Cryopreservation Maintains Functionality of Human iPSC Dopamine Neurons and Rescues Parkinsonian Phenotypes In Vivo
Wakeman D, Hiller B, Marmion D, McMahon C, Corbett G, Mangan K, Ma J, Little L, Xie Z, Perez-Rosello T, Guzman J, Surmeier D, Kordower J. Cryopreservation Maintains Functionality of Human iPSC Dopamine Neurons and Rescues Parkinsonian Phenotypes In Vivo. Stem Cell Reports 2017, 9: 149-161. PMID: 28579395, PMCID: PMC5511045, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseDopamine neuronsMidbrain dopamine neuronsStem cell therapyGrafted neuronsHost striatumCell-based therapiesPluripotent stem cell therapyFunctional deficitsPrimate modelFiber innervationParkinsonian phenotypeTherapeutic efficacyTransplantation studiesCell therapyNeuronsSignificant reversalTranslational developmentBehavioral assessmentClinical applicationTherapyElectrophysiological signaturesRatsDiseaseMinimal manipulation