Müller Cells in the Healthy and Diseased Retina
Author | : Andreas Reichenbach |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 1489985026 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781489985026 |
Rating | : 4/5 (026 Downloads) |
Download or read book Müller Cells in the Healthy and Diseased Retina written by Andreas Reichenbach and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Müller cells may be used in the future for novel therapeutic strategies to protect neurons against apoptosis (for example, somatic gene therapy), or to differentiate retinal neurons from Müller/stem cells. Meanwhile, a proper understanding of the gliotic responses of Müller cells in the diseased retina, and of their protective vs. detrimental effects, is essential for the development of efficient therapeutic strategies that use and stimulate the neuron-supportive/-protective - and prevent the destructive - mechanisms of gliosis.