Japan Partnering Award: The Generation of Eye Tissues from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells.
Lead Research Organisation:
Cardiff University
Department Name: Optometry and Vision Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Ashworth S
(2020)
Chondroitin Sulfate as a Potential Modulator of the Stem Cell Niche in Cornea.
in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
Baba K
(2021)
The generation of fluorometholone nanocrystal eye drops, their metabolization to dihydrofluorometholone and penetration into rabbit eyes.
in International journal of pharmaceutics
Baba K
(2020)
Cell jamming, stratification and p63 expression in cultivated human corneal epithelial cell sheets.
in Scientific reports
Fujimoto S
(2019)
KLF4 prevents epithelial to mesenchymal transition in human corneal epithelial cells via endogenous TGF-ß2 suppression.
in Regenerative therapy
Hayashi R
(2018)
CD200 facilitates the isolation of corneal epithelial cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells.
in Scientific reports
Kobayashi Y
(2020)
Ocular surface ectoderm instigated by WNT inhibition and BMP4.
in Stem cell research
Nomi K
(2021)
Generation of functional conjunctival epithelium, including goblet cells, from human iPSCs.
in Cell reports
Shibata S
(2018)
Selective Laminin-Directed Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Distinct Ocular Lineages.
in Cell reports
Wang K
(2020)
Cell compaction is not required for the development of gradient refractive index profiles in the embryonic chick lens.
in Experimental eye research
| Description | Initial meetings have taken place between vision researchers in Cardiff, Newcastle, Nottingham, UCL, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe |
| Exploitation Route | UK-Japan collaborations in the vision sciences will be established. |
| Sectors | Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | JPA collaboration |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research collaboration between Cardiff Newcastle and Osaka |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research collaboration between Cardiff Newcastle and Osaka |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | JPA link Nottingham Trent |
| Organisation | Nottingham Trent University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New research in lens development and beamtime at the Japan synchrotron |
| Collaborator Contribution | New research in lens development and beamtime at the Japan synchrotron |
| Impact | Data being written up |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Nishida SEAM collaboration |
| Organisation | Osaka University |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The joint ongoing study of iPS cell derived eye-like cells |
| Collaborator Contribution | The joint ongoing study of iPS cell derived eye-like cells |
| Impact | Preliminary, unpublished data as part of this new collaborative project with long-standing partners |