Publications
See a complete PubMed list of publications by Shaomei Wang, MD, PhD.
Selected Key Publications
- Tsai Y, Lu B, Bakondi B, Girman S, Sahabian A, Sareen D, Svendsen CN, Wang S. Human iPSC-Derived Neural Progenitors Preserve Vision in an AMD-Like Model. Stem Cells. 2015;33(8):2537-2549. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/stem.2032/abstract.
- Lu B, Lin Y, Tsai Y, Girman S, Adamus G, Jones MK, Shelley B, Svendsen CN, Wang S. A subsequent human neural progenitor transplant into the degenerate retina does not compromise initial graft survival or therapeutic efficacy. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2015;4(1):7. http://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2212987.
- Tsai Y, Lu B, Ljubimov AV, Girman S, Ross-Cisneros FN, Sadun AA, Svendsen CN, Cohen RM, Wang S. Ocular changes in TgF344-AD rat model of Alzheimer's disease. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014;55(1):523-534. http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2128859.
- Lu B, Morgans CW, Girman S, Luo J, Zhao J, Du H, Lim S, Ding S, Svendsen C, Zhang K, Wang S. Neural stem cells derived by small molecules preserve vision. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2013;2(1):1. http://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2110323.
- Swoboda JG, Elliott J, Deshmukh V, de Lichtervelde L, Shen W, Tremblay MS, Peters EC, Cho CY, Lu B, Girman S, Wang S, Schultz PG. Small molecule mediated proliferation of primary retinal pigment epithelial cells. ACS Chem Biol. 2013;8(7):1407-1411. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cb4001712.
- Lu B, Morgans CW, Girman S, Lund R, Wang S. Retinal morphological and functional changes in an animal model of retinitis pigmentosa. Vis Neurosci. 2013;30(3):77-89. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8941531&fileId=S0952523813000011.
- Adamus G, Wang S, Kyger M, Worley A, Lu B, Burrows G. Systemic immunotherapy delays photoreceptor cell loss and prevents vascular pathology in RCS rats. Mol Vis. 2012;18:2323-2337. http://www.molvis.org/molvis/v18/a246/.
- McGill TJ, Cottam B, Lu B, Wang S, Girman S, Tian C, Huhn SL, Lund RD, Capela A. Transplantation of human central nervous system stem cells — neuroprotection in retinal degeneration. Eur J Neurosci. 2012;35(3):468-477. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07970.x/abstract.
- Wang S, Lu B, Girman S, Duan J, McFarland T, Zhang QS, Grompe M, Adamus G, Appukuttan B, Lund R. Non-invasive stem cell therapy in a rat model for retinal degeneration and vascular pathology. PLOS ONE. 5(2):e9200. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0009200.
- Francis PJ, Wang S, Zhang Y, Brown A, Hwang T, McFarland TJ, Jeffrey BG, Lu B, Wright L, Appukuttan B, et al. Subretinal transplantation of forebrain progenitor cells in non-human primates: survival and intact retinal function. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009;50(7):3425-3431. http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2165083.
- Lu B, Malcuit C, Wang S, Girman S, Francis P, Lemieux L, Lanza R, Lund R. Long-term safety and function of RPE from human embryonic stem cells in preclinical models of macular degeneration. Stem Cells. 2009:27(9):2126-2135. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/stem.149/abstract.
- Wang S, Lu B, Girman S, Holmes T, Bischoff N, Lund RD. Morphological and functional rescue in RCS rats after RPE cell line transplantation at a later stage of degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008;49(1):416-421. http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2125773.
- Wang S, Girman S, Lu B, Bischoff N, Holmes T, Shearer R, Wright L, Svendsen CV, Gamm DM, Lund R. Long-term vision rescue by human neural progenitors in rat model of photoreceptor degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008;49(7):3201-3206. http://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2125986.
- Gamm DM, Wang S, Lu B, Girman S, Holmes T, Bischoff N, Shearer RL, Sauve Y, Capowski E, Svendsen CN, Lund RD. Protection of visual functions by human neural progenitors in a rat model of retinal disease. PLOS ONE. 2007;28(2):e338. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000338.
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