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Title: | Immunopharmacological intervention for successful neural stem cell therapy: New perspectives in CNS neurogenesis and repair. | Authors: | DOOLEY, Dearbhaile VIDAL VERA, Pia HENDRIX, Sven |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Source: | PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, 141 (1), p. 21-31 | Abstract: | The pharmacological support and stimulation of endogenous and transplanted neural stem cells (NSCs) is a major challenge in brain repair. Trauma to the central nervous system (CNS) results in a distinct inflammatory response caused by local and infiltrating immune cells. This makes NSC-supported regeneration difficult due to the presence of inhibitory immune factors which are upregulated around the lesion site. The continual and dual role of the neuroinflammatory response leaves it difficult to decipher upon a single modulatory strategy. Therefore, understanding the influence of cytokines upon regulation of NSC self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation is crucial when designing therapies for CNS repair. There is a plethora of partially conflicting data in vitro and in vivo on the role of cytokines in modulating the stem cell niche and the milieu around NSC transplants. This is mainly due to the pleiotropic role of many factors. In order for cell-based therapy to thrive, treatment must be phase-specific to the injury and also be personalized for each patient, i.e. taking age, sex, neuroimmune and endocrine status as well as other key parameters into consideration. In this review, we will summarize the most relevant information concerning interleukin (IL)-1, IL-4, IL-10, IL-15, IFN-γ, the neuropoietic cytokine family and TNF-α in order to extract promising therapeutic approaches for further research. We will focus on the consequences of neuroinflammation on endogenous brain stem cells and the transplantation environment, the effects of the above cytokines on NSCs, as well as immunopharmacological manipulation of the microenvironment for potential therapeutic use. | Keywords: | neural stem cells; cytokines; neuroinflammation; neurogenesis; central nervous system trauma; central nervous system regeneration | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/16536 | Link to publication/dataset: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23954656 | ISSN: | 0163-7258 | e-ISSN: | 1879-016X | DOI: | 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.08.001 | ISI #: | 000329772000003 | Rights: | © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2015 |
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