Cell Therapies for Parkinson's Disease

Today we can treat many diseases symptomatically using both small molecules and biologics, and although effective, our repertoire of medicines that focuses on treating the cause of the disease is limited. Few therapeutic approaches have been designed to truly restore function. If done right, they can be very effective, often bringing lifelong therapeutic benefit to the patient. In this commentary, we will discuss how these principles are applied to living cell therapies for Parkinson's disease.