Metformin Restores CNS Remyelination Capacity by Rejuvenating Aged Stem Cells

Björn Neumann, Roey Baror, Chao Zhao, Michael Segel, Sabine Dietmann, Khalil S. Rawji, Sarah Foerster, Crystal R. McClain, Kevin Chalut, Peter van Wijngaarden, Robin J.M. Franklin

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Abstract

Neumann et al. demonstrate that aging renders adult oligodendrocyte progenitor cells unresponsive to pro-differentiation factors, which can be reversed both in vitro and in vivo by calorie restriction (CR) and the CR mimetic metformin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)473-485.e8
JournalCell Stem Cell
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 3 2019

Keywords

  • CNS regeneration
  • adult stem cell
  • aging
  • dietary restriction
  • metformin
  • oligodendrocyte progenitor cell
  • rejuvenation
  • remyelination

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