Stem cell therapy for retinal degeneration: the evidence to date

A Sharma, BG Jaganathan - Biologics: Targets and Therapy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is a rise in the number of people who have vision loss due to retinal diseases, and
conventional therapies for treating retinal degeneration fail to repair and regenerate the …

Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for retinal degenerative diseases: experimental models and clinical trials

V Holan, K Palacka, B Hermankova - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Retinal degenerative diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, retinitis
pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma, represent the main causes of a decreased …

Emerging antioxidant paradigm of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome therapy

C Xia, Z Dai, Y Jin, P Chen - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes have been under investigation as potential
treatments for a diverse range of diseases, and many animal and clinical trials have …

Extracellular-vesicle-based therapeutics in neuro-ophthalmic disorders

H Massoumi, S Amin, M Soleimani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been recognized as promising candidates for developing
novel therapeutics for a wide range of pathologies, including ocular disorders, due to their …

The new era of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa: a narrative review of pathomolecular mechanisms for the development of cell-based …

V Becherucci, GM Bacci, E Marziali, A Sodi, F Bambi… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Retinitis pigmentosa, defined more properly as cone–rod dystrophy, is a paradigm of
inherited diffuse retinal dystrophies, one of the rare diseases with the highest prevalence in …

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in aqueous deficient dry eye disease

M Møller‐Hansen - Acta Ophthalmologica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY Dry eye disease (DED) is characterized by ocular dryness,
irritation and blurred vision and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. This …

Biophysical, molecular and proteomic profiling of human retinal organoid-derived exosomes

P Arthur, S Kandoi, L Sun, A Kalvala, S Kutlehria… - Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose There is a growing interest in extracellular vesicles (EVs) for ocular applications as
therapeutics, biomarkers, and drug delivery vehicles. EVs secreted from mesenchymal stem …

The role of extracellular vesicles in optic nerve injury: neuroprotection and mitochondrial homeostasis

M Park, HA Shin, VA Duong, H Lee, H Lew - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stem cell therapies hold great promise as alternative treatments for incurable optic nerve
disorders. Although mesenchymal stem cells exhibit various tissue regeneration and …

Modelling mitochondrial disease in human pluripotent stem cells: what have we learned?

CL McKnight, YC Low, DA Elliott, DR Thorburn… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial diseases disrupt cellular energy production and are among the most complex
group of inherited genetic disorders. Affecting approximately 1 in 5000 live births, they are …

The benefits and hazards of intravitreal mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) based-therapies in the experimental ischemic optic neuropathy

YT Wen, YC Ho, YC Lee, DC Ding, PK Liu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has been investigated intensively for many years.
However, there is a potential risk related to MSC applications in various cell niches …