Construction of a full-thickness human corneal substitute from anterior acellular porcine corneal matrix and human corneal cells

• 作者: Hong Wang Kai Zhang Kun-Peng Pang Ping Li Xiao-Xiao Ren
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: full-thickness human CORNEAL SUBSTITUTE anterior-acellular PORCINE CORNEAL MATRIX posterior-acellular PORCINE CORNEAL MATRIX human CORNEAL cells
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（3）
• 页码范围: 351-362
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: R779.65

摘要

AIM: To construct functional human full-thickness corneal replacements.METHODS: Acellular porcine corneal matrix(APCM) was developed from porcine cornea by decellulariztion. The biomechanical properties of anterior-APCM(AAPCM) and posterior-APCM(PAPCM) were checked using uniaxial tensile testing. Human corneal cells were obtained by cell culture. Suspending ring was designed by deformation of an acupuncture needle. MTT cytotoxicity assay was used to check the cytotoxicity of suspending ring soaking solutions. A new three-dimensional organ culture system was established by combination of suspending ring, 48-well plate and medium together. A human full-thickness corneal substitute was constructed from human corneal cells with AAPCM in an organ coculture system. Biochemical marker expression of the construct was measured by immunofluorescent staining and morphological structures were observed using scanning electron microscopy. Pump function and biophysical properties were examined by penetrating keratoplasty and follow-up clinical observations.RESULTS: There were no cells in the AAPCM or PAPCM, whereas collagen fibers, Bowman’s membrane, and Descemet’s membrane were retained. The biomechanical property of AAPCM was better than PAPCM. Human corneal cells grew better on the AAPCM than on the PAPCM.There was no cytotoxicity for the suspending ring soaking solutions. For the constructed full-depth human corneal replacements keratocytes scattered uniformly throughout the AAPCM and expressed vimentin. The epithelial layer was located on the surface of Bowman’s membrane and composed of three or four layers of epithelial cells expressing cytokeratin 3. One layer of endothelial cells covered the stromal surface of AAPCM, expressed Na+/K+ATPase and formed the endothelial layer. The construct was similar to normal human corneas, with many microvilli on the epithelial cell surface, stromal cells with a long shuttle shape, and zonula occludens on the interface of endothelial cells. The construct withstood surgical procedu