XIAP Therapy Increases Survival of Transplanted Rod Precursors in a Degenerating Host Retina
Author(s) -
Jingyu Yao,
Kecia L. Feathers,
Hemant Khanna,
Debra A. Thompson,
Catherine Tsilfidis,
William W. Hauswirth,
John R. Heckenlively,
Anand Swaroop,
David N. Zacks
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.10-5998
Subject(s) - xiap , transplantation , retina , retinal , outer nuclear layer , biology , photoreceptor cell , retinal degeneration , muller glia , apoptosis , microbiology and biotechnology , programmed cell death , cancer research , immunology , stem cell , medicine , neuroscience , caspase , progenitor cell , biochemistry
To assess the survival of rod precursor cells transplanted into the Rd9 mouse, a model of X-linked retinal degeneration, and the effect of antiapoptotic therapy with X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) on preventing cell loss.
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