Stem cells and progenitor cells in ischemic stroke - fashion or future?

• Main Author: Dirk M. Hermann (auth)
• Other Authors: Thorsten R. Doeppner (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Stroke; cerebral ischemia; mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); Neural progenitor cells (NPCs); Transplantation; Neurogenesis; Neuroregeneration
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Stroke remains one of the most devastating diseases in industrialized countries. Recanalization of the occluded arterial vessel using thrombolysis is the only causal therapy available. However, thrombolysis is limited due to severe side effects and a limited time window. As such, only a minority of...