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Authors:
Fanie Barnabé-Heider

Institutions:
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical Nobel Institute, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden

Title of abstract : Identification and characterization of stem/progenitor cells upon spinal cord injury
Abstract text:
Spinal cord injury results in permanent functional impairment due to limited regenerative capacity. Improved functional recovery has been reported upon adult spinal cord-derived neural stem cells [...]

Authors:
Roger Barker

Institutions:
Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Forvie Site, Cambridge, CB2 2PY, United Kingdom

Title of abstract : Can cell therapies really ever help treat Parkinson’s disease?
Abstract text:
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that typically presents later in life with a combination of motor abnormalities along with affective, cognitive and autonomic disturbances. [...]

Authors:
*M. CARTA1, A. MUÑOZ1, Q. LI2, F. GARDONI3, E. MARCELLO3, T. CARLSSON1, C. QIN2, D. KIRIK1, M. DI LUCA3, A. BJÖRKLUND1, E. BEZARD4

Institutions:
1Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund, Sweden; 2China Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China; 3University of Milano, Milano, Italy; 4University Victor Segalen Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Title of abstract : Serotonin autoreceptor agonists for the treatment of [...]

Authors:
Abrous DN

Institutions:
INSERM U862, Magendie Neurocenter, Bordeaux, France

Title of abstract : Adult hippocampal neurogenesis and spatial memory
Abstract text:
The dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus is one of the few regions of the mammalian brain where new neurons are generated throughout adulthood. This structure is part of an integrated network that plays an important role in memory [...]

Authors:
Freeman TB 1; Cicchetti F 4; Saporta S 2; Hauser R 3; Olanow CW 5; Saint-Pierre M 4; Chu Y 6; Kordower JH 6

Institutions:
Department of Neurosurgery 1, Department of Anatomy 2, Department of Anatomy 3 University of South Florida; Centre de rescherche due CHUL 4; Mt. Sinai Medical Center 5; Rush University Medical Center 6

Title [...]

Authors:
Gonzalez-Aparicio R, Fernandez-Espejo E
Institutions:
Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, Spain.
Title of abstract : Improved trophic efficacy of GDNF after combination with TGF-beta1 both in vitro and in vivo models of parkinsonism
Abstract text:
The objectives were: i) to analyze the trophic effects of GDNF, TGFbeta1 and combination of both in a [...]

Authors:
Dr. Evan Y. Snyder

Institutions:
Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Title of abstract : The Homeostatic Pressure exerted by stem cells in Degenerative or Injured CNS Environments
Abstract text:
We have most recently been studying, an intriguing phenomena, (with possible therapeutic implications) that has begun to emerge from our observations on the behavior of neural stem cell (NSC) clones in [...]

Authors:
Herrmann J 1,2, Timmer M 3, Lundblad M 4, Cenci A 4, Nikkhah G 3, Winkler C 2

Institutions:
1. Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
2. Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
3. Department of Stereotaxic Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
4. Department of Experimental Medical Science, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

Title of abstract [...]

Authors:
Winkler C

Institutions:
Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Title of abstract : Dopamine-dependent dyskinesia: Role of dopaminergic and serotonergic transplants
Abstract text:
Transplantation of fetal ventral mesencephalic tissue in Parkinson’s disease has given variable results. While some patients have shown substantial recovery in motor function, others have shown no improvement and even a worsening of dyskinesia. Recent [...]

Authors:
Fernandez-Espejo E 1, Galan-Rodriguez B 1, del-Marco A 1, Ramiro-Fuentes S 1, Gonzalez-Aparicio R 1, Tunez I 2, Tasset I 2

Institutions:
1. Departamento de Fisiologia Medica y Biofisica, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, Spain.
2. Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Universidad de Cordoba, Av. Menendez Pidal s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.

Title of abstract : Antiparkinsonian trophic [...]