Current progress in the derivation and therapeutic application of neural stem cells

Y Tang, P Yu, L Cheng - Cell death & disease, 2017 - nature.com
Neural stem cells (NSCs) have a unique role in neural regeneration. Cell therapy based on
NSC transplantation is a promising tool for the treatment of nervous system diseases …

Neural stem cell differentiation into mature neurons: mechanisms of regulation and biotechnological applications

MS Vieira, AK Santos, R Vasconcellos… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The abilities of stem cells to self-renew and form different mature cells expand the
possibilities of applications in cell-based therapies such as tissue recomposition in …

Generation and expansion of highly pure motor neuron progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells

ZW Du, H Chen, H Liu, J Lu, K Qian, CTL Huang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have opened new opportunities for understanding
human development, modelling disease processes and develo** new therapeutics …

Pharmacological reprogramming of fibroblasts into neural stem cells by signaling-directed transcriptional activation

M Zhang, YH Lin, YJ Sun, S Zhu, J Zheng, K Liu, N Cao… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
Cellular reprogramming using chemically defined conditions, without genetic manipulation,
is a promising approach for generating clinically relevant cell types for regenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage-derived extracellular succinate licenses neural stem cells to suppress chronic neuroinflammation

L Peruzzotti-Jametti, JD Bernstock, N Vicario… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation can influence immune responses and suppress
inflammation in the CNS. Metabolites, such as succinate, modulate the phenotype and …

Generation of serotonin neurons from human pluripotent stem cells

J Lu, X Zhong, H Liu, L Hao, CTL Huang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Serotonin neurons located in the raphe nucleus of the hindbrain have crucial roles in
regulating brain functions and have been implicated in various psychiatric disorders. Yet …

Therapeutic plasticity of neural stem cells

L Ottoboni, B von Wunster, G Martino - Frontiers in neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neural stem cells (NSCs) have garnered significant scientific and commercial interest in the
last 15 years. Given their plasticity, defined as the ability to develop into different phenotypes …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecules enable cardiac reprogramming of mouse fibroblasts with a single factor, Oct4

H Wang, N Cao, CI Spencer, B Nie, T Ma, T Xu… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
It was recently shown that mouse fibroblasts could be reprogrammed into cells of a cardiac
fate by forced expression of multiple transcription factors and microRNAs. For ultimate …

Three-dimensional brain-like microenvironments facilitate the direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into therapeutic neurons

Y **, JS Lee, J Kim, S Min, S Wi, JH Yu… - Nature biomedical …, 2018 - nature.com
Biophysical cues can improve the direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into neurons that can
be used for therapeutic purposes. However, the effects of a three-dimensional (3D) …

Derivation of functional human astrocytes from cerebral organoids

RS Dezonne, RC Sartore, JM Nascimento… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Astrocytes play a critical role in the development and homeostasis of the central nervous
system (CNS). Astrocyte dysfunction results in several neurological and degenerative …