2023
Chapter 1 Stem cell-based organoid cultures as innovative approaches for ocular repair and regeneration
Nasonkin I, Rizzolo L. Chapter 1 Stem cell-based organoid cultures as innovative approaches for ocular repair and regeneration. 2023, 1-41. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99987-8.00005-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStem cellsDifferent ocular tissuesActual clinical impactClinical translationEndogenous stem cellsCell transplantationVision lossEfficacious therapyClinical impactAnimal modelsOcular tissuesHuman patientsImpaired visionOcular repairPatientsClinicBench discoveriesTissue stem cellsLimited proliferationOrganoid culturesCellsInitial excitementTransplantationTherapy
2021
Altered transcriptome and disease-related phenotype emerge only after fibroblasts harvested from patients with age-related macular degeneration are differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium
Cai H, Gong J, Team N, Noggle S, Paull D, Rizzolo LJ, Del Priore LV, Fields MA. Altered transcriptome and disease-related phenotype emerge only after fibroblasts harvested from patients with age-related macular degeneration are differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 2021, 207: 108576. PMID: 33895162, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRetinal pigment epitheliumMacular degenerationPigment epitheliumInduced pluripotent stem cellsEtiology of AMDMitochondrial dysfunctionAge-matched controlsNovel therapeutic targetTranscriptome of fibroblastsAMD patientsNormal donorsFibroblasts of patientsTherapeutic targetPatientsMore studiesAltered transcriptomeDisease phenotypeSignificant differencesCell linesMitochondrial functionDysfunctionOriginal fibroblastsDistinct transcriptomesDegeneration