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Advances, challenges and future directions for stem cell therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Neurodegeneration, November 2017
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Title
Advances, challenges and future directions for stem cell therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in
Molecular Neurodegeneration, November 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13024-017-0227-3
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Authors

Yuri Ciervo, Ke Ning, Xu Jun, Pamela J. Shaw, Richard J. Mead

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative condition where loss of motor neurons within the brain and spinal cord leads to muscle atrophy, weakness, paralysis and ultimately death within 3-5 years from onset of symptoms. The specific molecular mechanisms underlying the disease pathology are not fully understood and neuroprotective treatment options are minimally effective. In recent years, stem cell transplantation as a new therapy for ALS patients has been extensively investigated, becoming an intense and debated field of study. In several preclinical studies using the SOD1(G93A) mouse model of ALS, stem cells were demonstrated to be neuroprotective, effectively delayed disease onset and extended survival. Despite substantial improvements in stem cell technology and promising results in preclinical studies, several questions still remain unanswered, such as the identification of the most suitable and beneficial cell source, cell dose, route of delivery and therapeutic mechanisms. This review will cover publications in this field and comprehensively discuss advances, challenges and future direction regarding the therapeutic potential of stem cells in ALS, with a focus on mesenchymal stem cells. In summary, given their high proliferation activity, immunomodulation, multi-differentiation potential, and the capacity to secrete neuroprotective factors, adult mesenchymal stem cells represent a promising candidate for clinical translation. However, technical hurdles such as optimal dose, differentiation state, route of administration, and the underlying potential therapeutic mechanisms still need to be assessed.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 175 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 31 18%
Student > Master 19 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 10%
Researcher 15 9%
Other 9 5%
Other 25 14%
Unknown 58 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 14%
Neuroscience 24 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 21 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 6 3%
Other 28 16%
Unknown 61 35%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 August 2019.
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