Ex vivo canine lens capsular sac explants

Davidson, M. G., Wormstone, I. M., Morgan, D., Malakof, R., Allen, J. and McGahan, M. C. (2000) Ex vivo canine lens capsular sac explants. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 238 (8). pp. 708-714. ISSN 0721-832X

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Abstract

Background: Lens capsular sac explants from human cadaver eyes were used to investigate posterior capsular opacification (PCO). The purpose of this study was to characterize a similar model using canine tissue and to determine whether transferrin (Tf), transforming growth factor β-2 (TGF-β2), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are secreted by lens epithelial cells (LEC) of these ex vivo sacs. Methods: The lens from canine eyes was removed by extracapsular cataract extraction, the lens sac dissected free, pinned to a petri dish, and cultured in either serum-supplemented or serum-free medium. Morphologic characteristics and growth rate to confluence on the posterior capsule were studied by phase-contrast microscopy. Vimentin, alpha smooth muscle actin, and panTGF-β expression by LEC were determined by immunohistochemistry. Tf, TGF-β2, and IGF-1 levels were measured by ELISA in the supernatant of sacs cultured in serum-free medium. Results: The mean time to confluence of LEC onto the posterior capsule was 5.4±1.1 days (n=22) and 14.7±3.7 days (n=14) for sacs in serum-supplemented and serum-free medium, respectively. Following development of confluence, explants displayed opacification and light scatter from cellular proliferation and capsular contraction. Confluent LEC expressed vimentin, alpha smooth muscle actin, and TGF-β2, and both Tf and TGF-β2 were secreted into the culture supernatant. Conclusion: Canine lens sac explants have characteristics virtually identical to those of human origin, and appear to be a useful alternative tissue source for this model when human cadaver eyes are unavailable. Tf and TGFβ-2, but not IGF-1, are secreted by LEC in explanted lens sacs and may influence the proliferation and metaplasia of LEC during the development of PCO.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Cells and Tissues
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Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2012 12:52
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 04:56
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/40356
DOI:	10.1007/s004170000158

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