This moon shot is the best use of following the stroke strategy to get everyone 100% recovered? I don't think so.
But I'd rather they tackle known problems first. Like research that stops the 5 causes of the neuronal cascade of death in the first week. Much more likely to succeed.
This crapola is why stroke survivors need to be in charge. Damn we need stroke leadership and we need it NOW.
Tulane researcher awarded $2.4 million to study stem cell treatment for stroke
June 26, 2019 10:45 AM
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Jean-Pyo
Lee, PhD, assistant professor of physiology in the Tulane School of
Medicine, was recently awarded a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the
effectiveness of neural stem cells in treating stroke. (Photo from
School of Medicine)
Jean-Pyo Lee, PhD, assistant professor of physiology in the Tulane School of Medicine, was recently awarded a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the use of neural stem cells in treating stroke.
Lee says that stem cell therapy potentially offers great promise in treating stroke, which is a leading cause of death in the United States. The only available drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of ischemic stroke (clots) is thrombolytic tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which dissolves blood clots.
Procedures such as mechanical thrombectomy, during which a surgeon removes a blood clot by inserting a catheter into a blood vessel, restore blood flow but have a greater risk of destabilizing the blood-brain barrier, the vessel network protecting the brain from foreign substances in the blood.
Neural stem cells possess the ability to replace functional neurons and trigger anti-inflammatory actions which could improve recovery from acute stroke injury. Stem cell therapy currently targets stroke rehabilitation by delivering cells during the recovery (not acute) phase. New therapies are needed to lessen stroke’s detrimental effects and quickly facilitate vascular repair.
Lee’s project is aimed at investigating the beneficial role of early administration of stem cells in repairing blood vessels and brain tissue after stroke and improving long-term stroke recovery. To read more about Lee and her work, click here.
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