Generation of cells committed towards the photoreceptor fate for retinal transplantation
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serval:BIB_B2F8568E9554
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Generation of cells committed towards the photoreceptor fate for retinal transplantation
Journal
Neuroreport
ISSN
0959-4965 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2007
Volume
18
Number
9
Pages
851-5
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jun 11
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jun 11
Abstract
Cell transplantation is an active field of research to replace lost cells in retinal dystrophies to potentially restore visual function. We hypothesized that in-vitro differentiated retinal stem cells would integrate the appropriate retinal layer and differentiate into photoreceptors when transplanted during development. Here we show that retinal stem cells driven to the photoreceptor fate start to incorporate the retina and express photoreceptor markers but do not survive. Nevertheless surviving grafted cells express the glial marker glial fibrillary acidic protein and incorporate the ganglion cell layer as well as the inner plexiform layer. These results suggest that the maturation state of the photoreceptors is primordial to obtain robust incorporation and that a fine tuning of retinal stem cells differentiation should provide adequate cells for transplantation.
Keywords
3' Untranslated Regions
Animals
Cell Differentiation/physiology
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/physiology
Immunohistochemistry
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Neuroglia/physiology
Photoreceptors, Vertebrate/*cytology
Retina/*physiology/*transplantation
Retinal Ganglion Cells/physiology/transplantation
Rhodopsin/genetics/physiology
Stem Cells/*physiology
Pubmed
Web of science
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28/01/2008 13:31
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