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ArticleCurrent molecular biology reports2017

Recent Advances in Retinal Stem Cell Therapy.

Sujoy Bhattacharya, Rajashekhar Gangaraju, Edward Chaum

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Article in Current molecular biology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05413148 (The Effect of Wharton Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Stem Cell Exosomes on Visual Functions in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05413148 phase2 / phase3unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Wharton Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Stem Cell Exosomes on Visual Functions in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa

TypeinterventionalSponsorTC Erciyes UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled135ConditionsRetinitis PigmentosaArmsSubtenon injection of Wharton jelly derived mesenchymal stem cells, Subtenon injection of Wharton jelly derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mesenchymal-derived neural progenitors underlie localbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  2. Stem cell therapies in the clinic.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2025
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  11. Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Exhibits a Neuroprotective Effect overMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2020
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  14. Adult Stem Cell Therapeutics in Diabetic Retinopathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sujoy BhattacharyaDepartments of Ophthalmology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Rajashekhar GangarajuDepartments of Ophthalmology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Edward ChaumDepartments of Ophthalmology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

Nanoplatform and Modeling of the Subretinal and RPE Microenvironment in AMDR01EY024063 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI CHAUM, EDWARD, COLLIER, CHARLES PATRICK · 2015 to 2018
$2.4M
Vascular and Neuronal Repair with Adipose Stromal Cells in RetinopathyR01EY023427 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI GANGARAJU, RAJASHEKHAR · 2013 to 2017
$1.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY023427NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewProgress in stem cell research for blinding diseases over the past decade is now being applied to patients with retinal degenerative diseases and soon perhaps, glaucoma. However, the field still has much to learn about the conversion of stem cells into various retinal cell types, and the potential delivery methods that will be required to optimize the clinical efficacy of stem cells delivered into the eye. RECENT

findingsRecent groundbreaking human clinical trials have demonstrated both the opportunities and current limitations of stem cell transplantation for retinal diseases. New progress in developing SUMMARY: While promising progress is being made, meticulous clinical trials with cells derived using good manufacturing practice, novel surgical methods, and improved methods to derive all of the neuronal cell types present in the retina will be indispensable for developing stem cell transplantation as a paradigm shift for the treatment of blinding diseases.

Indexed as

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)PhotoreceptorsRetinal ganglion cells (RGCs)Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)

Identifiers

PMID29152454
PMCPMC5685516
OpenAlexW2735656031

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