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Table 2 Quality control tests for oral mucosal epithelial cell sheets

From: First-in-human autologous oral mucosal epithelial sheet transplantation to prevent anastomotic re-stenosis in congenital esophageal atresia

 

Criteria

Results

Sterility tests

Aerobic bacteria

(–)

(–)

Anaerobic bacteria

(–)

(–)

Fungi

(–)

(–)

Endotoxin test

< 1.0 EU/mL

0.260 EU/mL

Mycoplasma tests

Cultivation

(–)

(–)

DNA of M. pneumoniae

(–)

(–)

Quality of the sheet

Total cells

> 1.0 × 105 cells/sheet

2.14 × 105 cells/sheet

Cellular density

> 2.38 × 104 cell/cm2

5.09 × 104 cell/cm2

Viability

> 70%

98.1%

Percentage of epithelial cells

> 70%

99.1%