Influence of Sp1/Sp3 expression on corneal epithelial cells proliferation and differentiation properties in reconstructed tissues

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Gaudreault, M
Carrier, P
Larouche, K
Leclerc, S
Giasson, M
Germain, L
Guérin, SL
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[1] CHU Laval, Oncol & Mol Endocrinol Res Ctr, Res Ctr, Ste Foy, PQ G1V 4G2, Canada
[2] CHU Laval, Ophthalmol Res Unit, Res Ctr, Ste Foy, PQ G1V 4G2, Canada
[3] Univ Laval, Univ Affiliated Hosp Ctr CHA, St Sacrement Hosp, Lab Expt Organogenesis, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
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10.1167/iovs.02-0707
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R77 [眼科学];
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PURPOSE. Primary cultured epithelial cells are widely used for the production of,tissue-engineered substitutes and are gaining popularity as a model for gene expression studies. However, as such cells are passaged in culture, they often lose their ability to proliferate by progressing toward terminal cell differentiation, a process likely to be determined by altered expression of transcription factors that have functions critical for cell adhesion and differentiation. This study was designed to determine whether the variable life span of primary cultured human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) might be the consequence of varying expression levels of the well-known transcription factors Sp1 and Sp3 (Sp1/Sp3). METHODS. HCECs were obtained from donor eyes and cultured on irradiated Swiss-3T3. Sp1/Sp3 expression was monitored by Western blot and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). The Sp1/Sp3 regulatory influence was evaluated by transfection of HCECs with a recombinant plasmid bearing the Sp1/ Sp3-dependent poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (rPARP) promoter fused to the CAT reporter gene. HCECs that expressed various levels of Sp1/Sp3 were also used for the production of corneal substitutes. RESULTS. Expression of Sp1/Sp3 was dramatically inconsistent between HCECs isolated from the eyes of different donors. Both factors were highly expressed during one passage and then totally disappeared as cells terminally differentiated. Proper stratification of HCECs on reconstructed tissue substitutes could be obtained only with cells that also had a delayed peak of Sp1/Sp3 expression when cultured in vitro. CONCLUSIONS. Expression of Sp1/Sp3 may represent a good predictor for selecting HCECs that are most likely to proliferate, stratify, and differentiate properly when used for the production of reconstructed corneal substitutes.
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