Cell-based therapy to promote angiogenesis in the brain following ischemic damage

Author(s): Uemura M, Kasahara Y, Nagatsuka K, Taguchi A

Abstract

Cell-based therapies are a novel approach for regeneration of microvasculature. We have shown that administration of CD34-positive cells, the rich cell fraction of endothelial progenitor cells, after stroke induces angiogenesis that results in enhanced endogenous neurogenesis and functional recovery in a murine model. Moreover, injury-induced neurogenesis occurs in the human brain following a stroke during the acute to sub-acute period. Based on these observations, clinical trials of cell therapies that aim to regenerate micro-circulation in the brain following a stroke are ongoing worldwide. This review summarizes the current basic research findings about the link between angiogenesis and neurogenesis in the post-stroke brain and introduces the ongoing clinical trials of cell-based therapies for patients that have suffered a stroke.

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