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SUBMITTER: Marchetti V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3216563 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marchetti Valentina V Yanes Oscar O Aguilar Edith E Wang Matthew M Friedlander David D Moreno Stacey S Storm Kathleen K Zhan Min M Naccache Samia S Nemerow Glen G Siuzdak Gary G Friedlander Martin M
Scientific reports 20110830
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of visual loss in individuals under the age of 55. Umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived myeloid progenitor cells have been shown to decrease neuronal damage associated with ischemia in the central nervous system. In this study we show that UCB-derived CD14(+) progenitor cells provide rescue effects in a mouse model of ischemic retinopathy by promoting physiological angiogenesis and reducing associated inflammation. We use confocal microscopy to trace the f ...[more]