2017
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
2011
Dopamine neurons derived from human ES cells efficiently engraft in animal models of Parkinson’s disease
Kriks S, Shim J, Piao J, Ganat Y, Wakeman D, Xie Z, Carrillo-Reid L, Auyeung G, Antonacci C, Buch A, Yang L, Beal M, Surmeier D, Kordower J, Tabar V, Studer L. Dopamine neurons derived from human ES cells efficiently engraft in animal models of Parkinson’s disease. Nature 2011, 480: 547-551. PMID: 22056989, PMCID: PMC3245796, DOI: 10.1038/nature10648.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Adhesive Interactions Between Human Neural Stem Cells and Inflamed Human Vascular Endothelium Are Mediated by Integrins
Mueller F, Serobyan N, Schraufstatter I, DiScipio R, Wakeman D, Loring J, Snyder E, Khaldoyanidi S. Adhesive Interactions Between Human Neural Stem Cells and Inflamed Human Vascular Endothelium Are Mediated by Integrins. Stem Cells 2006, 24: 2367-2372. PMID: 17071855, PMCID: PMC2885956, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell AdhesionCell LineCell MovementEmbryonic Stem CellsEndothelial CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryInflammationIntegrin alpha2Integrin alpha6Integrin beta1IntegrinsNeuronsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionStress, MechanicalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1