New approaches for brain repair—from rescue to reprogramming

RA Barker, M Götz, M Parmar - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The ability to repair or promote regeneration within the adult human brain has been
envisioned for decades. Until recently, such efforts mainly involved delivery of growth factors …

Nanoparticles-mediated emerging approaches for effective treatment of ischemic stroke

W He, Z Zhang, X Sha - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Ischemic stroke leads to high disability and mortality. The limited delivery efficiency of most
therapeutic substances is a major challenge for effective treatment of ischemic stroke …

Structural and functional integration of human forebrain organoids with the injured adult rat visual system

D Jgamadze, JT Lim, Z Zhang, PM Harary, J Germi… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Brain organoids created from human pluripotent stem cells represent a promising approach
for brain repair. They acquire many structural features of the brain and raise the possibility of …

[HTML][HTML] Neural stem cell grafts form extensive synaptic networks that integrate with host circuits after spinal cord injury

S Ceto, KJ Sekiguchi, Y Takashima, A Nimmerjahn… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) grafts can integrate into sites of spinal cord injury (SCI)
and generate neuronal relays across lesions that can provide functional benefit. To …

Cerebral organoids transplantation repairs infarcted cortex and restores impaired function after stroke

SY Cao, D Yang, ZQ Huang, YH Lin, HY Wu… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2023 - nature.com
Stroke usually causes prolonged or lifelong disability, owing to the permanent loss of
infarcted tissue. Although a variety of stem cell transplantation has been explored to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Xenotransplanted human cortical neurons reveal species-specific development and functional integration into mouse visual circuits

D Linaro, B Vermaercke, R Iwata, A Ramaswamy… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
How neural circuits develop in the human brain has remained almost impossible to study at
the neuronal level. Here, we investigate human cortical neuron development, plasticity, and …

Direct neuronal reprogramming: achievements, hurdles, and new roads to success

S Gascón, G Masserdotti, GL Russo, M Götz - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
The ability to directly reprogram mature cells to alternative fates challenges concepts of how
cell identities are maintained, erased, and acquired. Recent advances in understanding and …

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 …

Neural stem cells transfected with reactive oxygen species–responsive polyplexes for effective treatment of ischemic stroke

XC Jiang, JJ Xiang, HH Wu, TY Zhang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neural stem cells (NSCs), capable of ischemia‐homing, regeneration, and differentiation,
exert strong therapeutic potentials in treating ischemic stroke, but the curative effect is limited …

Cerebral organoids repair ischemic stroke brain injury

SN Wang, Z Wang, TY Xu, MH Cheng, WL Li… - Translational Stroke …, 2020 - Springer
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and main cause of disability worldwide, but with
few effective therapies. Although stem cell-based therapy has been proposed as an exciting …