Diversified treatment options of adult stem cells for optic neuropathies

S Tan, Y Yao, Q Yang, XL Yuan, LP Cen… - Cell …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Optic neuropathies refer to a group of ocular disorders with abnormalities or dysfunction of
the optic nerve, sharing a common pathophysiology of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death and …

Bone Marrow‐Derived Cells as a Therapeutic Approach to Optic Nerve Diseases

LA Mesentier-Louro… - Stem Cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Following optic nerve injury associated with acute or progressive diseases, retinal ganglion
cells (RGCs) of adult mammals degenerate and undergo apoptosis. These diseases have …

Strategies on the application of stem cells based therapies for the treatment of optic neuropathies

S Behtaj, M Rybachuk - Neural Regeneration Research, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are not able to regenerate following optic nerve injury
resulting in an irreversible vision loss in patients with optic neuropathies including …

Stem cell therapy for retinal ganglion cell degeneration

LP Cen, TK Ng - Neural Regeneration Research, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The prospects of stem cell therapy for retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration in human:
RGC degeneration is a common pathologic cause of glaucoma and optic neuropathies …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse degenerating optic axons survived by human Embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells

S Nemati, Z Seiedrazizadeh, S Simorgh… - Cell Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Any damage to the optic nerve can potentially lead to degeneration of non-
regenerating axons and ultimately death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) that in most cases …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in retinal and optic nerve diseases: An update of clinical trials

S Labrador-Velandia, ML Alonso-Alonso… - World journal of stem …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Retinal and optic nerve diseases are degenerative ocular pathologies which lead to
irreversible visual loss. Since the advanced therapies availability, cell-based therapies offer …

Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection and axon regeneration

B Mead, BA Scheven - Neural regeneration research, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: Although we have performed an in depth comparison of three common human-
derived MSC types and identified DPSCs as the most efficacious cell type for RGC …

Human mesenchymal stem cell therapy promotes retinal ganglion cell survival and target reconnection after optic nerve crush in adult rats

AJ da Silva-Junior, LA Mesentier-Louro… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Optic-nerve injury results in impaired transmission of visual signals to central
targets and leads to the death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and irreversible vision loss …

Concise review: toward stem cell-based therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases

ND Bull, KR Martin - Stem cells, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Loss of sight due to irreversible retinal neurodegeneration imposes a significant disease
burden on both patients and society. Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration are …

Optic nerve regeneration: how will we get there?

KK Gokoffski, P Lam, BF Alas, MG Peng… - Journal of Neuro …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Restoration of vision in patients blinded by advanced optic neuropathies
requires technologies that can either 1) salvage damaged and prevent further degeneration …