Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (18): 3397-3404.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.18.023

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Cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: “Transdifferentiation” appears?

Zhou Yu-feng, Zhang Fan-xi, Zhang Jian-min   

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, 324th Hospital of PLA, Chongqing  400020, China
  • Received:2013-03-18 Revised:2013-03-27 Online:2013-04-30 Published:2013-04-30
  • About author:Zhou Yu-feng★, Master, Associate chief physician, Department of Neurosurgery, 324th Hospital of PLA, Chongqing 400020, China zhouyufeng871@sina.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Neurodegenerative disease is a kind of disease with slow onset, progressive duration and poor prognosis, so far, there is no effective treatment method. Cell transplantation provides a new idea for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the trasplated cells, modifiers and methods used in cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, and to explore whether “transdifferentiation” appeared after cell transplantation.
METHODS: Articles related to cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease were collected, and the transplanted cells and modifiers used in cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease were analyzed, as well as the method of cell transplantation for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION : At present, the research on the treatment of neurodegenerative disease are mainly focus on bone marrow stem cells, embryonic stem cells, umbilical cord blood stem cells, neural stem cells and allogeneic cells. The modifiers used in cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease includs tyrosine hydroxylase, orphan nuclear receptor, neurotrophic factor, Von Hippel-Lindau gene, interleukin-1 and melatonin. Cell transplantation can treat Parkinson’s disease by transplanting the cells into rat striatum, and cell transplantation can treat Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by transplanting the cells into the hippocampus region and subarachnoid space. Cell transplantation for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease is becoming more mature, but there is no clear conclusion on whether “transdifferentiation” appears after transplantation.

Key words: organ transplantation, organ transplantation review, cell transplantation, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, embryonic stem cells, bone marrow stem cells, umbilical cord blood stem cells, neural stem cells, gene

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