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Table 1 Characteristics of mice trials

From: Neural stem/progenitor cell therapy for Alzheimer disease in preclinical rodent models: a systematic review and meta-analysis

References

Location

Animal sex

Animal species

Animal year

Group

Type and source of NSPC

Way of administrated

Delivered location

Dose of NSPC

Immunosuppression

Assessment time

Parameter

Huang [15]

China

Female

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

9 months

AD + PBS

AD + NSC

AD + nanoformulation-NSC

AD + NEP–NSC

Mice NSC from hippocampus

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

1 × 105

N

1 month 6 months

â‘ â‘¡

Wu [16]

China

NA

Tg2576 mice

16 months

Tg + Vehicle

Tg + NSC

Tg + BDNF-NSC

Mice NSC from postnatal day 1 hippocampus

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

1 × 105

N

8 weeks

①②④⑥

Lee [17]

Korea

male

ICR mice

NA

IBO acid + 

NSC (n = 9)

IBO acid + 

PBS (n = 7)

IBO acid + NGF-NSC

(n = 9)

Human NSC from 14-week fetal brain

Stereotactically transplanted

Cortex

2 × 105

N

4 weeks

â‘ 

McGinley [18]

USA

Male

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

12 weeks

AD + vehicle (n = 10)

AD + NSC (n = 10)

Human cortex-derived NSC

Stereotactically transplanted

Fimbria fornix

1.8 × 105

Y

16 weeks

①②④⑤

Zhao [19]

China

male

SAMP8 mice

8 months

SAMP8 + sham operation (n = 10)

SAMP8 + NSC (n = 10)

Mice NSC from embryo

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

5 × 105

N

15 days

â‘ â‘¥

Zhang [20]

China

male

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

12 months

Tg + PBS (n = 10)

Tg + NSC (n = 10)

Mice NSC

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

5 × 105 to 1 × 106

N

10 weeks

â‘ â‘£

Zhang [21]

China

NA

APPswe/PS1dE9mice

12 months

Tg + vehicle (n = 20)

Tg + NSC (n = 20)

Mice NSC from 14 days embryo

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

2.5–5 × 106

N

5 weeks

10 weeks

â‘ 

Mathew [22]

USA

NA

APP/PS1/tau 3 × Tg AD mice

18 months

3xTg-AD + vehicle (n = 9)

3xTg-AD + NSC (n = 18)

Mice NSC (postnatal day 1)

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

1 × 105

N

1 month

â‘ 

Chen [23]

China

Male

APP/PS1/tau 3 × Tg AD mice

12 months

3xTg-AD + PBS (n = 10)

3xTg-AD + NSC (n = 10)

Mice NSC from hippocampus and subependymal zone of 12.5 days fetal brain

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

2 × 106

N

8 weeks

â‘ 

Lu [24]

China

male

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

3.5 months

AD + saline

AD + NSC

Human NSC from hippocampus of 6–8-week embryos

Intranasally transplanted

Nasal cavity

1 × 106, 4 times

Y

3 months

4 months

①②④⑤⑥

Zhang [25]

China

NA

Tg-tau mice

40 weeks

Tg + PBS (n = 11)

Tg + NSC (n = 11)

Mice NSC from hippocampus on postnatal day1

Stereotactically

transplanted

Hippocampus

2 × 105

N

4 weeks

â‘ â‘¢

Zhang [26]

China

male

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

12 months

AD + PBS (n = 20)

AD + NSC (n = 20)

Mice NSC from embryonic day 14

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

5 × 105to

1 × 106

N

10 weeks

①②⑤

Zhang [27]

China

NA

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

10 months

AD + Vehicle (n = 15)

AD + NSC (n = 15)

Mice NSC from embryonic day 14

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

1 × 106

N

8 weeks

â‘ â‘£

Zhang [28]

China

NA

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

12 months

AD + Vehicle (n = 20)

AD + NSC (n = 20)

Mice NSC from embryonic day 14

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

5 × 105 to 1 × 106

N

8 weeks

①②④⑥

Zhou [29]

China

male

SAMP8 mice

8 months

SAMP8 control (n = 10)

SAMP8 + NSC (n = 10)

SAMP8

SAMP8 + NSC + HuangDiSan (n = 10)

Mice NSC from embryonic day 12–16

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

1 × 106

N

15 days

â‘ â‘£

Ofra [30]

Israel

male

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

11 months

AD + sham

AD + NPC

AD + IL-1ra-NPC

Mice NPC

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

4000 spheres

N

1 month

â‘ â‘¡â‘¥

Armijo [31]

USA

male and female

APP/PS1/tau 3 × Tg AD mice

17 months

3xTg-AD + PBS

3xTg-AD + NPC

Mice NPC from tail-tip fibroblasts

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

5 × 105

N

1 month

2 months

â‘¡â‘¢

Lee [32]

Korea

NA

NSE/APPsw transgenic mice

13 months

APP + Vehicle

APP + NSC

Human NSC from 13-week fetal brain

ICV

Lateral ventricles

5 × 105

Y

6 weeks

12 weeks

①②③④⑤⑥

Li [33]

China

male and female

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

12 months

AD + Vehicle (n = 10)

AD + NSC (n = 10)

Mice NSC from embryonic day 14

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

2.5–5 × 106

N

3 weeks

①⑤⑥

Li [34]

China

NA

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

NA

AD + Saline

AD + NSC

AD + CSeM/let-7b NPs-NSC

Mice NSC from hippocampus

Stereotactically transplanted

NA

NA

N

30 days

â‘ â‘¥

Lilja [35]

Sweden

male and female

Tg2576 Mice

6–9 months

Tg + Vehicle + saline (n = 9)

Tg + NSC + saline (n = 9)

Tg + NSC + JN403 (n = 5)

Tg + NSC + ( +)-phenserine (n = 7)

Human NSC

Stereotactically transplanted

Hippocampus

2.5 × 104

N

5 weeks

â‘ â‘¡

Park [36]

Korea

NA

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice

18 months

AD + saline (n = 10)

AD + NSC (n = 10)

AD + CHAT-NSC (n = 10)

Human NSC from 15-week fetal brain

ICV

Lateral ventricles

1 × 106

N

4 weeks

â‘ â‘¡â‘¥

  1. NA not reported, AD Alzheimer’s disease, NSC neural stem cell, NPC neural progenitor cell, N No, Y Yes, IBO acid ibotenic acid, ICV intra-cerebroventricular injection, ① Morris water maze test, ② Aβ deposition, ③ p-tau level, ④ synaptic density, ⑤ anti-inflammatory effect, ⑥ brain-derived neurotrophic factor level