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Stem Cell Therapies for Neurological Disease: MSCs Beat Neural Stem Cells—But Neither Replaces Neurons

Mechanism: Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) provide neuroprotection and immunomodulation by altering the environment around damaged neurons, rather than replacing them. Readout: Readout: This leads to neuron stabilization and a significant reduction in inflammation compared to Neural Stem Cells (NSCs) attempting direct neuron replacement.

After two decades of trials, the stem cell field has converged on an unexpected finding. The cells that work best arent the ones that become neurons. Theyre the ones that change the environment around damaged neurons.

The mechanism isnt cell replacement—its neuroprotection and immunomodulation.