Promoting the expansion and function of human corneal endothelial cells with an orbital adipose-derived stem cell-conditioned medium

Abstract Background Corneal endothelial dysfunction causes severe impairment of vision. The only solution is corneal transplantation. However, this treatment is hampered by a worldwide shortage of donor corneas. New therapies may replace the conventional donor corneal transplantation alongside the d...

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Main Authors: Peng Sun, Lin Shen, Canwei Zhang, Liqun Du, Xinyi Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-017-0737-5