Subretinal Transplant of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium on Nanostructured Fibrin-Agarose.

García Delgado, Ana B; de la Cerda, Berta; Alba Amador, Julia; Valdés Sánchez, Maria Lourdes; Fernández-Muñoz, Beatriz; Relimpio López, Isabel; Rodríguez de la Rúa, Enrique; Díez Lloret, Andrea et al. · Tissue Eng Part A · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In the promising field of cellular therapy for retinal degenerative diseases, a new biomaterial is proposed as a scaffold to grow and surgically introduce a monolayer of retinal pigment epithelial cells into the subretinal space, keeping the orientation of the cells for a proper functional integration of the transplant. The use of induced pluripotent stem cells as the starting material for retinal pigment epithelial cells is intended to advance toward a personalized medicine approach.

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