Survival and Functionality of hESC-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells Cultured as a Monolayer on Polymer Substrates Transplanted in RCS Rats
Author(s) -
Biju B. Thomas,
Danhong Zhu,
Li Zhang,
Padmaja B. Thomas,
Yuntao Hu,
Hossein Nazari,
Francisco Rosa Stefanini,
Paulo Falabella,
Dennis Clegg,
David R. Hinton,
Mark S. Humayun
Publication year - 2016
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.16-19238
Subject(s) - retinal , retina , retinal pigment epithelium , embryonic stem cell , biology , ophthalmology , medicine , biochemistry , gene , neuroscience
To determine the safety, survival, and functionality of human embryonic stem cell-derived RPE (hESC-RPE) cells seeded on a polymeric substrate (rCPCB-RPE1 implant) and implanted into the subretinal (SR) space of Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rats.
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