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Tapping astrocytes to replace lost neurons in Parkinson’s
UCSD researchers utilize transdifferentiation to rebuild the lost neuronal pathways in Parkinson’s disease
June 27, 2020 2:23 AM UTC
In the latest example of a regenerative medicine approach that involves transforming one cell type in the body into another, a University of California San Diego team has shown it can replace lost dopamine neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease by reprogramming astrocytes. The mice showed substantial motor improvements.
The method -- dubbed transdifferentiation -- has yet to score a major clinical win but it has been gaining steam preclinically. ...
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