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The phenotype of bovine corneal epithelial cells on chitosan membrane.

Abstract
Corneal wound healing is one of the major issues in ocular surface reconstruction and ocular surface diseases. Amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation is an excellent treatment modality to promote corneal wound healing and treat corneal diseases. It is interesting and valuable to search for another synthetic and biocompatible substitute for the study of mechanism of AM and the treatment of ocular surface disorders. Chitosan, the second-most abundant polymer in nature, has many biological advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, hemostatic activity, and wound-healing property to be used as biomedical applications. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the phenotype of cultured corneal epithelial cells in vitro on synthetic chitosan membrane (CM). We cultivated bovine corneal epithelial cells on CM and AM, and then evaluated their phenotypes. The viability of the respective cell cultures was investigated using the 3-[4,5-dimethylrhiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The cytotoxicity of CM and AM to corneal epithelial cells was evaluated by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. The morphology of cultivated corneal epithelial cells on CM and AM was observed by scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, immunocytochemical stainings were used to confirm the phenotype of corneal epithelial cells. In MTT and LDH assays we found that the CM can support the growth of cultured corneal epithelial cells in good condition with minimal toxicity. The SEM and immunohistocytochemistry showed that the phenotype of corneal epithelial cells is compatible with that of AM. We conclude that the CM has the potential to be a suitable biomaterial for treating ocular surface disorders.
AuthorsLung-Kun Yeh, Yi-Hsin Chen, Chih-Sheng Chiu, Fung-Rong Hu, Tai-Horng Young, I-Jong Wang
JournalJournal of biomedical materials research. Part A (J Biomed Mater Res A) Vol. 90 Issue 1 Pg. 18-26 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1552-4965 [Electronic] United States
PMID18481792 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Chitosan
Topics
  • Amnion (cytology)
  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chitosan (metabolism)
  • Cornea (cytology)
  • Epithelial Cells (cytology, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Phenotype

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