Retinal Cell Transplantation, Biomaterials, and In Vitro Models for Developing Next-generation Therapies of Age-related Macular Degeneration
Rizzolo LJ, Nasonkin IO, Adelman RA. Retinal Cell Transplantation, Biomaterials, and In Vitro Models for Developing Next-generation Therapies of Age-related Macular Degeneration. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2022, 11: 269-281. PMID: 35356975, PMCID: PMC8968686, DOI: 10.1093/stcltm/szac001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationMacular degenerationPathology of AMDOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierRetinal pigment epithelium cellsRetinal degenerative conditionsRisky surgical procedureCell replacement mechanismLoss of photoreceptorsRetinal cell transplantationPigment epithelium cellsCell therapy approachesRPE patchesNext-generation therapiesTransplant proceduresCell transplantationRPE transplantsClinical trialsSurgical proceduresApical processesBasal sideDegenerative conditionsRPE apical processesSevere impairment