Schwann Cells: From Formation to Clinical Significance
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cells of the Nervous System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 57127
Special Issue Editor
Interests: peripheral nervous system; nerve repair; schwann cells; axon growth; demyelination and remyelination; neurotrophic factors; neuregulin; neuroimmunomodulation; photomodulation
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce an upcoming Special Issue of Cells entitled “Schwann Cells: From Formation to Clinical Significance”. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the key topics in Schwann cell (SC) research, ranging from the latest discoveries in SC biology and development to the most recent applications of SC-based strategies for promoting the repair and regeneration of peripheral nerves. This Special Issue will be directed to a broad audience of both basic and clinical scientists and will address, among other things, such key topics as SC development, myelination, and remyelination, stem-cell-derived SCs, SC-enriched nerve prostheses, neuregulin/ErbB signaling, and SC-targeted gene therapy. The proposed deadline is November 30 2020.
Prof. Stefano Geuna
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gliogenesis
- schwann cell proliferation and differentiation
- axon growth
- wallerian degeneration
- demyelination and remyelination
- peripheral nerve repair
- neurotrophic factors
- neuregulin and ERB receptors
- gene therapy
- cell transplantation
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