RRC ID 67191
著者 Okumura N, Hirano H, Numata R, Nakahara M, Ueno M, Hamuro J, Kinoshita S, Koizumi N.
タイトル Cell surface markers of functional phenotypic corneal endothelial cells.
ジャーナル Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
Abstract PURPOSE:Cultured human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) are anticipated to serve as an alternative to donor corneas for the treatment of corneal endothelial dysfunction. However, corneal endothelial cells (CECs) tend to exhibit fibroblastic transformation, thereby losing their functional phenotype when cultured. The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of surface markers of CECs displaying fibroblastic phenotypes as a means of cell characterization.
METHODS:The expression levels of 242 cell surface antigens were screened in cultured human and monkey CECs using flow cytometry. An expression intensity ratio of nonfibroblastic/fibroblastic CECs > 2 and of fibroblastic/nonfibroblastic CECs > 2 were selected as indicating nonfibroblastic and fibroblastic markers, respectively. Nonfibroblastic and fibroblastic CECs were mixed, and CD73-positive and -negative cells were sorted using flow cytometry and further cultured. The functional phenotype of the sorted cells was evaluated according to morphology and the expression of function-related (Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase and ZO-1) and fibroblastic (type I collagen and fibronectin) markers.
RESULTS:Flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that CD98, CD166, and CD340 are elevated in HCECs of nonfibroblastic phenotype, while CD9, CD49e, CD44, and CD73 are markers of fibroblastic phenotype HCECs. The CECs that sorted as CD73-negative exhibited normal hexagonal morphology and expressed functional markers, whereas CECs that sorted as CD73-positive exhibited the fibroblastic phenotype.
CONCLUSIONS:These markers will be useful for quality control to characterize the phenotype of cells destined for tissue engineering-based therapy. In addition, this selection protocol will provide a novel method for purification of functional cells.
巻・号 55(11)
ページ 7610-8
公開日 2014-11-11
DOI 10.1167/iovs.14-14980
PII iovs.14-14980
PMID 25389199
MeSH Animals Biomarkers / metabolism Cells, Cultured Corneal Diseases / pathology Corneal Diseases / surgery* Corneal Transplantation / methods* Endothelium, Corneal / cytology Endothelium, Corneal / metabolism* Fibroblasts / cytology Fibroblasts / metabolism Flow Cytometry Haplorhini Humans Membrane Proteins / genetics* Membrane Proteins / metabolism Phenotype RNA / genetics* Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Tissue Engineering / methods*
IF 3.47
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 293T(RCB2202)