Triboelectric nanogenerators for therapeutic electrical stimulation

G Conta, A Libanori, T Tat, G Chen… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current solutions developed for the purpose of in and on body (IOB) electrical stimulation
(ES) lack autonomous qualities necessary for comfortable, practical, and self‐dependent …

Neuroinflammation, memory, and depression: new approaches to hippocampal neurogenesis

A Wu, J Zhang - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2023 - Springer
As one of most common and severe mental disorders, major depressive disorder (MDD)
significantly increases the risks of premature death and other medical conditions for patients …

Deep learning-based predictive identification of neural stem cell differentiation

Y Zhu, R Huang, Z Wu, S Song, L Cheng… - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
The differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) into neurons is proposed to be critical in
devising potential cell-based therapeutic strategies for central nervous system (CNS) …

Directed Neural Stem Cells Differentiation via Signal Communication with Ni–Zn Micromotors

Y Feng, C Gao, D Xie, L Liu, B Chen, S Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neural stem cells (NSCs), with the capability of self‐renewal, differentiation, and
environment modulation, are considered promising for stroke, brain injury therapy, and …

Adhesive, stretchable, and spatiotemporal delivery fibrous hydrogels harness endogenous neural stem/progenitor cells for spinal cord injury repair

Z Chen, H Zhang, C Fan, Y Zhuang, W Yang, Y Chen… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aligned fibrous hydrogels capable of recruiting endogenous neural stem/progenitor cells
(NSPCs) show great promise in spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. However, the hydrogels …

The role of insulin-like growth factors and insulin-like growth factor–binding proteins in the nervous system

MS Lewitt, GW Boyd - Biochemistry insights, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) and their receptors are widely expressed in
nervous tissue from early embryonic life. They also cross the blood brain barriers by active …

Mitochondrial function in spinal cord injury and regeneration

PG Slater, ME Domínguez-Romero, M Villarreal… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Many people around the world suffer from some form of paralysis caused by spinal cord
injury (SCI), which has an impact on quality and life expectancy. The spinal cord is part of …

Directional induction of neural stem cells, a new therapy for neurodegenerative diseases and ischemic stroke

L Nie, D Yao, S Chen, J Wang, C Pan, D Wu… - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
Due to the limited capacity of the adult mammalian brain to self-repair and regenerate,
neurological diseases, especially neurodegenerative disorders and stroke, characterized by …

Two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene promotes electrophysiological maturation of neural circuits

Y Li, Y Hu, H Wei, W Cao, Y Qi, S Zhou… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The ideal neural interface or scaffold for stem cell therapy shall have good
biocompatibility promoting survival, maturation and integration of neural stem cells (NSCs) …

The roles and applications of neural stem cells in spinal cord injury repair

W Guo, X Zhang, J Zhai, J Xue - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI), which has no current cure, places a severe burden on patients.
Stem cell-based therapies are considered promising in attempts to repair injured spinal …