Progress of stem/progenitor cell-based therapy for retinal degeneration

Progress of stem/progenitor cell-based therapy for retinal degeneration

Abstract Retinal degeneration (RD), such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa, is one of the leading causes of blindness. Presently, no satisfactory therapeutic options are available for these diseases principally because the retina and retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE...

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Main Authors: Zhimin Tang, Yi Zhang, Yuyao Wang, Dandan Zhang, Bingqiao Shen, Min Luo, Ping Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Retinal degeneration
Stem/progenitor cells
Clinical trials
Proliferation
Differentiation
Transplantation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-017-1183-y

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