Abstract: An isolated human cell is disclosed comprising at least one mesenchymal stem cell phenotype and secreting brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), wherein a basal secretion of the BDNF is at least five times greater than a basal secretion of the BDNF in a mesenchymal stem cell. Methods of generating same and uses of same are also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 26, 2009
Publication date:
January 12, 2012
Applicants:
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.