A novel population of repair cells identified in the stroma of the human cornea.
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A novel population of repair cells identified in the stroma of the human cornea. / Berna-Thill, Michelle; Schlagner, Kathleen; Altenähr, Sybille; Ergün, Süleyman; Faragher, Richard G A; Kilic, Nerbil; Bednarz, Jürgen; Vohwinkel, Gabi; Rogiers, Xavier; Hossfeld, Dieter K; Richard, Gisbert; Gehling, Ursula.
in: STEM CELLS DEV, Jahrgang 16, Nr. 5, 5, 2007, S. 733-745.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - A novel population of repair cells identified in the stroma of the human cornea.
AU - Berna-Thill, Michelle
AU - Schlagner, Kathleen
AU - Altenähr, Sybille
AU - Ergün, Süleyman
AU - Faragher, Richard G A
AU - Kilic, Nerbil
AU - Bednarz, Jürgen
AU - Vohwinkel, Gabi
AU - Rogiers, Xavier
AU - Hossfeld, Dieter K
AU - Richard, Gisbert
AU - Gehling, Ursula
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The transmembrane protein CD133 is expressed on somatic stem cells of various adult human tissues. To investigate whether human corneal stroma also contains CD133-expressing cells and to analyze their functional features, stromal cells were isolated by collagenase digestion, immunophenotyped, and transferred to different culture systems to determine their stem cell properties as well as their differentiation potentials. For comparison, the embryonic keratocyte cell line EK1.Br, the dermal stromal cell line NHDF, and stromal cells of diseased corneas were studied. On average, 5.3% of the normal stromal cells expressed the stem cell marker CD133 and 3.6% co-expressed CD34. Expression of CD133 but not CD34 was also demonstrated for EK1.Br cells, whereas NHDF cells were negative for both markers. Further analysis of CD133(+) normal corneal cells revealed that a significant proportion displayed a monocytic phenotype with co-expression of CD45 and CD14. In diseased corneas, up to 26.8% of the stromal cells showed expression of CD133, and virtually all CD133(+) cells co-expressed CD14 but not CD45. Moreover, using a standard clonogenic assay, normal stromal cells had the capacity to form colonies of the macrophage lineage. These colonies could be further differentiated into lumican-expressing keratocytes. Our data suggest that the human corneal stroma harbors CD133(+) monocytic progenitor cells, which possess the potential to differentiate into the fibrocytic lineage. Thus, CD133(+) /CD45(+) /CD14(+) cells might represent stromal repair cells that differentiate into keratocytes via a CD133(+)/CD45()/CD14(+) intermediate stage. The findings from our study may shed new light on regenerative processes of the human corneal stroma.
AB - The transmembrane protein CD133 is expressed on somatic stem cells of various adult human tissues. To investigate whether human corneal stroma also contains CD133-expressing cells and to analyze their functional features, stromal cells were isolated by collagenase digestion, immunophenotyped, and transferred to different culture systems to determine their stem cell properties as well as their differentiation potentials. For comparison, the embryonic keratocyte cell line EK1.Br, the dermal stromal cell line NHDF, and stromal cells of diseased corneas were studied. On average, 5.3% of the normal stromal cells expressed the stem cell marker CD133 and 3.6% co-expressed CD34. Expression of CD133 but not CD34 was also demonstrated for EK1.Br cells, whereas NHDF cells were negative for both markers. Further analysis of CD133(+) normal corneal cells revealed that a significant proportion displayed a monocytic phenotype with co-expression of CD45 and CD14. In diseased corneas, up to 26.8% of the stromal cells showed expression of CD133, and virtually all CD133(+) cells co-expressed CD14 but not CD45. Moreover, using a standard clonogenic assay, normal stromal cells had the capacity to form colonies of the macrophage lineage. These colonies could be further differentiated into lumican-expressing keratocytes. Our data suggest that the human corneal stroma harbors CD133(+) monocytic progenitor cells, which possess the potential to differentiate into the fibrocytic lineage. Thus, CD133(+) /CD45(+) /CD14(+) cells might represent stromal repair cells that differentiate into keratocytes via a CD133(+)/CD45()/CD14(+) intermediate stage. The findings from our study may shed new light on regenerative processes of the human corneal stroma.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 16
SP - 733
EP - 745
JO - STEM CELLS DEV
JF - STEM CELLS DEV
SN - 1547-3287
IS - 5
M1 - 5
ER -
