RT Journal Article
T1 Long-Term in vivo Evaluation of Orthotypical and Heterotypical Bioengineered Human Corneas.
A1 Garzón, Ingrid
A1 Chato-Astrain, Jesus
A1 González-Gallardo, Carmen
A1 Ionescu, Ana
A1 Cardona, Juan de la Cruz
A1 Mateu, Miguel
A1 Carda, Carmen
A1 Pérez, María Del Mar
A1 Martín-Piedra, Miguel Ángel
A1 Alaminos, Miguel
K1 Wharton’s jelly stem cells
K1 artificial cornea
K1 bioengineered cornea
K1 heterotypical human cornea
K1 tissue engineering
AB Human cornea substitutes generated by tissue engineering currently require limbal stem cells for the generation of orthotypical epithelial cell cultures. We recently reported that bioengineered corneas can be fabricated in vitro from a heterotypical source obtained from Wharton's jelly in the human umbilical cord (HWJSC). Here, we generated a partial thickness cornea model based on plastic compression nanostructured fibrin-agarose biomaterials with cornea epithelial cells on top, as an orthotypical model (HOC), or with HWJSC, as a heterotypical model (HHC), and determined their potential in vivo usefulness by implantation in an animal model. No major side effects were seen 3 and 12 months after implantation of either bioengineered partial cornea model in rabbit corneas. Clinical results determined by slit lamp and optical coherence tomography were positive after 12 months. Histological and immunohistochemical findings demonstrated that in vitro HOC and HHC had moderate levels of stromal and epithelial cell marker expression, whereas in vivo grafted corneas were more similar to control corneas. These results suggest that both models are potentially useful to treat diseases requiring anterior cornea replacement, and that HHC may be an efficient alternative to the use of HOC which circumvents the need to generate cornea epithelial cell cultures.
SN 2296-4185
YR 2020
FD 2020-06-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28152
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28152
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025