Spirulina Promotes Stem Cell Genesis and Protects against LPS Induced Declines in Neural Stem Cell Proliferation

• Adam D. Bachstetter,

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Jennifer Jernberg,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Andrea Schlunk,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Jennifer L. Vila,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Charles Hudson,

  Affiliation James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Michael J. Cole,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• R. Douglas Shytle,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Jun Tan,

  Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Paul R. Sanberg,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Cyndy D. Sanberg,

  Affiliation NaturaTherapeutics, Incorporated, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Cesario Borlongan,

  Affiliations Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Yuji Kaneko,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Naoki Tajiri,

  Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Carmelina Gemma,

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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• Paula C. Bickford

  * E-mail: pbickfor@health.usf.edu

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Research Service, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

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