PMID- 33614446 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210223 IS - 2222-3959 (Print) IS - 2227-4898 (Electronic) IS - 2222-3959 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 2 DP - 2021 TI - Protective effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on retinal ganglion cells in mice with acute ocular hypertension. PG - 194-199 LID - 10.18240/ijo.2021.02.03 [doi] AB - AIM: To observe the protective effect of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) injury in mice with acute ocular hypertension (AOH). METHODS: Fifty-six adult male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four groups: normal group, AOH group, hucMSCs group, normal saline (NS) group. Left eye of mice was induced by 90 mm Hg intraocular pressure for 1h to establish AOH model. hucMSCs 1x10(5)/microL, 1 microL or NS 1 microL was injected into the vitreous body the next day. CM-Dil fluorescent dye was used to label the 3(rd) generation of hucMSCs, for tracing the cells in the vitreous cavity of mice. Seven days after the model established, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the thickness of the inner retina layer in four groups. Numbers and loss rate of RGCs were evaluated by counting Brn-3a positive cells stained by immunofluorescencein. RESULTS: On the 7(th) day after AOH established, labeled hucMSCs were found in the vitreous cavity. HE staining showed that the thickness of retinal inner layer in AOH group was significantly lower than that in normal group and hucMSCs group (P<0.05), same as that in NS group (P>0.05). Compared with AOH group, the RGCs in normal group was significantly higher; RGCs number increased in hucMSCs group and the loss rate was lower (P<0.05). Injection of NS had no protective effect on RGCs. CONCLUSION: In AOH mouse model, vitreous injection of hucMSCs have shown a protection for RGCs. CI - International Journal of Ophthalmology Press. FAU - Liu, Rui AU - Liu R AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518100, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - Shi, Qi AU - Shi Q AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - Yang, Hong AU - Yang H AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - Sha, Xiao-Yuan AU - Sha XY AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - Yu, Guo-Cheng AU - Yu GC AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - Liu, Lian AU - Liu L AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. FAU - Zhong, Jing-Xiang AU - Zhong JX AD - Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210218 PL - China TA - Int J Ophthalmol JT - International journal of ophthalmology JID - 101553860 PMC - PMC7840375 OTO - NOTNLM OT - acute ocular hypertension OT - glaucoma OT - human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells OT - retinal ganglion cells EDAT- 2021/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/23 06:01 PMCR- 2021/02/18 CRDT- 2021/02/22 05:57 PHST- 2020/03/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/22 05:57 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijo-14-02-194 [pii] AID - 10.18240/ijo.2021.02.03 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb 18;14(2):194-199. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2021.02.03. eCollection 2021.