Ex vivo cultured limbal epithelial stem cells have been used successfully to treat corneal
limbal stem cell deficiency. We identified 17 reports of the application of this novel cell …

The pathogenesis of many anterior segment disorders and ocular complications following
surgery are secondary to the wound healing response. The extent of clinical damage …

Neural cell death is the main feature of all retinal degenerative disorders that lead to
blindness. Despite therapeutic advances, progression of retinal disease cannot always be …

Growing evidence suggests that glial cells may have a role as neural precursors in the adult
central nervous system. Although it has been shown that Müller cells exhibit progenitor …

purpose. To characterize a spontaneously immortalized human Müller cell line and to
determine whether it retains the characteristics of primary isolated cells without undergoing …

This study determined the presence of interleukin 1 (IL-1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumour
necrosis factor α (TNFa), tumour necrosis factor β (TNFβ), interferon γ (IFNγ), transforming …

Aims/hypothesis Up-regulation of the receptor for AGEs (RAGE) and its ligands in diabetes
has been observed in various tissues. Here, we sought to determine levels of RAGE and …

AIMS: This study investigated the presence of the cytokine tumour necrosis factor alpha
(TNF alpha) and the vascular adhesion glycoproteins ICAM-1, VCAM-1, E-selectin, P …

The presence of interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 1 (IL-1), interleukin 2 (IL-2) and tumour
necrosis factor (TNF) was investigated in vitreous and aqueous aspirates from eyes …

Müller glia with stem cell characteristics have been identified in the adult human eye, and
although there is no evidence that they regenerate retina in vivo, they can be induced to …