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TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 2, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1167/tvst.2.1.1
关键词
neural stem cells; small molecules; retinal degeneration; visual function
资金
- 973 Program [2013CB967504]
- NSFC [81130017]
- National Eye Institute/National Institute of Health
- VA Merit Award
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research
- Lincy Foundation
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Fund from Regenerative Medicine Institute at CSMC
- NIH [R01EY020488-01]
- Hear See Hope Foundation
- NIH Director's Transformative R01 Program [R01 EY021374]
- NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE [R01EY020488, P30EY010572, R01EY021374] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Purpose: The advances in stem cell biology hold a great potential to treat retinal degeneration. Importantly, specific cell types can be generated efficiently with small molecules and maintained stably over numerous passages. Here, we investigated whether neural stem cell (NSC) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC) by small molecules can preserve vision following grafting into the Royal College Surgeon (RCS) rats; a model for retinal degeneration. Methods: A cell suspension containing 3 X 10(4) NSCs or NSCs labeled with green fluorescent protein (GFP) was injected into the subretinal space or the vitreous cavity of RCS rats at postnatal day (P) 22; animals injected with cell- carry medium and those left untreated were used as controls. The efficacy of treatment was evaluated by testing optokinetic response, recording luminance threshold, and examining retinal histology. Results: NSCs offered significant preservation of both photoreceptors and visual function. The grafted NSCs survived for long term without evidence of tumor formation. Functionally, NSC treated eyes had significantly better visual acuity and lower luminance threshold than controls. Morphologically, photoreceptors and retinal connections were well preserved. There was an increase in expression of cillary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in Muller cells in the graft- protected retina. Conclusions: This study reveals that NSCs derived from hESC by small molecules can survive and preserve vision for long term following subretinal transplantation in the RCS rats. These cells migrate extensively in the subretinal space and inner retina; there is no evidence of tumor formation or unwanted changes after grafting into the eyes. Translational Relevance: The NSCs derived from hESC by small molecules can be generated efficiently and provide an unlimited supply of cells for the treatment of some forms of human outer retinal degenerative diseases. The capacity of NSCs migrating into inner retina offers a potential as a vehicle to delivery drugs/ factors to treat inner retinal disorders.
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