Neural Stem Cells in Treating Diseases of the CNS
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Neural Stem Cells in Treating Diseases of the CNSBrooke McCarthyBME 281Fall 2011
Stem Cells
Undifferentiated cells
Types
Cell division
Induced to become specialized cellsPhysiologically
Experimentally
Neural Stem Cells
Most fundamental cell of the nervous system
Divides to createNeurons
Astrocytes
Oligodendroglia
CNS
Malignant glioblastomas
Multiple sclerosis
Niemann-Pick’s disease
Current treatments
NSC Therapy
Inject
Migrate
Surround
Results
Multiple sclerosis
Niemann-Pick’s disease
Still too early
Pros
Best results
Injection
Either type of stem cell
Problems
Risks
BTSC
Mutation of NSC
Largest part of brain tumors
Resists treatments
Genetic engineering
Future
Genetic engineering
Cellular origins
Other diseases
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Taupin, P. "Potential of Neural Stem Cells for the Treatment of Brain Tumors." Clinical Medicine: Oncology. (2008): 451-54. PubMed. Web. 17 Sept. 2011.
“Stem Cell Information.” The National Institutes of Health. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/basics1.asp>.
“What are Stem Cells?” Medical News Today. Web. 14 Sept. 2011.