Stem-cell based therapy for Alzheimer’s disease: the current situation and future prospects

The promise of stem cells in the therapy of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a common neurodegenerative disorder associated with gradually to dramatic neuronal death, synaptic loss and dementia, is considered to be one of the most obscure and intractable brain...

Authors: Chunmei Yue and Naihe Jing

Citation: Translational Neurodegeneration 2015 4:8

Content type: Review

Published on: 28 April 2015
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Direct reprogramming of induced neural progenitors: a new promising strategy for AD treatment

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a prominent form of dementia, characterized by aggregation of the amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, loss of synapses and neurons, and degeneration of cogni...

Authors: Siqiang Lai, Min Zhang, Dongsheng Xu, Yiying Zhang, Lisha Qiu, Changhai Tian and Jialin Charlie Zheng

Citation: Translational Neurodegeneration 2015 4:7

Content type: Review

Published on: 18 April 2015
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