Protection of photoreceptor cells from phototoxicity by transplanted retinal pigment epithelial cells expressing different neurotrophic factors

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 799-808

  Abe, Toshiaki ^a   Saigo, Yoko ^a   Hojo, Masayoshi ^a   Kano, Tetsuya ^a   Wakusawa, Ryosuke ^a   Tokita, Yumi ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Phototoxicity; Plasmid vector; Retinal pigment epithelium; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; PLASMID VECTOR; RECOMBINANT CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SELECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOTOXICITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPORTER GENE; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE; THICKNESS; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LIGHT; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RODS (RETINA); TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31444448576     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000005783982549     Document Type: Article

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