Chondroitin Sulfate-Based Biocompatible Crosslinker Restores Corneal Mechanics and Collagen Alignment.
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Purpose To evaluate the crosslinking effect of functionalized chondroitin sulfate (CS) in an ex vivo rabbit cornea model. Methods Chondroitin sulfate molecules were chemically modified with the N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) group. Enucleated rabbit eyes were crosslinked with 2, 5, or 10 mg/mL CS-NHS solution for 30 or 60 minutes. The CS-NHS penetration, corneal swelling ratio, Young's modulus, and ultrastructure of the crosslinked corneas were characterized. In addition, rabbit corneas were further treated with a collagenase-chondroitinase solution to create an ex vivo keratoconus (KC)-like model. The KC model corneas were crosslinked with a standard riboflavin-ultraviolet (UV) method or alternatively with CS-NHS. Corneal mechanics, ultrastructure, and keratocyte gene expression were evaluated after UV and CS-NHS crosslinking. Results CS-NHS effectively penetrated into the corneal stroma within 60 minutes of treatment initiation. CS-NHS crosslinking reduced the swelling ratio by 35%, increased Young's modulus by 20%, and increased collagen fibril diameter and density. CS-NHS crosslinking improved corneal mechanics of KC model corneas to levels comparable to those with UV crosslinking. Moreover, CS-NHS crosslinking demonstrated significant downregulation of proinflammatory gene expression of keratocytes, indicating a potential protective effect imparted by CS-NHS during crosslinking. Conclusions Our results demonstrated that CS-NHS can reinforce normal and KC model corneal mechanics, and restore collagen density and alignment in KC model corneas without causing extensive keratocyte apoptosis and proinflammatory gene upregulation. Therefore, CS-NHS crosslinking can potentially provide an effective, safe, and biocompatible means of corneal reinforcement.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
دوره 58 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017