TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of Na,k-ATPase pump function of corneal endothelial cells for corneal regenerative medicine
AU - Hatou, Shin
AU - Higa, Kazunari
AU - Inagaki, Emi
AU - Yoshida, Satoru
AU - Kimura, Erika
AU - Hayashi, Ryuhei
AU - Tsujikawa, Motokazu
AU - Tsubota, Kazuo
AU - Nishida, Kohji
AU - Shimmura, Shigeto
PY - 2013/12/1
Y1 - 2013/12/1
N2 - Tissue-engineering approaches to cultivate corneal endothelial cells (CECs) or induce CECs from stem cells are under investigation for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction. Before clinical application, a validation method to determine the quality of these cells is required. In this study, we quantified the endothelial pump function required for maintaining the corneal thickness using rabbit CECs (RCECs) and a human CEC line (B4G12). The potential difference of RCECs cultured on a permeable polyester membrane (Snapwell), B4G12 cells on Snapwell, or B4G12 cells on a collagen membrane (CM6) was measured by an Ussing chamber system, and the effect of different concentrations of ouabain (Na,K-ATPase specific inhibitor) was obtained. A mathematical equation derived from the concentration curve revealed that 2 mM ouabain decreases pump function of RCECs to 1.0 mV, and 0.6 mM ouabain decreases pump function of B4G12 on CM6 to 1.0 mV. Ouabain injection into the anterior chamber of rabbit eyes at a concentration of <2 mM maintained the corneal thickness, while those over 3 mM significantly increased the corneal thickness. B4G12 cell sheets transplanted into rabbit eyes treated with 0.6 mM ouabain maintained the corneal thickness, while 3.5 mM ouabain significantly increased the corneal thickness. Taken together, pump function >1.0 mV is required to maintain the corneal thickness. These results can be used for standardization of CEC pump function and validation of tissue-engineered CEC sheets for clinical use.
AB - Tissue-engineering approaches to cultivate corneal endothelial cells (CECs) or induce CECs from stem cells are under investigation for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction. Before clinical application, a validation method to determine the quality of these cells is required. In this study, we quantified the endothelial pump function required for maintaining the corneal thickness using rabbit CECs (RCECs) and a human CEC line (B4G12). The potential difference of RCECs cultured on a permeable polyester membrane (Snapwell), B4G12 cells on Snapwell, or B4G12 cells on a collagen membrane (CM6) was measured by an Ussing chamber system, and the effect of different concentrations of ouabain (Na,K-ATPase specific inhibitor) was obtained. A mathematical equation derived from the concentration curve revealed that 2 mM ouabain decreases pump function of RCECs to 1.0 mV, and 0.6 mM ouabain decreases pump function of B4G12 on CM6 to 1.0 mV. Ouabain injection into the anterior chamber of rabbit eyes at a concentration of <2 mM maintained the corneal thickness, while those over 3 mM significantly increased the corneal thickness. B4G12 cell sheets transplanted into rabbit eyes treated with 0.6 mM ouabain maintained the corneal thickness, while 3.5 mM ouabain significantly increased the corneal thickness. Taken together, pump function >1.0 mV is required to maintain the corneal thickness. These results can be used for standardization of CEC pump function and validation of tissue-engineered CEC sheets for clinical use.
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U2 - 10.1089/ten.tec.2013.0030
DO - 10.1089/ten.tec.2013.0030
M3 - Article
C2 - 23544359
AN - SCOPUS:84888379706
SN - 1937-3384
VL - 19
SP - 901
EP - 910
JO - Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods
JF - Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods
IS - 12
ER -