| Literature DB >> 26239912 |
Michael Levy1, Nicholas Boulis2, Mahendra Rao3, Clive N Svendsen4.
Abstract
The promise of stem cell regeneration has been the hope of many neurologic patients with permanent damage to the central nervous system. There are hundreds of stem cell trials worldwide intending to test the regenerative capacity of stem cells in various neurological conditions from Parkinson's disease to multiple sclerosis. Although no stem cell therapy is clinically approved for use in any human disease indication, patients are seeking out trials and asking clinicians for guidance. This review summarizes the current state of regenerative stem cell transplantation divided into seven conditions for which trials are currently active: demyelinating diseases/spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, macular degeneration and peripheral nerve diseases. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI: PSC and the brain.Entities:
Keywords: Neurologic disease; Regeneration; Stem cell
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26239912 PMCID: PMC4733583 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252