Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Self-organization, quality control, and preclinical studies of human iPSC-derived retinal sheets for tissue-transplantation therapy

  • Kenji Watari,
  • Suguru Yamasaki,
  • Hung-Ya Tu,
  • Masayuki Shikamura,
  • Tatsuya Kamei,
  • Hideki Adachi,
  • Tomoaki Tochitani,
  • Yasuyuki Kita,
  • Aya Nakamura,
  • Kazuki Ueyama,
  • Keiichi Ono,
  • Chikako Morinaga,
  • Take Matsuyama,
  • Junki Sho,
  • Miyuki Nakamura,
  • Masayo Fujiwara,
  • Yoriko Hori,
  • Anna Tanabe,
  • Rina Hirai,
  • Orie Terai,
  • Osamu Ohno,
  • Hidetaka Ohara,
  • Tetsuya Hayama,
  • Atsushi Ikeda,
  • Daiki Nukaya,
  • Keizo Matsushita,
  • Masayo Takahashi,
  • Akiyoshi Kishino,
  • Toru Kimura,
  • Shin Kawamata,
  • Michiko Mandai,
  • Atsushi Kuwahara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04543-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Toward tissue/organoid transplantation therapy, a quality control method for human iPSC-derived retinal sheet is presented, and its therapeutic potential is demonstrated in preclinical safety and efficacy studies.