Fetal striatal allografts reverse cognitive deficits in a primate model of Huntington disease

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作者
Palfi, S
Condé, F
Riche, D
Brouillet, E
Dautry, C
Mittoux, V
Chibois, A
Peschanski, M
Hantraye, P
机构
[1] Serv Hosp Frederic Joliot, CNRS,URA 2210, CEA, DSV,DRM, F-91401 Orsay, France
[2] Fac Med, INSERM, U421, F-94010 Creteil, France
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10.1038/nm0898-963
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Substitutive therapy using fetal striatal grafts in animal models of Huntington disease (HD) have already demonstrated obvious beneficial effects on motor indices(1). Using a new phenotypic model of HD recently designed in primates(2,3), we demonstrate here complete and persistent recovery in a frontal-type cognitive task two to five months after intrastriatal allografting. The striatal allografts also reduce the occurence of dystonia, a major abnormal movement associated with HD. These results show the capacity of fetal neurons to provide a renewed substrate for both cognitive and motor systems in the lesioned adult brain. They also support the use of neural transplantation as a potential therapy for HD.
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