| abstract |
Provided is a cell therapeutic agent for treatment of neurological disorders, comprising skin-derived progenitor cells (SPCs). More specifically, the present invention provides a cell therapeutic agent for treatment of neurological disorders, comprising skin-derived progenitor cells (SPCs) isolated from skin tissues and a method for differentiation of the skin-derived progenitor cells (SPCs) into neural cell lineages. The cell therapeutic agent in accordance with the present invention is therapeutically effective for the treatment of the neurological disorders and diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) caused by neural injury, and neurological deficits due to cerebral apoplexy, ischemia and spinal cord injury. Further, the present invention enables transplantation of autologous cells to thereby minimize adverse side effects. |