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卷 21, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21051629
关键词
Peakforce-QNM; AFM; cornea; collagenase; amylase; nanomechanics; collagen; collagen fibril morphology; keratoconus; collagen fibril diameter
资金
- High Committee of Education Development in Iraq
This study investigates the ultrastructure and nanomechanical properties of porcine cornea following incubation with alpha-amylase and collagenase. The research found that collagen fibril diameters were decreased following incubation with amylase, but elastic modulus, diameter, and D-periodicity were greatly reduced in collagenase-treated samples. The enzymatic treatment may help in understanding keratoconus and potentially developing an animal model for this eye disorder.
Under physiological conditions, the cornea is exposed to various enzymes, some of them have digestive actions, such as amylase and collagenase that may change the ultrastructure (collagen morphology) and sequentially change the mechanical response of the cornea and distort vision, such as in keratoconus. This study investigates the ultrastructure and nanomechanical properties of porcine cornea following incubation with alpha-amylase and collagenase. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to capture nanoscale topographical details of stromal collagen fibrils (diameter and D-periodicity) and calculate their elastic modulus. Samples were incubated with varying concentrations of alpha-amylase and collagenase (crude and purified). Dimethylmethylene blue (DMMB) assay was utilised to detect depleted glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) following incubation with amylase. Collagen fibril diameters were decreased following incubation with amylase, but not D-periodicity. Elastic modulus was gradually decreased with enzyme concentration in amylase-treated samples. Elastic modulus, diameter, and D-periodicity were greatly reduced in collagenase-treated samples. The effect of crude collagenase on corneal samples was more pronounced than purified collagenase. Amylase was found to deplete GAGs from the samples. This enzymatic treatment may help in answering some questions related to keratoconus, and possibly be used to build an empirical animal model of keratoconic corneas with different progression levels.
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