2017
Cell Replacement Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease
Chatterjee D, Wakeman D, Kordower J. Cell Replacement Strategies for Parkinson’s Disease. Molecular And Translational Medicine 2017, 73-83. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57153-9_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell replacement strategiesFetal graftsClinical trialsParkinson's diseaseAnimal modelsDouble-blind clinical assessmentOpen-label clinical trialCareful subject selectionDopamine cell replacementGraft-induced dyskinesiaPotential clinical efficacyProgressive neurodegenerative disorderCell transplantation therapyPrion-like transmissionStem cellsGraft microenvironmentMotor dysfunctionMotor symptomsNigrostriatal pathwayClinical efficacyReplacement therapyDopaminergic neuronsLewy bodiesSpecific therapyCell replacement therapy
2010
Cellular Repair in the Parkinsonian Nonhuman Primate Brain
Redmond DE, Weiss S, Elsworth JD, Roth RH, Wakeman DR, Bjugstad KB, Collier TJ, Blanchard BC, Teng YD, Synder EY, Sladek JR. Cellular Repair in the Parkinsonian Nonhuman Primate Brain. Rejuvenation Research 2010, 13: 188-194. PMID: 20370501, PMCID: PMC2946058, DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman neural stem cellsSubstantia nigraDopamine neuronsParkinson's diseaseFetal dopaminergic neuronsFetal striatal tissueReduction of medicationLittle therapeutic benefitParkinsonian motor deficitsSubsequent clinical trialsDopaminergic neural systemsNonhuman primate brainCell replacement strategiesLong-term improvementStem cellsNeural stem cellsMotor deficitsDopaminergic neuronsNeurological signsCellular repairClinical trialsStriatal targetsStriatal tissueTherapeutic benefitParkinson's patients