Cultivation and characterization of oral mucosal epithelial cells on fibrin gel in a xenobiotic-free medium for the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

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RIV/00216208:11110/25:10494746 RIV/00216208:11120/25:43928153

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2025.110300" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2025.110300</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2025.110300" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.exer.2025.110300</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Cultivation and characterization of oral mucosal epithelial cells on fibrin gel in a xenobiotic-free medium for the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

For the treatment of bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), cell therapy with transplantation of cultivated oral mucosa epithelial cells (COMET) is a promising alternative. Although not yet established, current protocols on the cultivation of oral mucosal epithelial cell (OMECs) sheets are based mainly on substrates and xenobiotic additives that may lead to variable outcomes and undesirable immune responses by the patient. The aim of this study was to characterize OMECs cultivated in xenobiotic-free media (XF) seeded on fibrin gel, in comparison to conventional complex (COM) medium. Oral mucosal biopsies were retrieved from 31 donors. After cultivation in COM or XF medium, OMECs were compared based on growth kinetics, morphology, cell size and viability. Using immunofluorescence and gene expression analyses, the degree of stemness, proliferation and differentiation was evaluated in OMEC cultures. Our findings showed that although OMECs showed a similar morphology and viability, and comparable growth kinetics, immunofluorescence revealed the preservation of stemness (p63 + p40 positivity in cells <=11 μm) and proliferation in both COM and XF. Gene expression analyses showed that keratin (K)13 and K15 expression levels were significantly higher in XF (adj. p < 0.001), but otherwise COM and XF-treated OMECs had comparable transcriptional profiles in a panel of stemness, proliferation and differentiation genes. These results demonstrate the feasibility of culturing OMECs on fibrin gel without xenogeneic additives, while maintaining their undifferentiated state and preserving stemness. In conclusion, both in terms of results and methodology, the procedures presented here are suitable for implementation in clinical practice.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Cultivation and characterization of oral mucosal epithelial cells on fibrin gel in a xenobiotic-free medium for the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

Popis výsledku anglicky

For the treatment of bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), cell therapy with transplantation of cultivated oral mucosa epithelial cells (COMET) is a promising alternative. Although not yet established, current protocols on the cultivation of oral mucosal epithelial cell (OMECs) sheets are based mainly on substrates and xenobiotic additives that may lead to variable outcomes and undesirable immune responses by the patient. The aim of this study was to characterize OMECs cultivated in xenobiotic-free media (XF) seeded on fibrin gel, in comparison to conventional complex (COM) medium. Oral mucosal biopsies were retrieved from 31 donors. After cultivation in COM or XF medium, OMECs were compared based on growth kinetics, morphology, cell size and viability. Using immunofluorescence and gene expression analyses, the degree of stemness, proliferation and differentiation was evaluated in OMEC cultures. Our findings showed that although OMECs showed a similar morphology and viability, and comparable growth kinetics, immunofluorescence revealed the preservation of stemness (p63 + p40 positivity in cells <=11 μm) and proliferation in both COM and XF. Gene expression analyses showed that keratin (K)13 and K15 expression levels were significantly higher in XF (adj. p < 0.001), but otherwise COM and XF-treated OMECs had comparable transcriptional profiles in a panel of stemness, proliferation and differentiation genes. These results demonstrate the feasibility of culturing OMECs on fibrin gel without xenogeneic additives, while maintaining their undifferentiated state and preserving stemness. In conclusion, both in terms of results and methodology, the procedures presented here are suitable for implementation in clinical practice.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30207 - Ophthalmology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Experimental Eye Research

ISSN

0014-4835

e-ISSN

1096-0007

Svazek periodika

253

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

April

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

110300

Kód UT WoS článku

001436327900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85218493448