Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Secretome in the Treatment of Glaucoma

Glaucoma represents a group of progressive optic neuropathies characterized by gradual loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), the neurons that conduct visual information from the retina to the brain. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is considered the main reason for enhanced apoptosis of RGCs in...

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Main Authors: C. Randall Harrell, Crissy Fellabaum, Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Bojana Simovic Markovic, Valentin Djonov, Vladislav Volarevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7869130