Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: Growth factors encourage tissue regeneration and differentiation, accelerate wound healing, and modulate neural repair. Thus, growth factor administration may become a useful treatment for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, which are characterized by the degeneration of neuronal cell populations. Controlled-release polymer delivery systems may be an important technology in enabling the prevention of neuronal degeneration, or even the stimulation of neuronal regeneration, by providing a sustained release of growth factors to promote the long-term survival of endogenous or transplanted cells.
Source: Journal of Controlled Release
Authors: Michael F Haller, W.Mark Saltzman
Institution: Cornell University
Language: English
Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,440
OpenAlex ID: W2047227527