Myopia is becoming increasingly severe, and studies have shown that the cellular mechanics of scleral fibroblasts
are altered following myopia. Scleral UVA-Riboflavin Collagen Crosslinking(sCXL) is a promising treatment
for myopia prevention and control of axial growth. Understanding the mechanical properties of scleral fibroblasts
is crucial, as it influences the cellular response and limits the extent of molecular deformation triggered. Thus,
our study aimed to investigate the effect of mechanical properties of scleral fibroblasts in a lens-induced myopic
guinea pig model following sCXL. For this purpose, we performed the 0.1% riboflavin/UVA scleral crosslinking
(365 nm,3 mW/cm2
,30 min) in the right eyes of guinea pigs in Group CXL. In Group LIM, the right eyes were only
administrated negative lens for 6 weeks. No treatment was performed in both eyes of the guinea pigs in group
Control. The scleral fibroblasts were isolated and cultured from the scleral tissue at the cross-linking area in
Group CXL and the corresponding area in Group LIM and control. The curve of the length of microtubules inhaled
by cells under negative pressure was measured by a microaspiration-based isolation technique, and the equilibrium Young’s modulus and apparent viscosity of scleral fibroblasts were calculated by formula fitting. The
equilibrium Young’s modulus of scleral fibroblasts in group CXL was significantly lower than that in the LIM
group (P < 0.01, two-sample t-test between pairs), and there was no significant difference between groups CXL
and control. The results show that sCXL can effectively moderate the phenomenon that scleral fibroblasts are not
easy to deform after myopia. The apparent viscosity modulus in the CXL group was higher than the groups’
control and LIM. Taken together, our data demonstrate the biomechanics of the scleral fibroblasts altered after
Riboflavin/UVA scleral collagen cross-linking in a lens-induced myopia model.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation
of China under Grant [81570877 and 81873682; http://www.nsfc.gov.
cn/]; the 215 High-Level Talent Fund of Beijing Health Government
under Grant [number 2013-2-023; http://www.bjchfp.gov.cn/].
第一作者机构:[1]Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing, China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab, Beijing, China[*1]Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 1 Dongjiaomin Xiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Chen Zhe,Lv Xiaotong,Lai Lingbo,et al.Effects of riboflavin/ultraviolet-A(UVA) scleral crosslinking on the mechanical behavior of the scleral fibroblasts of lens-induced myopia Guinea pigs[J].EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH.2023,235:doi:10.1016/j.exer.2023.109618.
APA:
Chen Zhe,Lv Xiaotong,Lai Lingbo,Xu Yushan&Zhang Fengju.(2023).Effects of riboflavin/ultraviolet-A(UVA) scleral crosslinking on the mechanical behavior of the scleral fibroblasts of lens-induced myopia Guinea pigs.EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH,235,
MLA:
Chen Zhe,et al."Effects of riboflavin/ultraviolet-A(UVA) scleral crosslinking on the mechanical behavior of the scleral fibroblasts of lens-induced myopia Guinea pigs".EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH 235.(2023)