Stem
Cell Treatment
A single dose of adult donor stem cells can significantly enhance recovery of animals with neurological damage similar to that of a stroke or cerebral palsy, said Dr. Cesario V. Borlongan, an MCG neuroscientist.
MCG researchers administered human stem cells into the brains of animals with significant loss of mobility and other functions. The cells were a recently discovered adult stem cell type called multipotent adult progenitor cells. Treated animals experienced at least 25 percent greater improvement in motor and neurological performance than controls. In humans, the findings ideally will translate into incremental but important recovery advances, said Dr. David Hess, chair of the MCG Department of Neurology and a study co-author.