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ReviewStem cells international2017

Electromagnetic Fields for the Regulation of Neural Stem Cells.

Mengchu Cui, Hongfei Ge, Hengli Zhao, Yongjie Zou, Yujie Chen, Hua Feng

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Review in Stem cells international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  12. Neurogenesis as a Tool for Spinal Cord Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mengchu CuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hongfei GeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hengli ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yongjie ZouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yujie ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9905-9138
Hua FengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4489-9217

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Localized magnetic fields (MFs) could easily penetrate the scalp, skull, and meninges, thus inducing an electrical current in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, which is primarily used in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for inducing specific effects on different regions or cells that play roles in various brain activities. Studies of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have led to novel attractive therapeutic approaches. Neural stem cells (NSCs) in adult human brain are able to self-renew and possess multidifferential ability to maintain homeostasis and repair damage after acute central nervous system. In the present review, we summarized the electrical activity of NSCs and the fundamental mechanism of electromagnetic fields and their effects on regulating NSC proliferation, differentiation, migration, and maturation. Although it was authorized for the rTMS use in resistant depression patients by US FDA, there are still unveiling mechanism and limitations for rTMS in clinical applications of acute central nervous system injury, especially on NSC regulation as a rehabilitation strategy. More in-depth studies should be performed to provide detailed parameters and mechanisms of rTMS in further studies, making it a powerful tool to treat people who are surviving with acute central nervous system injuries.

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PMCPMC5592400

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