ISCO’s Research and Therapeutic Development Group along with a group of Scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), have been working on the second phase of essential pre-clinical experiments to test retinal pigment epithelium derived from parthenogenetic stem cells.
According to Dr. Hans Keirstead, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine, “The derivation of RPE from stem cells will allow the availability of an unlimited source of RPE for transplantation.” Referring to the upcoming work with ISCO, Dr. Keirstead said, “This research will enable us to then test the ability of these cells to restore vision in rodent models of retinal degeneration.”
Dr. Nikolay Turovets, ISCO’s Director of Research and Therapeutic Development, says, “RPE derived from human parthenogenetic stem cells can overcome the problem of immune-matching for transplantation since ISCO’s parthenogenetic stem cell lines can be made to carry the most common sets of immune genes found among various racial groups. That is why the differentiated derivatives from one hpSC line may be transplanted into millions of people.”
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ABOUT INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL CORPORATION (ISCO.OB):
International Stem Cell Corporation is a California-based biotechnology company focused on therapeutic and research products. ISCO’s core technology, parthenogenesis, results in creation of pluripotent human stem cells from unfertilized oocytes (eggs). hpSCs avoid ethical issues associated with the use or destruction of viable human embryos. ISCO scientists have created the first parthenogenetic, homozygous stem cell line that can be a source of immune-matched therapeutic cells to minimize immune rejection after transplantation into hundreds of millions of individuals of differing sexes, ages and racial groups. This offers the potential to create the first true stem cell bank, UniStemCell™, while avoiding the ethical issue of using fertilized eggs. ISCO also produces and markets specialized cells and growth media for therapeutic research worldwide through its subsidiary Lifeline Cell Technology.
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