Neural stem cells & supporting cells--the new therapeutic tools for the treatment of spinal cord injury.
Stem cells play important role in the development and in the maintenance of specific tissues. They have been identified in majority of the organs like liver, blood, skin and intestine. Role of stem cells in regenerative medicine have been implicated in many chronic diseases. Stem cell research is a new opportunity to those patients whose organs are damaged or diseased. The discovery of stem cells in central and peripheral nervous system is relatively recent. Spinal cord injury is one of the major neurological disaster affecting mostly young lives. Stem cell transplantation in spinal cord injury patients have shown encouraging results. Different sources of stem cells are being exploited for spinal cord injury as well as other neurological disorders.
Paspala
Syed Ameer Basha
SA
Care Hospital, The Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India. syedpaspala@gmail.com
Balaji
Avvari Bhaskara
AB
Nyamath
Parveen
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Ahmed
Khawaja Shakeel
KS
Khan
Aleem Ahmed
AA
Khaja
Mohammed Nane
MN
Narsu
M Lakshmi
ML
Devi
Y Prameela
YP
Murthy
T V R K
TV
Habibullah
C M
CM
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*