Abstract
Murine- and human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells (iPSC-NS/PCs) promote functional recovery following transplantation into the injured spinal cord in rodents and primates. Although remyelination of spared demyelinated axons is a critical mechanism in the regeneration of the injured spinal cord, human iPSC-NS/PCs predominantly differentiate into neurons both in vitro and in vivo. We therefore took advantage of our recently developed protocol to obtain human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte precursor cell-enriched neural stem/progenitor cells and report the benefits of transplanting these cells in a spinal cord injury (SCI) model. We describe how this approach contributes to the robust remyelination of demyelinated axons and facilitates functional recovery after SCI.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Stem Cell Reports |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12-01-2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology