Neural stem cell transplantation and cerebral infarction / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Neural stem cells transplanted into the infarct region can promote the recovery of damaged nerve cells after cerebral infarction. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relevant influential factors of neural stem celltransplantation in the treatment of cerebral infarction. METHODS:In this paper, we analyzed the experimental studies concerning neural stem celltransplantation for cerebral infarction published in recent years based on database search. There were main two aspects for discussing the progress in neural stem cells and cerebral infarction, the Chinese clinical trial registration and basic experimental studies. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After cerebral infarction, neural stem cellproliferation and differentiation is closely related to the brain microenvironment. Large amount of nerve cellloss can be found in the infarct region. Cytokines can play a role in the neural stem celltransplantation to repair neurological injury after cerebral infarction, and also can induce neural stem cellproliferation, differentiation and migration, including epidermal growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, insulin-like growth factor 1, nerve growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine can promote the proliferation, migration and differentiation neural stem cells in the subependymal zone after cerebral infarction. Neural stem celltransplantation in the treatment of cerebral infarction has yielded progress, but there are stil many issues that need to be resolved in the future.