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Cell replacement therapy in neurological disease.

Steven A Goldman1, Martha S Windrem

  • 1Division of Cell and Gene Therapy, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, PO Box 645, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. steven_goldman@urmc.rochester.edu

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
|August 31, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Neural stem and progenitor cell transplantation shows promise for treating neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease and myelin disorders. This cell-based therapy is particularly suited for conditions involving the loss of specific cell types.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Cell Therapy

Background:

  • Central nervous system repair is complex due to diverse cell types and intricate connections.
  • Cell-based strategies offer potential for treating neurological diseases.
  • Certain conditions are more amenable to cell therapy if specific cell types are lost and precise connections are not essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review potential therapeutic indications for neural stem and progenitor cell transplantation.
  • To identify neurological diseases that could benefit from cell-based repair strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing research on cell-based therapies for neurological disorders.
  • Identification of diseases suitable for transplantation of restricted neuronal progenitor cells, mixed progenitor pools, glial progenitor cells, and neural stem cells.

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Main Results:

  • Potential applications include Parkinson's disease (single neuronal phenotype loss).
  • Spinal cord injury and motor neuronopathies may benefit from mixed progenitor pools.
  • Myelin disorders and lysosomal storage diseases are also identified as targets for cell transplantation.

Conclusions:

  • Cell-based therapy using neural stem and progenitor cells is a promising approach for various neurological conditions.
  • Myelin disorders, including pediatric leukodystrophies and adult demyelinating diseases, represent particularly compelling targets for cell-based neurological repair.