Repairing brain after stroke: A review on post-ischemic neurogenesis

Charles Wiltrout, Bradley Lang, Yiping Yan, Robert J. Dempsey, Raghu Vemuganti

Research output: Contribution to journalShort surveypeer-review

153 Scopus citations

Abstract

Stroke is devastating as currently no therapies are available that can prevent stroke-induced neurological dysfunction in humans. With the recent observations that acute insults to adult brain stimulate new neuronal formation in various species of animals, optimism is building for a possible regeneration of stroke-damaged brain. This article reviewed the advances in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the various steps of neurogenesis with an emphasis on the endogenous mediators and exogenous promoters of neural progenitor proliferation, migration and survival in the post-ischemic adult brain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1028-1041
Number of pages14
JournalNeurochemistry International
Volume50
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors’ laboratories were funded by grants from the United States National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association and the University of Wisconsin Medical School.

Keywords

  • Cerebral ischemia
  • Growth factors
  • Neural progenitor proliferation
  • Stem cell migration

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Repairing brain after stroke: A review on post-ischemic neurogenesis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this