Safety and efficacy of human Wharton's Jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells therapy for retinal degeneration

• Main Authors: Leow, S. N., Luu, Chi D., Hairul Nizam, M. H., Mok, Pooi Ling, Ruhaslizan, R., Wong, H. S., Wan Abdul Halim, Wan Haslina, Ng, M. H., Ruszymah, B. H. I., Chowdhury, S. R., Bastion, M. L. C., Then, K. Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46215/1/Safety%20and%20efficacy%20of%20human%20Wharton%27s%20Jelly-derived%20mesenchymal%20stem%20cells%20therapy%20for%20retinal%20degeneration.PDF; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46215/

Purpose To investigate the safety and efficacy of subretinal injection of human Wharton’s Jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hWJ-MSCs) on retinal structure and function in Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) rats. Methods RCS rats were divided into 2 groups: hWJ-MSCs treated group (n = 8) and pl...