JAMA — Stem Cells Boost Dopamine – to help Parkinson’s
Posted Jun 06 2010 12:00am
Stem Cells Boost Dopamine
Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2010;303(24):2464.
Vol. 303 No. 24, June 23/30, 2010
Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.
Transplantation of human endometrial–derived stem cells (HEDSC) [HEDSC ARE ADULT STEM CELLS FROM THE ENDOMETRIUM] into mice with a Parkinson disease-like disorder boosted the animals’ dopamine production, according to a study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The findings provide preliminary evidence that such transplantation may have therapeutic benefits in Parkinson disease.
In the study, a team of researchers from Yale University first demonstrated that HEDSC could differentiate into dopaminergic neurons in vitro (Wolff EF et al. J Cell Mol Med. 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01068.x [published ahead April 7, 2010). Next, the investigators transplanted HEDSC into both immunodeficient and immunocompetent mice with a Parkinson-like disorder. They found that the transplanted cells survived at the transplant site and also migrated to damaged brain regions and differentiated into neural cells. Both immunodeficient and immunocompetent animals that had undergone such transplants showed no sign of rejecting the transplanted cells and experienced increased . . .
Stem Cells Boost Dopamine
Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2010;303(24):2464.
Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.
Transplantation of human endometrial–derived stem cells (HEDSC) [HEDSC ARE ADULT STEM CELLS FROM THE ENDOMETRIUM] into mice with a Parkinson disease-like disorder boosted the animals’ dopamine production, according to a study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The findings provide preliminary evidence that such transplantation may have therapeutic benefits in Parkinson disease.
In the study, a team of researchers from Yale University first demonstrated that HEDSC could differentiate into dopaminergic neurons in vitro (Wolff EF et al. J Cell Mol Med. 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01068.x [published ahead April 7, 2010). Next, the investigators transplanted HEDSC into both immunodeficient and immunocompetent mice with a Parkinson-like disorder. They found that the transplanted cells survived at the transplant site and also migrated to damaged brain regions and differentiated into neural cells. Both immunodeficient and immunocompetent animals that had undergone such transplants showed no sign of rejecting the transplanted cells and experienced increased . . .
via JAMA Stem Cells Boost Dopamine, June 23/30, 2010, Kuehn 303 (24): 2464 .