title: Stem cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
abstract: Stem cells offer an enormous pool of resources for the understanding of the human body. One proposed use of stem cells has been as an autologous therapy. The use of stem cells for neurodegenerative diseases has become of interest. Clinical applications of stem cells for Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis will increase in the coming years, and although great care will need to be taken when moving forward with prospective treatments, the application of stem cells is highly promising.
authors.affiliation: Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32827, USA. edantuma@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dantuma
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: Kiminobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugaya
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism