GENERATION AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL-DERIVED CLINICAL GRADE CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS

摘要

Human embryonic stem cell (hESC)- and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived clinical-grade corneal endothelial cells (CECs) generation and cryopreservation through the neural crest cell (NCC) lineage using peripheral blood as a donor source and hESCs maximizes the availability of these vital cells for treating the corneal endothelial disease as an alternative to donor corneas for corneal endothelium (CE) transplantations and other applications.