Photoreceptor therapy: generation of neurosphere-like cells from human mesenchymal stem cells expressing erythropoietin

• Main Authors: Mok, Pooi Ling, Ding, Shirley Suet Lee, Farhana, Aisha, Alzahrani, Badr, Khan, Mohammed Safwan Ali, Subbiah, Suresh Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38077/1/Photoreceptor%20therapy%20generation%20of%20neurosphere-like%20cells%20from%20human%20mesenchymal%20stem%20cells%20expressing%20erythropoietin.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38077/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol49num1_2020/contentsVol49num1_2020.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The loss of photoreceptors is a major concern implicated in age-macular degeneration (AMD), a type of neurodegenerative disorder. Failure to prescribe a suitable treatment due to the lack of understanding of the molecular pathogenesis, and limited capacity to compensate irreparably damaged photorece...