Journal
PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH
Volume 51, Issue -, Pages 187-207Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2015.07.003
Keywords
Ocular surface; Stem cell; Tissue engineering; Growth factor; Severe ocular surface disease; Regenerative medicine
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- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H05488] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Most human sensory information is gained through eyesight, and integrity of the ocular surface, including cornea and conjunctiva, is known to be indispensable for good vision. It is believed that severe damage to corneal epithelial stem cells results in devastating ocular surface disease, and many researchers and scientists have tried to reconstruct the ocular surface using medical and surgical approaches. Ocular surface reconstruction via regenerative therapy is a newly developed medical field that promises to be the next generation of therapeutic modalities, based on the use of tissue-specific stem cells to generate biological substitutes and improve tissue functions. The accomplishment of these objectives depends on three key factors: stem cells, which have highly proliferative capacities and Iongevities; the substrates determining the environmental niche; and growth factors that support them appropriately. This manuscript describes the diligent development of ocular surface reconstruction using tissue engineering techniques, both past and present, and discusses and validates their future use for regenerative therapy in this field. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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