Treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)with isolated aldehyde dehydrogenase-positive umbilical cord blood cells

摘要

A method of treating a patient with a neurodegenerative disease, such as ALS, using progenitor cells isolated from human umbilical cord blood. Non-invasive transplantation of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH⁺) expressing progenitor cells provides cell replacement and protection of motor neurons.