Tissue Engineering Approaches for Motor Neuron Pathway Regeneration

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    Abstract

    During fetal development, a tightly-regulated spatio-temporal pattern of guidance cues directs and maintains motor neuron axonal growth along specific pathways to reach the target cells and tissues. However, an inflammatory environment resulting from an injury (e.g., trauma, stroke) or disease [e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)] leads to progressive degeneration of motor neurons and destruction of axonal tracts in the adult CNS.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalJournal of Regenerative Medicine
    Volume1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Oct 20 2012

    Keywords

    • Motor neurons; Growth factors; Extracellular matrix; Animal models; Tissue engineering; Regenerative medicine; Drug delivery; Central nervous system

    Disciplines

    • Biochemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    • Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering

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