Stem Cell Spheres for Corneal Regeneration

Ismail, Salim; McGhee, Jennifer Jane; Li, Ye; Mathan, Jeremy J; Yoon, Jinny J.; Wadhwa, Himanshu; Huang, Stephanie U-Shane; Sherwin, Trevor

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01304-2_21

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“…After choosing the necessary materials, the physical, chemical, and biochemical modification of these materials play a pivotal role in the results. In this section, we have tried to review these modifications (Ismail et al, 2019; Wijnholds, 2019).…”

Section: Corneal Wound Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corneal Repair and Regeneration: Current Concepts and Future Directions

Mobaraki

Abbasi

Vandchali

et al. 2019

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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The cornea is a unique tissue and the most powerful focusing element of the eye, known as a window to the eye. Infectious or non-infectious diseases might cause severe visual impairments that need medical intervention to restore patients' vision. The most prominent characteristics of the cornea are its mechanical strength and transparency, which are indeed the most important criteria considerations when reconstructing the injured cornea. Corneal strength comes from about 200 collagen lamellae which criss-cross the cornea in different directions and comprise nearly 90% of the thickness of the cornea. Regarding corneal transparency, the specific characteristics of the cornea include its immune and angiogenic privilege besides its limbus zone. On the other hand, angiogenic privilege involves several active cascades in which anti-angiogenic factors are produced to compensate for the enhanced production of proangiogenic factors after wound healing. Limbus of the cornea forms a border between the corneal and conjunctival epithelium, and its limbal stem cells (LSCs) are essential in maintenance and repair of the adult cornea through its support of corneal epithelial tissue repair and regeneration. As a result, the main factors which threaten the corneal clarity are inflammatory reactions, neovascularization, and limbal deficiency. In fact, the influx of inflammatory cells causes scar formation and destruction of the limbus zone. Current studies about wound healing treatment focus on corneal characteristics such as the immune response, angiogenesis, and cell signaling. In this review, studied topics related to wound healing and new approaches in cornea regeneration, which are mostly related to the criteria mentioned above, will be discussed.

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Section: Corneal Wound Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%