Development of Cell Culture Platforms for Study of Trabecular Meshwork Cells and Glaucoma Development
10.1007/s13770-024-00640-6
- Author:
Kook In YOUN
1
;
Ji Woo LEE
;
Youngjun SONG
;
Sang Yeop LEE
;
Kwang Hoon SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nano-Bioengineering, Incheon National University, 119, Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
- Publication Type:REVIEW ARTICLE
- From:
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
2024;21(5):695-710
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Various cell culture platforms that could display native environmental cue-mimicking stimuli were developed, and effects of environmental cues on cell behaviors were studied with the cell culture platforms. Likewise, various cell culture platforms mimicking native trabecular meshwork (TM) composed of juxtacanalicular, corneoscleral and uveal meshwork located in internal scleral sulcus were used to study effects of environmental cues and/or drug treatments on TM cells and glaucoma development. Glaucoma is a disease that could cause blindness, and cause of glaucoma is not clearly identified yet. It appears that aqueous humor (AH) outflow resistance increased by damages on pathway of AH outflow can elevate intraocular pressure (IOP). These overall possibly contribute to development of glaucoma.
METHODS:For the study of glaucoma, static and dynamic cell culture platforms were developed. Particularly, the dynamic platforms exploiting AH outflow-mimicking perfusion or increased IOP-mimicking increased pressure were used to study how perfusion or increased pressure could affect TM cells. Overall, potential mechanisms of glaucoma development, TM structures and compositions, TM cell culture platform types and researches on TM cells and glaucoma development with the platforms were described in this review.
RESULTS:AND CONCLUSION: This will be useful to improve researches on TM cells and develop enhanced therapies targeting glaucoma.
