%0 Journal Article
%T May the force be with you: Transfer of healthy mitochondria from stem cells to stroke cells
%A Cesar V Borlongan
%A Eleonora Napoli
%A Eleonora Russo
%A Hung Nguyen
%A Jea-Young Lee
%A Julian Tuazon
%A Kaya Xu
%A Paul R Sanberg
%A Trenton Lippert
%A Yuji Kaneko
%J Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
%@ 1559-7016
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0271678X18811277
%X Stroke is a major cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world with limited therapeutic option. Here, we discuss the critical role of mitochondria in stem cell-mediated rescue of stroke brain by highlighting the concept that deleting the mitochondria from stem cells abolishes the cellsĄŻ regenerative potency. The application of innovative approaches entailing generation of mitochondria-voided stem cells as well as pharmacological inhibition of mitochondrial function may elucidate the mechanism underlying transfer of healthy mitochondria to ischemic cells, thereby providing key insights in the pathology and treatment of stroke and other brain disorders plagued with mitochondrial dysfunctions
%K Cerebral ischemia
%K energy metabolism
%K cellular bioenergetics
%K transplantation
%K inflammation
%K regenerative medicine
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0271678X18811277