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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Patients with CEP290-associated Ciliopathies and Unaffected Family Members

Abstract: Approximately one-third of non-syndromic retinal dystrophies involve a defect in a ciliary protein. Non-syndromic retinal ciliopathies include retinitis pigmentosa, cone dystrophy, cone-rod dystrophy, macular dystrophy, and Leber-congenital amaurosis (LCA). Many CEP290-LCA patients also exhibit auditory and olfactory defects. Induced pluripotent...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Anand Swaroop, Hiroko Shimada-Ishii, Yu Holly Chen, Milton English

Keywords(s): Anosmia, Cell therapy, Ciliopathies, Congenital Blindness, Drug Development, GENE THERAPY, hearing loss, iPS, National Eye Institute, NEI, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Primary Cilia, Retina, Retinal degeneration, Swaroop, VISION

Category(s): Application > Research Materials, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Opthamology, TherapeuticArea > Eye / Ear / Nose / Throat

Metformin for the Treatment of Age-related Retinal Degeneration

Abstract: Retinal Degenerations (RD) are the leading cause of blindness in the United States. The degeneration of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) is associated with various types of RD such as Stargardt’s disease, retinitis pigmentosa, choroideremia, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration (L-ORD), and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The RPE as...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Kapil Bharti, Kiyoharu Miyagishima, Fnu Ruchi, Justin Chang, Balendu Jha, Karla Barbosa-Sabenero, Katharina Clore-Gronenborn

Keywords(s): Age-related Macular Degeneration, AMD, Bharti, choroideremia, iPS cells, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, L-ORD, Metformin, RD, Retinal degeneration, Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Retinitis Pigmentosa, RPE, Stargardt’s disease

Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, TherapeuticArea > Opthamology, TherapeuticArea > Eye / Ear / Nose / Throat

Selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs) confer protection against photoreceptor degeneration

Abstract: Retinal degeneration is a deteriorative condition of the human retina caused by the progressive and eventual death of photoreceptor cells. To date, no effective treatment for genetically inherited or age-associated retinal degeneration, which includes a large patient population worldwide, is available. Researchers at the National Eye Institute...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Wai Wong, Lian Zhao, Xu Wang, Wenxin Ma

Keywords(s): Age-Related Degeneration, AMD, Estrogen-receptor, Microglial Inhibition, National Eye Institute, NEI, Photoreceptor, Retinal degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, RP

Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, TherapeuticArea > Opthamology, TherapeuticArea > Eye / Ear / Nose / Throat, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration

Use of Interleukin (IL)-34 to Treat Retinal Inflammation and Neurodegeneration

Abstract: Interleukin (IL)-34 is a homodimer that is produced mainly by keratinocytes, neuronal cells and regulatory T cells (Tregs). It is believed to play important roles in chronic inflammation and the homeostasis of microglia. Currently, there is no effective treatment for many types of retinal degeneration. An improved treatment of autoimmune uveitis...

Published: 4/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Rachel Caspi, Mary Mattapallil, Zhijian Wu

Keywords(s): AAV Vector, Caspi, GENE THERAPY, IL-34, inflammatory disease, Inherited Retinal Dystrophies, Interleukin 34, National Eye Institute, NEI, NEURODEGENERATION, Photoreceptor Death, Retinal degeneration, Retinal Inflammation, uveitis

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Therapeutics, TherapeuticArea > Opthamology, TherapeuticArea > Eye / Ear / Nose / Throat, TherapeuticArea > Immunology