Murat Kocaoglu Author
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Stem Cell, Regeneration, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Murat Kocaoglu is an Assistant Professor at Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Denizli, Turkey. His research interest are Stem cell; Regeneration; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His Skills and Expertise are Glioma, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology.
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Author(s): Murat Kocaoglu, Mevci Ozdemir, Veli Citisli and Kevser Ozdemir
Stem Cell Therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive motor neuron disease, which have no any effective treatment method. There are various pathophysiological processes underlying the disease such as oxidative stress, glutamate toxicity, inflammation and loss of the glial neurotrophic support. There is no cure yet for ALS but there are many clinical trials that focused different therapeutic targets. One of the most popular treatment methods is cell transplantation. The cellbased therapies are promising for ALS patients with many evidences including beneficial effects in protection neu... view moreĀ»