Open AccessRoles of Stem Cells in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Yasaman Ebrahimikia,
Shahram Darabi,
Farzad Rajaei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
majallah-i dānishgāh-i 'ulūm-i pizishkī-i shahīd ṣadūqī yazd/majallah-i dānishgāh-i 'ulūm-i pizishkī va khadamāt-i bihdāshtī-darmānī shahīd ṣadūqī yazd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2228-5741
pISSN - 2228-5733
DOI - 10.18502/ssu.v28i3.3741
Subject(s) - medicine , stem cell , dementia , disease , neuroscience , neural stem cell , amyloid (mycology) , stem cell therapy , alzheimer's disease , pathology , mesenchymal stem cell , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Alzheimer disease (AD), known to be a leading cause of dementia that causes heavy social and financial burdens worldwide, characterized by progressive loss of neurons and synaptic connectivity after depositions of amyloid-β (Aβ) protein.AD manifests as an impaired ability to comprehend or use words, poor coordination and gait, and impaired executive functions in the realms of planning, ordering and making judgments. Generally, classification of AD includes familial and sporadic AD. Current therapies for AD patients can only alleviate symptoms, but cannot deter the neural degeneration, thus providing no long-term recovery. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have a potential to produce many different cell types in the body. A vast amount of data indicates the potential of stem cell therapy for various neurological diseases. Several studies revealed that neurons and glial cells have successfully been differentiated from various stem cells. Thus, in this article, we review the treatment of Alzheimer\ disease by various types of stem cells.