Cellular Therapies for Retinal Disease A Strategic Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schwartz, Steven D. (Editor), Nagiel, Aaron (Editor), Lanza, Robert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ophthalmology.; Stem cells.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.

This book familiarizes the reader with the current landscape of cell-based therapies for the treatment of retinal disease, including diseases that affect the choriocapillaris, retinal pigment epithelium, photoreceptors, and retinal ganglion cells. Instead of utilizing a disease-centric approach to t...

Table of Contents:

• Part I- Cell Replacement Therapy
• 1. Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Transplantation for Retinal Degeneration
• 2. Stem Cell-Derived RPE transplantation: the feasibility and advantages of delivery as monolayers
• 3. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Autologous Cell Therapy for Age-related Macular Degeneration
• 4. Scaffolds for Cell Transplantation
• 5. Surgical Approaches for Cell Transplantation in Cell Replacement Therapy
• 6. Cell Transplantation Therapy for Glaucoma. Part II - Cell-based Neuroprotection
• 7. Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Therapies for Retinal Disease
• 8. Subretinal Delivery of Cells Via the Suprachoroidal Space: The Janssen Trial. Part III – Disease Modeling using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
• 9. “Disease in a Dish” Modeling of Retinal Diseases
• 10. Retinal Organoids: An Emerging Technology for Retinal Disease Research and Therapy.