Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Neuroscience 2.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2024) | Viewed by 3312
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Interests: mesenchymal stem cells; extracellular vesicles; microvesicles; exosomes; Alzheimer’s disease; microglial cells; inflammation
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Interests: neuroimmunological disorders; mesenchymal stem cells; extracellular vesicles; Alzheimer's disease; diabetes; stroke; inflammation; aptamers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have recently become very popular in cell therapy applications due to their multifaceted properties. Initially exploited for non-neurological pathologies, they are now also being applied in neurosciences. It has emerged, in fact, that most neurological conditions would benefit from a treatment able to provide tissue repair (neuroprotection and neurorestoration) and immunomodulatory effects (immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory actions) delivered exactly at the site where it is needed. Therefore, new strategies are being studied to target inflammation and possibly to promote intrinsic regeneration potential. Along these directions, MSC are emerging as an extremely attractive tool due to their ability to release a proactive secretome composed of soluble factors and/or extracellular vesicles. MSC offer practical advantages for clinical applications because they can be isolated from adults with minimally invasive procedures. Applications of MSC or their byproducts are now studied for the treatment of many neurological disorders, including neurodegenerative and traumatic conditions for which there is no ideal cure to date.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the current status of MSC application in neurological conditions and to delineate the current foundations for possible future applications in this field.
Dr. Coco Silvia
Dr. Malosio Maria Luisa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mesenchymal stem cells
- extracellular vesicles
- microvesicles
- exosomes
- neurodegenerative diseases
- neurological conditions
- inflammation
- cell therapy
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