Stem cell strategies for neuroreplacement therapy in Alzheimer's disease

被引：31

作者：

Sugaya, K ^{[1
]}

Brannen, CL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Psychiat, Inst Psychiat, Chicago, IL 60612 USA

来源：

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES | 2001年 / 57卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1054/mehy.2001.1424

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

The existence of neural stem cells (NSCs) in the adult human brain provides impetus for investigating possible neu ro replacement therapies for neurodegenerative disease. Due to recent advances in techniques affording isolation and maintenance of NSCs using non-serum culture media, these cells have become exciting candidates for therapeutic strategies. We are able to expand NSCs by mitogenic growth factors in vitro and in defined conditions, NSCs differentiate into each of the diverse brain cell types: neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. This article addresses the involvement of amyloid-beta precursor protein and the presenilins in NSCs' biology and possible application of NSCs for therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer's disease. Ongoing studies in our laboratory, and recent findings by others using human neural progenitors, serve as the conceptual frame for this article. (C) 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.

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页码：697 / 700

页数：4

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