April 2009
Volume 50, Issue 13
Free
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2009
Corneal Endothelial Wound Healing Is Promoted by the Injection of bFGF-Impregnated Gelatin Microspheres in Rabbit Cryo-Injury Model
H. Takahashi; N. Koizumi; N. Okumura; Y. Sakamoto; K. Hirata; M. Yamamoto; Y. Tsukahara; T. Isobe; Y. Tabata; S. Kinoshita
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • H. Takahashi
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • N. Koizumi
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • N. Okumura
    Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
  • Y. Sakamoto
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • K. Hirata
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • M. Yamamoto
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • Y. Tsukahara
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • T. Isobe
    Medical Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan
  • Y. Tabata
    Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
  • S. Kinoshita
    Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  H. Takahashi, None; N. Koizumi, None; N. Okumura, None; Y. Sakamoto, None; K. Hirata, None; M. Yamamoto, None; Y. Tsukahara, None; T. Isobe, None; Y. Tabata, None; S. Kinoshita, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  the Academic Frontier Research Project on the New Frontier of Biomedical Engineering Research
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2009, Vol.50, 1827. doi:
  • Views
  • Share
  • Tools
    • Alerts
      User Alerts
      You are adding an alert for:
      Corneal Endothelial Wound Healing Is Promoted by the Injection of bFGF-Impregnated Gelatin Microspheres in Rabbit Cryo-Injury Model
      You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account
      The alert will be sent to:
      ×
      This feature is available to authenticated users only.
      Sign In or Create an Account ×
    • Get Citation
      Citation

      H. Takahashi, N. Koizumi, N. Okumura, Y. Sakamoto, K. Hirata, M. Yamamoto, Y. Tsukahara, T. Isobe, Y. Tabata, S. Kinoshita; Corneal Endothelial Wound Healing Is Promoted by the Injection of bFGF-Impregnated Gelatin Microspheres in Rabbit Cryo-Injury Model. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009;50(13):1827.

      Download citation file:

      © ARVO (1962-2015); The Authors (2016-present)

      ×
    • Get Permissions
  • Supplements
Abstract

Purpose: : To determine the effect of the injection of bFGF-impregnated gelatin microspheres (bFGF-GMS) into the anterior chamber on a rabbit corneal endothelial cryo-injury model.

Methods: : In 5 Japanese white rabbits under general anesthesia, the central corneal endothelium was damaged by transcorneal freezing with a 7-mm-diameter probe tip. The probes were applied for 15 seconds. In addition, the right eye of each rabbit was injected with 30 ng of bFGF/0.2 mg GMS (bFGF-GMS group) into the anterior chamber. The left eyes were injected with 0.2 mg of GMS only (GMS group). On the third day after injection, anterior segment examination with a slit-lamp biomicroscope was performed, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was then measured. All animals were euthanized and the aqueous humor and corneal tissue were then collected. The concentration of bFGF in the aqueous humor was determined by ELISA. Each cornea was stained with Alizarin red to evaluate the endothelial denuded area and immunostained for Ki67.

Results: : The denuded area of the bFGF-GMS group was decreased significantly as compared with the GMS group (15% vs. 100%, respectively) (P<0.01; Student’s t-test). At the border of wound, positive staining of the proliferative marker Ki67 was observed. Forty-eight hours after the injection, bFGF concentration in the aqueous humor was 22 pg/mL. IOP elevation and neovascularization were not observed at the applied dose.

Conclusions: : A single injection of bFGF-GMS into the anterior chamber accelerates wound closure in a rabbit endothelial injury model without IOP elevation or neovascularization. These results suggest that the sustained release of bFGF is best suited to corneal endothelial wound healing in vivo. Though long-term observations are necessary, our results provide useful information for the possible future clinical application of bFGF-GMS in tackling corneal endothelial dysfunction.

Keywords: cornea: endothelium • wound healing • growth factors/growth factor receptors 
© 2009, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., all rights reserved. Permission to republish any abstract or part of an abstract in any form must be obtained in writing from the ARVO Office prior to publication.
Copyright © 2025 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
×
×

This PDF is available to Subscribers Only

Sign in or purchase a subscription to access this content. ×

You must be signed into an individual account to use this feature.

×