Article
Dopaminergic-like neurons derived from oral mucosa stem cells by developmental cues improve symptoms in the hemi-parkinsonian rat model.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ganz Javier, Arie Ina, Buch Sigal, Zur Tali Ben, Barhum Yael, Pour Sammy, Araidy Shareef, Pitaru Sandu, Offen Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Achieving safe and readily accessible sources for cell replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) is still a challenging unresolved issue. Recently, a primitive neural crest stem cell population (hOMSC) was isolated from the adult human oral mucosa and characterized in vitro and in vivo. In this study we assessed hOMSC ability to differentiate into dopamine-secreting cells with a neuronal-dopaminergic...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Biomarkers
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Nucleus
- Cues
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dopamine
- Dopaminergic Neurons
- Humans
- Male
