts
(HCFs),
myofibroblasts
(HCMs)
remain
poorly
understood.
All
were
enriched
for
CD81
showed
increased
expression
levels
ITGAV
FN1
HCM-EVs
compared
HCE-
HCF-EVs.
negative
GM130
minimal
differences
biophysical
properties
(particle
concentration,
median
particle
size,
zeta
potential).
At
proteomic
level,
we
show
are
with
proteins
associated
fibrosis
pathways,
such
as
COL6A1,
COL6A2,
MMP1,
MMP2,
TIMP1,
TIMP2,
HCE-,
HCK-,
Interestingly,
HCE-EVs
express
involved
EIF-2
signaling
pathway
(stress-induced
signals
regulate
mRNA
translation),
RPS21,
RALB,
EIF3H,
RALA,
others,
HCF-,
HCM-EVs.
In
this
study,
isolated
cell-conditioned
media
HCE,
HCKs,
HCFs,
HCMs
characterized
their
composition
by
Western
blot,
nanoparticle
tracking
analysis,
proteomics.
This
study
supports
view
have
molecular
may
provide
novel
distinguish
difference
Язык: Английский