Direct conversion of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells into retinal pigment epithelial cells for treatment of retinal degeneration

Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major vision-threatening disease. Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibit beneficial neural protective effects, their limited differentiation capacity in vivo attenuates their therapeutic function. Therefore, the differentiation of MSCs int...

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Main Authors: Xiaoman Zhu, Zhiyang Chen, Li Wang, Qingjian Ou, Zhong Feng, Honglei Xiao, Qi Shen, Yingao Li, Caixia Jin, Jing-Ying Xu, Furong Gao, Juan Wang, Jingfa Zhang, Jieping Zhang, Zhiguo Xu, Guo-Tong Xu, Lixia Lu, Haibin Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-09-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-05199-5