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 …

Regulated cell death pathways in the sodium iodate model: insights and implications for AMD

M Upadhyay, VL Bonilha - Experimental eye research, 2024 - Elsevier
The sodium iodate (NaIO 3) model of increased oxidative stress recapitulates dry AMD
features such as patchy RPE loss, secondary photoreceptors, and underlying …

Hypoxia aggravates ferroptosis in RPE cells by promoting the Fenton reaction

Y Henning, US Blind, S Larafa, J Matschke… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Oxidative stress and hypoxia in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) have long been
considered major risk factors in the pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration …

Evolution of oxidative stress, inflammation and neovascularization in the choroid and retina in a subretinal lipid induced age-related macular degeneration model

SY Kim, SP Kambhampati, IA Bhutto, DS McLeod… - Experimental eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress, inflammation and neovascularization are the key pathological events that
are implicated in human age-related macular degeneration (AMD). There are a limited …

Sodium iodate-induced degeneration results in local complement changes and inflammatory processes in murine retina

A Enzbrenner, R Zulliger, J Biber, AMQ Pousa… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of blindness
worldwide, causes personal suffering and high socioeconomic costs. While there has been …

Mechanisms of RPE senescence and potential role of αB crystallin peptide as a senolytic agent in experimental AMD

PG Sreekumar, ST Reddy, DR Hinton… - Experimental eye …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) can cause mitochondrial dysfunction
and is likely a causative factor in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration …

Oxidative Stress and Lipid Accumulation Augments Cell Death in LDLR-Deficient RPE Cells and Ldlr −/− Mice

PG Sreekumar, F Su, C Spee, E Araujo, S Nusinowitz… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipid peroxidation from oxidative stress is considered a major contributor to age-related
macular degeneration (AMD). The retina is abundant with circulating low-density …

Progress in developing rodent models of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

SPS Pandi, JA Ratnayaka, AJ Lotery… - Experimental Eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central vision
loss, typically affecting individuals from mid-life onwards. Its multifactorial aetiology and the …

Transplantation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium in a swine model of geographic atrophy

A Duarri, E Rodríguez-Bocanegra… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The aim of this study was to test the feasibility and safety of subretinal
transplantation of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived retinal pigment …

Sodium-Iodate Injection Can replicate retinal degenerative Disease Stages in pigmented mice and Rats: non-invasive Follow-Up using OCT and ERG

C Koster, KT van Den Hurk, JB Ten Brink… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The lack of suitable animal models for (dry) age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) has hampered therapeutic research into the disease, so far. In this study, pigmented …