Journal
CELLS TISSUES ORGANS
Volume 200, Issue 1, Pages 23-30Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000369336
Keywords
Differentiation; Growth factors; Nerve regeneration; Schwann cells; Stem cells
Funding
- Swedish Research Council
- European Union
- Umea University
- County of Vasterbotten
- Ake Wibergs Stiftelse
- Clas Groschinskys Minnesfond
- National Institute for Health Research
- Academy of Medical Sciences
- Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) [AMS-SGCL7-Reid] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [CL-2011-06-004] Funding Source: researchfish
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Peripheral nerve injury is a relatively commonly occurring trauma which seriously compromises the quality of life for many individuals. There is a major need to devise new treatment strategies, and one possible approach is to develop cellular therapies to bioengineer new nerve tissue and/or modulate the endogenous regenerative mechanisms within the peripheral nervous system. In this short review we describe how stem cells isolated from adipose tissue could be a suitable element of this approach. We describe the possible mechanisms through which the stem cells might exert a positive influence on peripheral nerve regeneration. These include their ability to differentiate into cells resembling Schwann cells and their secretion of a plethora of neurotrophic growth factors. We also review the literature describing the effects of these cells when tested using in vivo peripheral nerve injury models. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
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