摘要
Traumaticbraininjury(TBI)istheleadingcauseofdeathanddisabilityofpersonsunder45yearsoldintheUnitedStates,affectingover1.5millionindividualseachyear.Ithadbeenthoughtthatrecoveryfromsuchinjuriesisseverelylimitedduetotheinabilityoftheadultbraintoreplacedamagedneurons.However,recentstudiesindicatethatthematuremammaliancentralnervoussystem(CNS)hasthepotentialtoreplenishdamagedneuronsbyproliferationandneuronaldifferentiationofadultneuralstem/progenitorcellsresidingintheneurogenicregionsinthebrain.Furthermore,increasingevidenceindicatesthattheseendogenousstem/progenitorcellsmayplayregenerativeandreparativerolesinresponsetoCNSinjuriesordiseases.Insupportofthisnotion,heightenedlevelsofcellproliferationandneurogenesishavebeenobservedinresponsetobraintraumaorinsultssuggestingthatthebrainhastheinherentpotentialtorestorepopulationsofdamagedordestroyedneurons.Thisreviewwilldiscussthepotentialfunctionsofadultneurogenesisandrecentdevelopmentofstrategiesaimingatharnessingthisneurogeniccapacityinordertorepopulateandrepairtheinjuredbrain.
出版日期
2014年07月17日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)