Icariin Promotes Survival, Proliferation, and Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells In Vitro and in a Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves the degeneration of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain. Neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for treating AD. Icariin (ICA) is the main active component in Epimedium, a traditional Chinese herb. The purpose o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Denglei Ma, Lihong Zhao, Li Zhang, Yali Li, Lan Zhang, Lin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9974625