Open AccessConcise Review: Stem Cell Therapies for Neuropathic Pain
Author(s) -
Fortino Veronica R.,
Pelaez Daniel,
Cheung Herman S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2012-0122
Subject(s) - neuropathic pain , medicine , stem cell , stem cell therapy , chronic pain , nociception , neuroscience , bioinformatics , pharmacology , physical therapy , psychology , surgery , transplantation , biology , genetics , receptor
This review describes the neuroprotective effects of stem cells with special emphasis on the current translational research using stem cells to treat neuropathic pain. Recent studies using stem cells in animal models have demonstrated promising results and provide encouraging groundwork on which to continue research in the pursuit of optimal cellular therapies for the treatment of neuropathic pain.