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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2020

Adipose-derived stem cells integrate into trabecular meshwork with glaucoma treatment potential.

Yi Zhou, Xiaobo Xia, Enzhi Yang, Yiwen Wang, Kacey G Marra, C Ross Ethier, Joel S Schuman, Yiqin Du

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Article in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Transplantation of human trabecular meshwork stem cells induces cell proliferation and intraocular pressure reduction in a cell loss model of glaucoma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  10. Trabecular Meshwork Stem Cells for Glaucoma Treatment.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  14. Cell-based Therapies for Corneal and Retinal Disorders.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2023
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  18. Tissue-engineered anterior segment eye cultures demonstrate hallmarks of conventional organ culture.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Yi ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Xiaobo XiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Enzhi YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yiwen WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kacey G MarraDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
C Ross EthierDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Joel S SchumanDepartment of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Yiqin DuDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Central South University · CNUniversity of Pittsburgh · USGeorgia Institute of Technology · USMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine · USNew York University · US

Funding

Virus Production and Manipulation of Protein/Gene Expression ModuleP30EY008098 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Ethan A Rossi · 1989 to 2026
$17.8M
Mechanisms of Trabecular Meshwork Regeneration by Stem CellsR01EY025643 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI Yiqin Du · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
Targeting Scleral Stiffness as a Novel Therapeutic Approach in GlaucomaR01EY025286 · NEI · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ETHIER, C ROSS · 2015 to 2019
$2.5M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY008098NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025286NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025643
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The trabecular meshwork (TM) is an ocular tissue that maintains intraocular pressure (IOP) within a physiologic range. Glaucoma patients have reduced TM cellularity and, frequently, elevated IOP. To establish a stem cell-based approach to restoring TM function and normalizing IOP, human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) were induced to differentiate to TM cells in vitro. These ADSC-TM cells displayed a TM cell-like genotypic profile, became phagocytic, and responded to dexamethasone stimulation, characteristic of TM cells. After transplantation into naive mouse eyes, ADSCs and ADSC-TM cells integrated into the TM tissue, expressed TM cell markers, and maintained normal IOP, outflow facility, and extracellular matrix. Cell migration and affinity results indicated that the chemokine pair CXCR4/SDF1 may play an important role in ADSC-TM cell homing. Our study demonstrates the possibility of applying autologous or allogeneic ADSCs and ADSC-TM cells as a potential treatment to restore TM structure and function in glaucoma.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueAdult Stem CellsAnimalsAnterior ChamberApoptosisAqueous HumorCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedChemotaxisDexamethasoneDisease Models, AnimalGlaucomaHeterograftsHumansIntraocular PressureDexamethasoneadipose stem cells; differentiationhomingintegrationtrabecular meshwork

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PMID32259357
PMCPMC7254553
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