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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Retinal Organoid Technology: Where Are We Now?

Zuming Zhang, Zihui Xu, Fa Yuan, Kangxin Jin, Mengqing Xiang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Retinal Organoids: Innovative Tools for Understanding Retinal Degeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  10. Toward Retinal Organoids in High-Throughput.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2024
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  14. Primary Retinal Cell Cultures as a Model to Study Retina Biology.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zuming ZhangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Zihui XuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7837-0082
Fa YuanState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Kangxin JinState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Mengqing XiangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-sen University 2021National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFA0104100National Natural Science Foundation of China 31871497, 81670862, 81970794Science and Technology Planning Projects of Guangzhou City 201904010358, 201904020036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is difficult to regenerate mammalian retinal cells once the adult retina is damaged, and current clinical approaches to retinal damages are very limited. The introduction of the retinal organoid technique empowers researchers to study the molecular mechanisms controlling retinal development, explore the pathogenesis of retinal diseases, develop novel treatment options, and pursue cell/tissue transplantation under a certain genetic background. Here, we revisit the historical background of retinal organoid technology, categorize current methods of organoid induction, and outline the obstacles and potential solutions to next-generation retinal organoids. Meanwhile, we recapitulate recent research progress in cell/tissue transplantation to treat retinal diseases, and discuss the pros and cons of transplanting single-cell suspension versus retinal organoid sheet for cell therapies.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansOrganoidsRetinaRetinal DiseasesTissue Transplantationdisease modelsinner cell layer degenerationretinal developmentretinal organoidstem cellstransplantation

Identifiers

PMID34638582
PMCPMC8549701
OpenAlexW3199455007

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Registered trials

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