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ReviewMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

Human pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal ganglion cells: advances in differentiation and translational applications.

Jessica Yuen Wuen Ma, Maciej Daniszewski, Alice Pébay

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Review in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jessica Yuen Wuen MaDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. jessica.ma@unimelb.edu.au.
Maciej DaniszewskiDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alice PébayDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. apebay@unimelb.edu.au.

Funding

Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship APNHMRC Senior Research Fellowship AP,1154389
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are neurons that transmit visual information from the retina to the brain. Their degeneration, as seen in glaucoma and other optic neuropathies, leads to irreversible vision loss. As mature human RGCs are difficult to access, most of their studies rely on rodent models, which do not fully recapitulate human retinal biology. Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) provide a promising source for generating RGCs in vitro, supporting disease modelling, drug screening, and future cell replacement therapies. This review outlines key markers that define RGC identity, maturation stages, and subtype diversity. We summarise recent advances in the differentiation of hPSCs towards RGCs, their functional characterisation, and their applications in disease modelling, drug screening, and transplantation.

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Cell DifferentiationPluripotent Stem CellsRetinal Ganglion CellsAnimalsGlaucomaHumansTranslational Research, BiomedicalHuman pluripotent stem cellsRetinal ganglion cellsRetinal organoidsTransplantation

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PMID41361249
PMCPMC12911366

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