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Retinal rescue: Cells derived from human embryonic stem cells reverse retinal degeneration
Published in Stem Cell Week, October 19th, 2009
A new study reports that transplanted pigment-containing visual cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) successfully preserved structure and function of the specialized light-sensitive lining of the eye (known as the retina) in an animal model of retinal degeneration. The findings, published by Cell Press in the October 2nd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, represent an exciting step towards the future use of cell replacement therapies to treat devastating degenerative eye diseases that cause millions of people worldwide to lose their sight.
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a layer of pigmented cells sandwiched between the visual retinal cells,...
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Source: Stem Cell Week (2009-10-19)
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