Foundational research of olfactory ensheathing cells transplantation in treating central nervous system disease / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

Central nervous system(CNS) disease induces functional deficits in persons.Simultaneously,there appears axonal destruction and the formation of scar tissue,as well as cavity and physical gaps in the lesions.Olfactory ensheathing cells(OECs),acting as prime candidates for autologous transplantation,secrete neurotrophic factors for neuroprotection,angiogenesis and outgrowth of both intact and lesioned axons to different degrees,change the response status of endogenous glia after lesion,as well as remyelinate axons after a range of demyelinating insults.OECs transplantation has become an ongoing clinical therapeutic approach for human CNS disease in recent years.Thus,OECs transplantation can be used for cell-mediated repair following a variety of CNS lesions.Here,the paper reviews the current status of foundational research of OECs transplantation in treating CNS disease underlying the wide variation of results obtained in the field.