Studies of Neurospheres Cultured Using Adult Hippocampal Progenitor Cells Under Off-Chip Magnetic Stimulation

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease usually result in degradation of nervous tissue, affecting millions of people. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is being used as a clinical treatment for several neurological disorders. But the exact mechanisms for magnetic stimulation (MS) are still unclear. Herein, adult hippocampal progenitor cells (AHPCs) are cultured as neurospheres (NSs) in microwell chips or petri dishes, which is an ideal model for studying neurodegenerative diseases. The study of the effects of MS on AHPC NSs is reported for the first time.