| Shifting the balance: cell-based therapeutics as modifiers of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-specific neuronal microenvironment. | |
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PMID: 18341386 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent advances in the laboratory have improved the current understanding of neurobiological mechanisms underlying the initiating events and pathological progression observed in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Whereas initial studies have revealed the late-stage intracellular cascades contributing to neuronal dysfunction and cell death, more recently collected data have begun to elucidate the presence and importance of a "non-cell autonomous" component indicating that affected glial cell subtypes may serve distinct and required roles. Pharmacological interventions for ALS have largely been disappointing likely in part because they have failed to address either the proximate events contributing to neuronal dysfunction and death or the deleterious contributions of non-neuronal cells within the local microenvironment. Alternatively, cell-based therapeutics offer the potential of a multifaceted approach oriented toward the dual ends of protecting remaining viable neurons and attempting to restore neuronal function lost as a manifestation of disease progression. The authors review the evolving knowledge of disease initiation and progression, with specific emphasis on the role of affected glia as crucial contributors to the observed ALS phenotype. This basis is used to underscore the potential roles of cell-based therapeutics as modifiers of the ALS-specific microenvironment. |
Authors:
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Jonathan Riley; Walter Sweeney; Nicholas Boulis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurosurgical focus Volume: 24 ISSN: 1092-0684 ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurg Focus Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-03-17 Completed Date: 2008-04-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100896471 Medline TA: Neurosurg Focus Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: E10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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immunology,
pathology*,
therapy* Animals Humans Nerve Net / pathology, physiopathology* Neurons / physiology* Tissue Therapy / methods* |
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