TITLE:
Induced-pluripotent stem cells seeded acellular peripheral nerve graft as “autologous nerve graft”
AUTHORS:
Jiang Li, Guo-Dong Gao, Ti-Fei Yuan
KEYWORDS:
Induced-Pluripotent Stem Cells, Peripheral Nerve Graft; Axon Regeneration
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
12,
2010
ABSTRACT: The hypothesis is that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) derived Schwann cells and/or macrophages can be transplanted into acellular nerve graft in repairing injured nervous system. The efficiency of iPSC seeded acellular nerve graft may mimic the autologous peripheral nerve graft.