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ReviewNeuroscience bulletin2015

Induced neural stem/precursor cells for fundamental studies and potential application in neurodegenerative diseases.

Ting Shen, Jiali Pu, Tingting Zheng, Baorong Zhang

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Review in Neuroscience bulletin, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ting ShenDepartment of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Jiali PuDepartment of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Tingting ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Baorong ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, China. brzhang@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent research has shown that defined sets of exogenous factors are sufficient to convert rodent and human somatic cells directly into induced neural stem cells or neural precursor cells (iNSCs/iNPCs). The process of transdifferentiation bypasses the step of a pluripotent state and reduces the risk of tumorigenesis and genetic instability while retaining the self-renewing capacity. This iNSC/iNPC technology has fueled much excitement in regenerative medicine, as these cells can be differentiated into target cells for re placement therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. Patients' somatic cell-derived iNSCs/iNPCs have also been proposed to serve as disease models with potential value in both fundamental studies and clinical applications. This review focuses on the mechanisms, techniques, and app lications of iNSCs/iNPCs from a series of related studies, as well as further efforts in designing novel strategies using iNSC/iNPC technology and its potential applications in neurodegenerative diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell TransdifferentiationHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsNeural Stem CellsNeurodegenerative DiseasesSignal TransductionTransfectionclinical applicationfundamental studyinduced neural precursor cellinduced neural stem cellneurodegenerative diseasetransdifferentiation

Identifiers

PMID26077704
PMCPMC5563675

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