Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection and axon regeneration

摘要

Retinal ganglion cells(RGCs)are responsible for propagating signals derived from visual stimuli in the eye to the brain,along their axons within the optic nerve to the superior colliculus,lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex of the brain.Damage to the optic nerve either through trauma,such as head injury,or degenerative disease,such as glaucoma causes irreversible loss of