The consequences of recurrent genetic and epigenetic variants in human pluripotent stem cells

PW Andrews, I Barbaric, N Benvenisty, JS Draper… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
It is well established that human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can acquire genetic and
epigenetic changes during culture in vitro. Given the increasing use of hPSCs in research …

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 …

How can clinical safety and efficacy concerns in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury be overcome?

N Hejrati, R Wong, M Khazaei… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) can lead to severe neurological dysfunction. Despite
scientific and medical advances, clinically effective regenerative therapies including stem …

Advances in cell therapies using stem cells/progenitors as a novel approach for neurovascular repair of the diabetic retina

J Lechner, RJ Medina, N Lois, AW Stitt - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022 - Springer
Background Diabetic retinopathy, a major complication of diabetes mellitus, is a leading
cause of sigh-loss in working age adults. Progressive loss of integrity of the retinal …

[HTML][HTML] Crosstalk between microglia and Müller glia in the age-related macular degeneration: role and therapeutic value of neuroinflammation

N Zhao, XN Hao, JM Huang, ZM Song, Y Tao - Aging and Disease, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive neurodegeneration disease that
causes photoreceptor demise and vision impairments. In AMD pathogenesis, the primary …

Efficient differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to retinal pigment epithelium under defined conditions

IJ Limnios, YQ Chau, SJ Skabo, DC Surrao… - Stem cell research & …, 2021 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a highly prevalent form of blindness caused by
loss death of cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Transplantation of pluripotent …

[HTML][HTML] New prospects for retinal pigment epithelium transplantation

VK Gullapalli, MA Zarbin - Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) transplants rescue photoreceptors in selected animal
models of retinal degenerative disease. Early clinical studies of RPE transplants as …

Human and pig pluripotent stem cells: From cellular products to organogenesis and beyond

Y Xuan, B Petersen, P Liu - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are important for studying development and hold great
promise in regenerative medicine due to their ability to differentiate into various cell types. In …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of endogenous telomerase-positive stem cells for regenerative medicine, a review

HE Young, MO Speight, SE Williams… - Stem Cell Regen …, 2020 - academia.edu
Numerous studies demonstrated the ability of stem cells in general, and endogenous adult
stem cells in particular, to be a positive influence in the field of regenerative medicine …

hPSC-derived RPE transplantation for the treatment of macular degeneration

Q Liu, J Liu, A Higuchi - Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Macular degeneration (MD) is a group of diseases characterized by irreversible and
progressive vision loss. Patients with MD suffer from severely impaired central vision …