Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells As A Therapeutic Strategy for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative disease is a broad term encompassing a number of chronic, progressive diseases that result in degeneration and or death of neurons; these diseases include Parkinson’s disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and affect over 50 million Americans each year[1][2]. Since neurons possess a very limited ability to reproduce and/or replace…