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SUBMITTER: Assawachananont J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4050483 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Assawachananont Juthaporn J Mandai Michiko M Okamoto Satoshi S Yamada Chikako C Eiraku Mototsugu M Yonemura Shigenobu S Sasai Yoshiki Y Takahashi Masayo M
Stem cell reports 20140424 5
In this article, we show that mouse embryonic stem cell- or induced pluripotent stem cell-derived 3D retinal tissue developed a structured outer nuclear layer (ONL) with complete inner and outer segments even in an advanced retinal degeneration model (rd1) that lacked ONL. We also observed host-graft synaptic connections by immunohistochemistry. This study provides a "proof of concept" for retinal sheet transplantation therapy for advanced retinal degenerative diseases. ...[more]