Astrocytes for brain repair: More than just a neuron's sidekick

Rebecca Z Weber; Patrick Perron; Ruslan Rust

doi:10.1111/bpa.12999

Astrocytes for brain repair: More than just a neuron's sidekick

Brain Pathol. 2021 Sep;31(5):e12999. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12999. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Authors

Rebecca Z Weber^{1

2}, Patrick Perron¹, Ruslan Rust^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland.
² Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Abstract

Transplantation of glial enriched progenitors provides therapeutic effects on axonal damage, cognitive and motor function following white matter stroke.

Keywords: brain injury; cell therapy; glial cells; ischemia; stroke.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Astrocytes / pathology*
Brain Ischemia / pathology*
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
Humans
Oligodendroglia / pathology*
Recovery of Function
Stroke / pathology*
Stroke / physiopathology
White Matter / physiopathology