A step closer to autologous cell therapy for Parkinson's disease.

Schweitzer, Jeffrey S; Song, Bin; Kim, Kwang-Soo · Cell Stem Cell · 2021

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

In a recent report in Nature Medicine, Tao et al. (2021) demonstrate that MPTP-treated monkeys receiving autologous, but not allogeneic, transplantation showed significant long-term improvement in motor and depressive behaviors, supporting the feasibility of autologous cell therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD).

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