Mesenchymal stem cells for treating ocular surface diseases

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 2 Summary of the studies on MSC in treating corneal diseases

Cornea anomalies		Species	Application	Reference
Inherited cornea anomalies	Lumican null	Mouse	Intrastromal injection	[44]
	MPS IIV	Mouse	Intrastromal injection	[57]
Cornea Chemical burn		Mouse	Intrastromal injection	[58]
		Rat	Cornea surface transplantation	[37]
		Rat	Topical application	[59]
		Rat	Subconjunctival injection	[60]
		Rabbit, rat, mouse	Systematically application	[63–65]
Persistent cornea epithelium defect		Human	Cornea leision injection	[66]
GVH dry eye		Human	Blood infusion	[67]

This table summarizes the current research on MSC treating corneal diseases both in animal and human. The MSC application methods are specified
PMS IIV Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII

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