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Long-Term Safety of Transplanting Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into the Extravascular Spaces of the Choroid of Rabbits
Joint Authors
Levy, Itay
Tzameret, Adi
Kalish, Sapir E.
Sher, Ifat
Twito, Lea
Meir, Amilia
Margel, Shlomo
Moroz, Iris
Nagler, Arnon
Belkin, Michael
Rotenstreich, Ygal
Rosner, M.
Treves, Avraham J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Abstract EN
Incurable neuroretinal degeneration diseases cause severe vision loss and blindness in millions of patients worldwide.
In previous studies, we demonstrated that transplanting human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) in the extravascular spaces of the choroid (EVSC) of the Royal College of Surgeon rats ameliorated retinal degeneration for up to 5 months.
Assessing the safety of hBMSC treatment and graft survival in a large animal is a crucial step before initiating clinical trials.
Here, we transplanted hBMSCs into the EVSC compartment of New Zealand White rabbits.
No immunosuppressants were used.
Transplanted cells were spread across the EVSC covering over 80 percent of the subretinal surface.
No cells were detected in the sclera.
Cells were retained in the EVSC compartment 10 weeks following transplantation.
Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and histopathology analysis demonstrated no choroidal hemorrhages, retinal detachment, inflammation, or any untoward pathological reactions in any of transplanted eyes or in the control noninjected contralateral eyes.
No reduction in retinal function was recorded by electroretinogram up to 10 weeks following transplantation.
This study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of transplanting hBMSCs in the EVSC compartment in a large eye model of rabbits.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tzameret, Adi& Kalish, Sapir E.& Sher, Ifat& Twito, Lea& Meir, Amilia& Levy, Itay…[et al.]. 2017. Long-Term Safety of Transplanting Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into the Extravascular Spaces of the Choroid of Rabbits. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201512
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tzameret, Adi…[et al.]. Long-Term Safety of Transplanting Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into the Extravascular Spaces of the Choroid of Rabbits. Stem Cells International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201512
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tzameret, Adi& Kalish, Sapir E.& Sher, Ifat& Twito, Lea& Meir, Amilia& Levy, Itay…[et al.]. Long-Term Safety of Transplanting Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into the Extravascular Spaces of the Choroid of Rabbits. Stem Cells International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201512
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1201512