Iron oxide nanoparticles in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering

RP Friedrich, I Cicha, C Alexiou - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many promising nanotechnological approaches to biomedical research
have been developed in order to increase implementation of regenerative medicine and …

Extracellular vesicle therapy for retinal diseases

B Mead, S Tomarev - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EV), which include exosomes and microvesicles, are secreted from
virtually every cell. EV contain mRNA, miRNA, lipids and proteins and can deliver this …

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes promote survival of retinal ganglion cells through miRNA-dependent mechanisms

B Mead, S Tomarev - Stem cells translational medicine, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) and their axons is one of the leading causes of
blindness and includes traumatic (optic neuropathy) and degenerative (glaucoma) eye …

Photoreceptor protection by mesenchymal stem cell transplantation identifies exosomal MiR-21 as a therapeutic for retinal degeneration

CL Deng, CB Hu, ST Ling, N Zhao, LH Bao… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Photoreceptor apoptosis is recognized as one key pathogenesis of retinal degeneration, the
counteraction of which represents a promising approach to safeguard visual function …

Extracellular vesicles derived from human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells protect hippocampal neurons from oxidative stress and synapse damage induced …

V Bodart-Santos, LRP de Carvalho… - Stem cell research & …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been explored as promising
tools for treatment of several neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. MSCs release …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell–derived small extracellular vesicles promote neuroprotection in rodent models of glaucoma

B Mead, J Amaral, S Tomarev - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2018 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To investigate the benefit of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC)-derived
small extracellular vesicles (sEV) as an intravitreal (ivit) therapy in two rat models of …

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 …

A review on mesenchymal stem cells for treatment of retinal diseases

S Adak, D Magdalene, S Deshmukh, D Das… - Stem cell reviews and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) have been studied extensively for the treatment
of several retinal diseases. The therapeutic potential of MSCs lies in its ability to differentiate …

Dose-effect relationship and molecular mechanism by which BMSC-derived exosomes promote peripheral nerve regeneration after crush injury

J Zhao, Y Ding, R He, K Huang, L Liu, C Jiang… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background The development of new treatment strategies to improve peripheral nerve
repair after injury, especially those that accelerate axonal nerve regeneration, is very …

Novel drug delivery systems fighting glaucoma: Formulation obstacles and solutions

O Rahić, A Tucak, N Omerović, M Sirbubalo, L Hindija… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is considered to be one of the biggest health problems in the world. It is the main
cause of preventable blindness due to its asymptomatic nature in the early stages on the …