Drug delivery to the central nervous system

E Nance, SH Pun, R Saigal, DL Sellers - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the rising global incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, CNS drug
development remains challenging, with high costs, long pathways to clinical use and high …

Disease-modifying therapies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Chiò, L Mazzini, G Mora - Neuropharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of adult life, causing
weakness and wasting of voluntary muscles, associated in about 50% of cases with a …

Transplantation of human neural progenitor cells secreting GDNF into the spinal cord of patients with ALS: a phase 1/2a trial

RH Baloh, JP Johnson, P Avalos, P Allred… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) involves progressive motor neuron loss, leading to
paralysis and death typically within 3–5 years of diagnosis. Dysfunctional astrocytes may …

[HTML][HTML] The neural stem cell secretome and its role in brain repair

CM Willis, AM Nicaise, L Peruzzotti-Jametti, S Pluchino - Brain research, 2020 - Elsevier
Compelling evidence from experimental animal disease models and early-phase clinical
trials identifies the transplantation of neural progenitor/stem cells (NSCs) as a viable path …

Neural cells for neurodegenerative diseases in clinical trials

Y Fan, ELK Goh, JKY Chan - Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (ND) are an entire spectrum of clinical conditions that affect the
central and peripheral nervous system. There is no cure currently, with treatment focusing …

[HTML][HTML] Cell therapy in ALS: An update on preclinical and clinical studies

F Sironi, F De Marchi, L Mazzini, C Bendotti - Brain Research Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease
characterized by the loss of motor neurons and neuromuscular impairment leading to …

Recent progress in engineering mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

A Halim, AD Ariyanti, Q Luo, G Song - Stem cell reviews and reports, 2020 - Springer
Due to the ability to differentiate into variety of cell types, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
hold promise as source in cell-based therapy for treating injured tissue and degenerative …

[HTML][HTML] A phase II clinical trial with repeated intrathecal injections of autologous mesenchymal stem cells in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

P Petrou, I Kassis, NE Yaghmour… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2021 - imrpress.com
Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) were shown to induce beneficial effects in
animal models of neurodegeneration and in pilot human trials in multiple sclerosis and …

Therapeutic targeting of ALS pathways: Refocusing an incomplete picture

NJ Maragakis, M de Carvalho… - Annals of Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous potential amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)‐relevant pathways have been
hypothesized and studied preclinically, with subsequent translation to clinical trial. However …

Status of ALS treatment, insights into therapeutic challenges and dilemmas

M Khamaysa, PF Pradat - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an extremely heterogeneous disease of motor
neurons that eventually leads to death. Despite impressive advances in understanding the …