Therapeutic techniques for Neural Regeneration in the Central Nervous System

Kim, Chloe

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Title

Therapeutic techniques for Neural Regeneration in the Central Nervous System

Author(s)

Kim, Chloe

Issue Date

2020

Keyword(s)

• Therapeutic Techniques
• Neural Regeneration
• Central Nervous System

Abstract

Scientists have studied multiple approaches that have been thought to enhance neural regeneration. These approaches have led to the development of groundbreaking treatment for age-related diseases and nerve injuries. The development and use of these treatments are vital because spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries alone affect 90,000 people every year; approximately 10,000 mostly young individuals are affected by acute spinal cord injury and 50,000 die from traumatic brain injury each year (Stabenfeldt et al., 2006). It is also important to note that neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, are affecting a large portion of the aged population worldwide. As the average human lifespan is expected to increase over time, the number of people within the population affected by such diseases is projected to grow by mid-century (Alzheimer's Association, 2016). Thus, by recovering nerve functionality after injury, nerve regeneration techniques have great potential to conquer the problems that are projected to affect a significant amount of the general population. Therefore, techniques such as neural tissue engineering is a rapidly growing field of research that has the potential to achieve efficient nerve regeneration. Nevertheless, most clinical treatments are limited to symptomatic methods, as in vivo approaches in neural regeneration are yet to be utilized. In this article, current limitations and newly developed methods of neural regeneration are to be introduced, as well as suggestions on possible future improvements for clinical adaptations.

Publisher

University of Illinois Undergraduate Neuroscience Society

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text

Language

en

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