Endogenous neural precursor cells display extensive tropism for experimental glioblastomas and improve survival in an animal model
R.G Glass, M.S Synowitz, G Kempermann, H.K Kettenmann · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2005 · Heft 10
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Gliomas are the major tumour entity of the central nervous system. The term glioma implies that these cells may originate from glial cells, although this has not been proven. Recent evidence indicates an interaction and interrelationship of glioma cells with stem cells. Neural stem cells generate all neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes of the developing brain. They persist through adulthood in two specialized stem cell niches. A number of recent studies suggest that altered proliferation and differentiation of neural stem and precursor cells could be the primary source for glioma. Previously, it was demonst…