title: Role of growth factors in degeneration and regeneration in the central nervous system; clinical experiences with NGF in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
abstract: Neurotrophin-mediated mechanisms are integral to development and maintenance of the adult central nervous system. Neurotrophin expression has been shown to change rapidly in response to many different types of neuronal stress such as excitotoxic injury, mechanical lesions, epileptogenesis and ischemia. It therefore appears as if they are not only to be regarded as target-derived trophic factors in the classical sense, but also as providers of local trophic support and neuronal protection. These discoveries suggest that neurotrophins or compounds with neurotrophin-like actions might become useful in developing new treatment strategies, not only for neurodegenerative diseases, but also for other diseases and injuries to the nervous system including stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bäckman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebendal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eriksdotter-Jönhagen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoffer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Humpel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giacobini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyerson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordberg
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D016380:Brain Tissue Transplantation; D016332:Fetal Tissue Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors