Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Cell-Replacement Therapies For Neurological Conditions Via Neurons Derived From Cord Blood Cells

"Cell-Replacement Therapies For Neurological Conditions Via Neurons Derived From Cord Blood Cells." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 18 Jul. 2012. Web.

Keywords: transcription factor, cord blood (CB) cells, neuron-like cells, neurological conditions, mesoderm, Sox2, future cell-replacement therapies.

Activating mitochondrial regulator PGC-1α expression by astrocytic NGF is a therapeutic strategy for Huntington's disease

Activating mitochondrial regulator PGC-1α expression by astrocytic NGF is a therapeutic strategy for Huntington's disease. Li-Wen Chen, Lin-Yea Horng, Chia-Ling Wu, Hui-Ching Sung, Rong-Tsun Wu. Neuropharmacology, Volume 63, Issue 4, September 2012, Pages 719-732. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.05.019

Keywords: Mitochondrial dysfunction, Huntington's disease (HD), NGF gene delivery, brain energy metabolism, neuroprotective effects, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α), blood–brain barrier, astrocytic NGF inducer, Ganoderma lucidum (GaLu) extract.