Stem Cell and Rehabilitation Therapies for Neurological Disorders
A special issue of Diseases (ISSN 2079-9721). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuro-psychiatric Disorders".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 287
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stem cell transplantation; neurological disorder; regenerative medicine; electric stimulation; rehabilitation
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Dear Colleagues,
Cell therapy for neurological disorders has various meanings and offers a variety of potentials. Stem cells exist even in adulthood and possess the capacity to self-renew and differentiate into multiple lineages, contribute to normal homeostasis, and exert therapeutic benefits either endogenously or following transplantation in injured organs, i.e., the brain. Transplanted cells might function as part of a newly developed network in the host tissue or secrete several trophic factors with subsequent neuroprotective/neurorestorative potentials. Furthermore, exercise ameliorates the physical and cognitive impairment of patients with neurological disorders by enhancing brain plasticity, as a major mechanism of action. Key to neuroplasticity is brain remodeling towards the recapitulation of a neurodevelopmental microenvironment conducive to stem cell proliferation and differentiation. However, a fundamental gap in our knowledge about the mechanistic link between stem cell and rehabilitation therapies remains unresolved. This Special Issue mainly focus on the mechanistic link between stem cell and rehabilitation therapies for neurological disorders.
Dr. Naoki Tajiri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stem cells
- transplantation
- exercise
- electric stimulation
- neural circuit
- neuroprotection
- neurogenesis
- angiogenesis
- neurotrophic factors
- cytokines
