Visualizing the Fate of Transplanted K14-Confetti Corneal Epithelia in a Mouse Model of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Author(s) -
Alexander Richardson,
Mijeong Park,
Stephanie L. Watson,
Denis Wakefield,
Nick Di Girolamo
Publication year - 2018
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.17-23557
Subject(s) - stem cell , biology , limbal stem cell , transplantation , corneal epithelium , cornea , phenotype , transdifferentiation , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , medicine , biochemistry , neuroscience , gene
Therapies for limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) include stem cell (SC) grafts that regenerate the damaged ocular surface. However, the fate of transplanted cells is ill-defined. We addressed this limitation using primary corneal epithelial cells from K14-Confetti mice.
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