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ReviewStem cell reviews and reports2025

Progress in Transdifferentiation of Autologous Alternative Cell Sources into Corneal Epithelial Cells.

Bei Wang, Jiang-Lan Zhao, Wan-Ying Cai, Gong-Yue Wang, Yu-Zhi Li, Jia-Song Wang, Hua-Tao Xie, Ming-Chang Zhang

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Review in Stem cell reviews and reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Bei WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Jiang-Lan ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Wan-Ying CaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Gong-Yue WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yu-Zhi LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Jia-Song WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Hua-Tao XieDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. huataoxie@hust.edu.cn.
Ming-Chang ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. mingc_zhang@hust.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0001-9112-0248

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities HUST: 2019kfyXMBZ065Hubei Provincial Population and Family Planning Commission WJ2023M035Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2021BCA146National Natural Science Foundation of China 82070934National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171025Wuhan Union Hospital 2021xhlcyj03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corneal limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) play a crucial role in corneal epithelium regeneration. Severe damage to these cells can result in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), characterized by repeated corneal conjunctivalization, leading to corneal turbidity and scar formation. Restoring functional LESCs and their ecological location are essential for treating LSCD. The goal of this review is to provide researchers and clinicians with key insights into LESCs biology and to conclude the current cell-based therapies advancement in LSCD treatments. Therapeutic cell resources mainly include mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), embryonic stem cells (ESCs), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), skin keratinocyte stem cells (SKCs), and oral mucosal epithelial cells (OMECs).

Indexed as

Cell TransdifferentiationEpithelial CellsEpithelium, CornealAnimalsCorneal DiseasesHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLimbus CorneaeMesenchymal Stem CellsTransplantation, AutologousLimbal epithelial stem cells; limbal stem cell deficiency; cell-based therapies; corneal cells differentiation

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PMID39480612
PMCPMC11762461

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