In Vitro Model of Human Choroidal Neovascular

Choroidal capillary endothelia cell (CEC) plays a critical role in the development of choroidal neovascularization which is one of the major causes of blindness. An effective method for CEC cultivation was proposed. The isolation of human choroidal CECs using micro dissection followed by the use of superparamagnetic beads (Dynabeads) coated with the CD 31, which selectively binds to the endothelial cell surface. Cells bound to beads were isolated using a magnetic particle concentrator. The CECs were planted into type IV collagen coated 24 well plates. The results show that the primary cultured CEC is induced to tube formation in collagen IV coated environment, which can be presented as an in vitro model of choroidal neovascularization.