NG 2‐glia and their functions in the central nervous system

L Dimou, V Gallo - Glia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In the central nervous system, NG2‐glia represent a neural cell population that is distinct
from neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. While in the past the main role ascribed to …

Cell-based therapeutics: the next pillar of medicine

MA Fischbach, JA Bluestone, WA Lim - Science translational medicine, 2013 - science.org
Two decades ago, the pharmaceutical industry—long dominated by small-molecule drugs—
was revolutionized by the the advent of biologics. Today, biomedicine sits on the cusp of a …

Human neural stem cells in patients with chronic ischaemic stroke (PISCES): a phase 1, first-in-man study

D Kalladka, J Sinden, K Pollock, C Haig, J McLean… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background CTX0E03 is an immortalised human neural stem-cell line from which a drug
product (CTX-DP) was developed for allogeneic therapy. Dose-dependent improvement in …

Purification and characterization of human neural stem and progenitor cells

DD Liu, JQ He, R Sinha, AE Eastman, AM Toland… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The human brain undergoes rapid development at mid-gestation from a pool of neural stem
and progenitor cells (NSPCs) that give rise to the neurons, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes …

Human neural stem cells improve cognition and promote synaptic growth in two complementary transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease and neuronal loss

RR Ager, JL Davis, A Agazaryan, F Benavente… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent age‐related neurodegenerative disorder,
affecting over 35 million people worldwide. Pathologically, AD is characterized by the …

Subcellular localization of K+ channels in mammalian brain neurons: remarkable precision in the midst of extraordinary complexity

JS Trimmer - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Potassium channels (KChs) are the most diverse ion channels, in part due to extensive
combinatorial assembly of a large number of principal and auxiliary subunits into an …

Neural stem cell engraftment and myelination in the human brain

N Gupta, RG Henry, J Strober, SM Kang… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare leukodystrophy caused by mutation of the
proteolipid protein 1 gene. Defective oligodendrocytes in PMD fail to myelinate axons …

Human embryonic stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitors remyelinate the brain and rescue behavioral deficits following radiation

J Piao, T Major, G Auyeung, E Policarpio, J Menon… - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
Radiation therapy to the brain is a powerful tool in the management of many cancers, but it is
associated with significant and irreversible long-term side effects, including cognitive decline …

Pathophysiology of glia in perinatal white matter injury

SA Back, PA Rosenberg - Glia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Injury to the preterm brain has a particular predilection for cerebral white matter. White
matter injury (WMI) is the most common cause of brain injury in preterm infants and a major …

Moving stem cells to the clinic: potential and limitations for brain repair

JA Steinbeck, L Studer - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Stem cell-based therapies hold considerable promise for many currently devastating
neurological disorders. Substantial progress has been made in the derivation of disease …