Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (52): 7803-7808.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.52.007

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Effect of sodium hyaluronate/chitosan nanoparticles on the neovascularization in burned cornea

Lu Jing1, Wu Shi-ke2, Chen Guang1, Zhao Yue1, Li Dan1
  

  1. 1Department of Ophthalmology, 2Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2016-09-23 Online:2016-12-16 Published:2016-12-16
  • Contact: Wu Shi-ke, Attending physician, Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Lu Jing, Master, Attending physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Key Subject of Medical Science Research of Hebei Province, No. zl20140018

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Chitosan nanoparticles-encapsuled sodium hyaluronate is an effective drug for the burned cornea.
OBJECTIVE: To verify the effect of sodium hyaluronate/chitosan nanoparticles on the neovascularization in burned cornea.
METHODS: Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups, and the model of burned cornea caused by base was established in the rats of model and experimental groups, followed by respectively treated with 10 μL sodium hyaluronate/chitosan nanoparticle suspension and normal saline, once daily, for consecutive 4 weeks. Rats only given normal saline were used as controls. Four weeks later, the dynamic growth of newly formed blood vessels in the cornea was observed using silt lamp. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 were detected by ELISA, histological changes of the cornea were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining, and the mRNA expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and cyclooxygenase 2 were detected by real-time PCR.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the control group, the area of the newly formed blood vessel and the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, vascular endothelial growth factor and cyclooxygenase 2 were significantly increased in the model group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). In the experimental group, all above indicators were significantly lower than those in the model group (P < 0.05). There were a large number of inflammatory cells and neovascularization in the model group, but only few inflammatory cells in the experimental group. These results show that sodium hyaluronate/chitosan nanoparticles can inhibit the neovascularization in the burned cornea.

Key words: Chitosan, Nanostructures, Cornea, Tissue Engineering

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