Research Article
Effect of Isolation Technique and Location on the Phenotype of Human Corneal Stroma-Derived Cells
Table 1
Distribution of corneal stroma markers in the various corneal regions.
| | Marker | Peripheral stroma | Central stroma | Anterior stroma | Posterior stroma |
| | ABCG2 | − | − | − | − | | ABCG5 | − | − | − | − | | ALDH1A1 | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | | α-Actinin | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | | CD31 | + | + | + | + | | CD34 | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | | CD73 | − | − | − | − | | CD90 | − | − | − | − | | CD105 | − | − | − | − | | Collagen I | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | | Collagen IV | − | − | − | − | | CXCR4 | − | − | − | − | | Fibroblast marker | − | − | − | − | | Fibronectin | − | − | − | − | | Ki-67 | − | − | − | − | | Nestin | − | − | − | − | | VE-Cadherin | − | − | − | − | | Vimentin | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
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“−” stands for no staining, “+” for a medium intensity signal, and “++” for a strong staining.
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