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World J Stem Cells. Oct 26, 2013; 5(4): 163-171
Published online Oct 26, 2013. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v5.i4.163
Published online Oct 26, 2013. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v5.i4.163
Regenerative therapy for neuronal diseases with transplantation of somatic stem cells
Hiroshi Kanno, Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
Author contributions: Kanno H solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Hiroshi Kanno, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. hiroshikannomd@nifty.com
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Received: July 1, 2013
Revised: September 1, 2013
Accepted: October 16, 2013
Published online: October 26, 2013
Revised: September 1, 2013
Accepted: October 16, 2013
Published online: October 26, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Pluripotent stem cells, which are capable of differentiating in various species of cells, are hoped to be donor cells in transplantation in regenerative medicine. Somatic stem cells with the ability to differentiate in various species of cells have been used as donor cells for neuronal diseases, such as spinal cord injury, cerebral infarction, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Here, the recent progress of regenerative therapies using various somatic stem cells is described.