The Effect of Soluble Recombinant Protein Dll4-Fc on the Functional Activity of Endothelial Cells In Vitro and Vascularization In Vivo

Khorolskaya, Julia I.; Aleksandrova, O. I.; Самусенко, И. А.; Mikhailova, Natalia; Lobov, Ivan B.; Yudintceva, Natalia; Блинова, М. И.

doi:10.1134/s1990519x19040035

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“…Collagen hydrogel was prepared as previously described [ 29 ] from type I collagen, developed at the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences [ 30 ]. Type I collagen was mixed with 10× medium 199 (Gibco, Waltham, MA, USA) and sterile 0.34N NaOH solution (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA).…”

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Derivation and Characterization of EGFP-Labeled Rabbit Limbal Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Potential for Research in Regenerative Ophthalmology

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The development of cell-based approaches to the treatment of various cornea pathologies, including limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), is an area of current interest in regenerative biomedicine. In this context, the shortage of donor material is urgent, and limbal mesenchymal stem cells (L-MSCs) may become a promising cell source for the development of these novel approaches, being established mainly within the rabbit model. In this study, we obtained and characterized rabbit L-MSCs and modified them with lentiviral transduction to express the green fluorescent protein EGFP (L-MSCs-EGFP). L-MSCs and L-MSCs-EGFP express not only stem cell markers specific for mesenchymal stem cells but also ABCG2, ABCB5, ALDH3A1, PAX6, and p63a specific for limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs), as well as various cytokeratins (3/12, 15, 19). L-MSCs-EGFP have been proven to differentiate into adipogenic, osteogenic, and chondrogenic directions, as well as to transdifferentiate into epithelial cells. The possibility of using L-MSCs-EGFP to study the biocompatibility of various scaffolds developed to treat corneal pathologies was demonstrated. L-MSCs-EGFP may become a useful tool for studying regenerative processes occurring during the treatment of various corneal pathologies, including LSCD, with the use of cell-based technologies.

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confidence: 99%