Human neural progenitor cell engraftment increases neurogenesis and microglial recruitment in the brain of rats with stroke.

Main Objectives: Stem cell transplantation is to date one of the most promising therapies for chronic ischemic stroke. The human conditionally immortalised neural stem cell line, CTX0E03, has demonstrable efficacy in a rodent model of stroke and is currently in clinical trials. Nonetheless, the mechanisms by which it promotes brain repair are not fully characterised.