Modelling of a targeted nanotherapeutic ‘stroma’ to deliver the cytokine LIF, or XAV939, a potent inhibitor of Wnt–β-catenin signalling, for use in human fetal dopaminergic grafts in Parkinson’s disease

The endogenous reparative capacity of the adult human brain is low, and chronic neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system represent one of the greatest areas of unmet clinical need in the developing world. Novel therapeutic strategies to treat them include: (i) growth factor delivery...

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Main Authors: Jing-Wei Zhao, Sean C. Dyson, Christina Kriegel, Pam Tyers, Xiaoling He, Tarek M. Fahmy, Su M. Metcalfe, Roger A. Barker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-10-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/7/10/1193