[HTML][HTML] Pluripotent stem-cell-derived therapies in clinical trial: A 2025 update

A Kirkeby, H Main, M Carpenter - Cell stem cell, 2025 - cell.com
Since the first derivation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) 27 years ago,
technologies to control their differentiation and manufacturing have advanced immensely …

Cell–cell interactions between transplanted retinal organoid cells and recipient tissues

PO Nnoromele, MK Adams, A Pan, YV Liu… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The transplantation of human organoid-derived retinal cells is being studied as a potentially
viable strategy to treat vision loss due to retinal degeneration. Experiments in animal models …

Patterns of gene expression, splicing, and Allele-specific expression vary among macular tissues and clinical stages of age-related macular degeneration

T Shwani, C Zhang, LA Owen, A Shakoor, AT Vitale… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness, and elucidating
its underlying disease mechanisms is vital to the development of appropriate therapeutics …

Influence of Substrate Stiffness on iPSC-Derived Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells

RJ Wendland, BA Tucker… - Stem Cells Translational …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Retinal degenerative diseases are a major cause of blindness involving the dysfunction of
photoreceptors, retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), or both. A promising treatment …

Ion channels research in hPSC-RPE cells: bridging benchwork to clinical applications

P Xu, W Zou, W Yin, G Chen, G Gao… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Ion channels in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells are crucial for retinal health and vision
functions. Defects in such channels are intricately associated with the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Inherited Retinal Degenerations and Non-Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Progress and Unmet Needs

JL Duncan, A Bowman, A Laster… - … Vision Science & …, 2024 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
are leading causes of irreversible vision loss and blindness. Although significant progress …

Nanotechnology in retinal diseases: From disease diagnosis to therapeutic applications

G Kaur, S Bisen, NK Singh - Biophysics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Nanotechnology has demonstrated tremendous promise in the realm of ocular illnesses,
with applications for disease detection and therapeutic interventions. The nanoscale …

Dielectrophoretic characterization of peroxidized retinal pigment epithelial cells as a model of age-related macular degeneration

DS Yadav, I Tivig, T Savopol, MG Moisescu - BMC ophthalmology, 2024 - Springer
Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a prevalent ocular pathology
affecting mostly the elderly population. AMD is characterized by a progressive retinal …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of three characterization assays reveals ddPCR of LIN28A as the most sensitive for the detection of residual pluripotent stem cells in cellular therapy …

J Sun, C Yates, S Dingwall, C Ongtengco, D Power… - Cytotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
With the continuous development and advancement of human pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-
derived cell therapies, an ever-increasing number of clinical indications can benefit from …

Atrophic Macular Degeneration and Stem Cell Therapy: A Clinical Review

S Babighian, MS Zanella, I Gattazzo, A Galan… - 2024 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of visual loss in older
patients. No effective drug is available for this pathology, but studies about therapy with stem …