Widespread Striatal Delivery of GDNF from Encapsulated Cells Prevents the Anatomical and Functional Consequences of Excitotoxicity

Methods. Human ARPE-19 cells engineered to secrete high levels of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) were encapsulated into hollow fiber membranes. The devices were implanted into the rat striatum 1 week prior to striatal quinolinic acid injections. Animals were evaluated using a...

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Main Authors: Dwaine F. Emerich, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Yaping Chu, Chris Thanos, Briannan Bintz, Giovanna Paolone, Lars U. Wahlberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6286197