Ocular Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Cell Tissue Bank. 2020 Sep;21(3):339-347. doi: 10.1007/s10561-020-09826-3. Epub 2020 Mar 10.
Age-related macular degeneration as one of the most common causes of worldwide vision loss needs a proper approach for treatment. Therein, cell therapy and regenerative medicine can hold a great promise to be an effective approach. Accordingly, some preclinical and clinical studies were conducted to search around the therapeutic influence of stem cells in Age-related macular degeneration models and subjects. Hereupon, the purpose of the current review is to discuss the mechanisms of age-related macular degeneration, appropriate animal models along with suitable dosage and route of stem cell administration for its treatment.
年龄相关性黄斑变性是全球视力丧失的最常见原因之一,需要采取适当的治疗方法。在这方面,细胞疗法和再生医学有望成为一种有效的方法。因此,进行了一些临床前和临床研究,以寻找干细胞在年龄相关性黄斑变性模型和患者中的治疗影响。因此,本综述的目的是讨论年龄相关性黄斑变性的发病机制,以及适当的动物模型以及干细胞治疗的合适剂量和途径。