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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
Promising therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease include replacement of lost striatal dopaminergic neurons by grafting of embryonic mesencephalic cells. However, the poor survival of the transplanted tissue still limits transplantation of these cells into the human brain in a larger number of patients. We addressed the question, if the diameter of the transplantation cannulas has an effect on the number of surviving transplanted human embryonic mesencephalic cells into the striatum of 6-OHDA lesioned rats. We report a significantly higher number of surviving human cells using an ultrathin micropipette compared to cannulas with wider diameters. Importantly, higher numbers of surviving cells also correlated with a behavioral recovery of the hemiparkinsonian rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0165-0270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
128-34
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Brain Tissue Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Catheterization, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Denervation, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Graft Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Mesencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Microsurgery, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Neurosurgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Neurotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Organ Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Oxidopamine, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Parkinsonian Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Recovery of Function, pubmed-meshheading:18241930-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Survival and functional recovery of transplanted human dopaminergic neurons into hemiparkinsonian rats depend on the cannula size of the implantation instrument.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Experimental Basal Ganglia Research Charité, University Medicine Berlin, CVK, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. barbara.steiner@charite.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't