Treating Parkinson’s disease by astrocyte reprogramming: Progress and challenges

Abstract

Reprogramming of astrocytes into functional dopaminergic neurons in the brain provides a new avenue to replace neurons lost in PD.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 25, 2021
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.abg3198

Entities

People

  • Ashok Shetty
  • Zhuang‐Yao D. Wei

Organizations

  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology