PMID- 28730101 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2222-3959 (Print) IS - 2227-4898 (Electronic) IS - 2222-3959 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 7 DP - 2017 TI - Comparative analysis of different feeder layers with 3T3 fibroblasts for culturing rabbits limbal stem cells. PG - 1021-1027 LID - 10.18240/ijo.2017.07.01 [doi] AB - AIM: To explore the possibility of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs), human umbilical vein endothelial cells (hUVECs), human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) serving as feeder cells in co-culture systems for the cultivation of limbal stem cells. METHODS: Different feeder layers were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM)/F12 and were treated with mitomycin C. Rabbits limbal stem cells (LSCs) were co-cultured on hUCMSCs, hUVECs, hDPSCs, hPDLSCs and NIH-3T3, and then comparative analysis were made between each group to see their respective colony-forming efficiency (CFE) assay and immunofluorescence (IPO13,CK3/12). RESULTS: The efficiency of the four type cells in supporting the LSCs morphology and its cellular differentiation was similar to that of NIH-3T3 fibroblasts as demonstrated by the immunostaining properties analysis, with each group exhibiting a similar strong expression pattern of IPO13, but lacking CK3 and CK12 expression in terms of immunostaining. But hUCMSCs, hDPSCs and hPDLSCs feeder layers were superior in promoting colony formation potential of cells when compared to hUVECs and feeder-cell-free culture. CONCLUSION: hUCMSCs, hDPSCs and hPDLSCs can be a suitable alternative to conventional mouse NIH-3T3 feeder cells, so that risk of zoonotic infection can be diminished. FAU - Wang, Hui-Xian AU - Wang HX AD - Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. AD - Ophthalmic Center, No.474 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Urumqi 830013, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Gao, Xiao-Wei AU - Gao XW AD - Ophthalmic Center, No.474 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Urumqi 830013, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Ren, Bing AU - Ren B AD - Ophthalmic Center, No.474 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Urumqi 830013, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Cai, Yan AU - Cai Y AD - Ophthalmic Center, No.474 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Urumqi 830013, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Li, Wen-Jing AU - Li WJ AD - Ophthalmic Center, No.474 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Urumqi 830013, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Yang, Yu-Li AU - Yang YL AD - Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China. FAU - Li, Yi-Jian AU - Li YJ AD - Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170718 PL - China TA - Int J Ophthalmol JT - International journal of ophthalmology JID - 101553860 PMC - PMC5514260 OTO - NOTNLM OT - dental pulp stem cells OT - feeder layers OT - limbal stem cells OT - periodontal ligament stem cells OT - umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells OT - umbilical vein endothelial cells EDAT- 2017/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/22 06:01 PMCR- 2017/07/18 CRDT- 2017/07/22 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijo-10-07-1021 [pii] AID - 10.18240/ijo.2017.07.01 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jul 18;10(7):1021-1027. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2017.07.01. eCollection 2017.