Abstract
Side population (SP) cells are known to reside in the limbus as putative corneal epithelial stem cells. This study was performed to demonstrate the presence and the characteristics of SP cells in the rabbit limbal epithelium and explore their sensitivity in response to the central cornea wounding. To sort out the SP cells, freshly isolated rabbit limbal and central corneal epithelial cells were subjected to Hoechst 33342 dye efflux assay. For characterization of the sorted SP cells, RT-PCR analysis, semi-dry three-dimensional (3-D) cell culture, and transplantation in nude mice were performed. To explore wound sensitivity of the limbal SP cells, the rabbit central cornea was wounded by direct contact of a 6-mm paper disk soaked with 1 N NaOH, and changes in the population size of the SP cells and the colony-forming efficiency (CFE) was monitored on days 1, 2, and 5 after wounding. The SP cells were present in the rabbit limbal epithelium with an incidence of 0.73% +/- 0.14% (n = 8) and were smaller in cell size than the major population (MP) cells, quiescent in the cell cycle, and in the undifferentiated state. The SP cells were able to regenerate the cornea-like structure with basal enrichment of p63-positive cells by in vitro...Continue Reading
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