2019
Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells improves impaired cognitive function in a cerebral small vessel disease model
Nakazaki M, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Suzuki J, Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Hashi K, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells improves impaired cognitive function in a cerebral small vessel disease model. Neuroscience 2019, 408: 361-377. PMID: 30999031, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral small vessel diseaseBlood-brain barrierProgressive brain atrophyVascular dementiaMesenchymal stem cellsAlzheimer's diseaseCognitive functionBrain atrophyIntravenous infusionEffects of MSCsInfused mesenchymal stem cellsSmall vessel diseaseEssential pathological featuresAccumulation of AβSpinal cord injuryBBB transport systemsStem cellsBBB functionAβ accumulationHypertensive ratsNeuronal damageFunctional recoveryVessel diseaseCord injuryPathological features
2018
Preservation of interhemispheric cortical connections through corpus callosum following intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of cerebral infarction
Nagahama H, Nakazaki M, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Namioka T, Namioka A, Oka S, Onodera R, Suzuki J, Sasaki Y, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Preservation of interhemispheric cortical connections through corpus callosum following intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of cerebral infarction. Brain Research 2018, 1695: 37-44. PMID: 29802840, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterhemispheric cortical connectionsCorpus callosumIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsDiffusion tensor imagingMotor cortexFunctional improvementCortical connectionsAdeno-associated virusRat middle cerebral artery occlusion stroke modelMiddle cerebral artery occlusion stroke modelContralateral motor cortexBlood-brain barrierMotor cortex connectivityVehicle-infused groupMRI diffusion tensor imagingPotential therapeutic mechanismNeuroanatomical tracing techniquesStem cellsCerebral infarctionInflammatory infiltrationAnatomical restorationCerebral strokeFunctional recoveryNeurotrophic factor
2010
Focal experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the lewis rat induced by immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein and intraspinal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor
Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Brown RJ, Ruddle NH, Kocsis JD. Focal experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the lewis rat induced by immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein and intraspinal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor. Glia 2010, 58: 1523-1531. PMID: 20645414, DOI: 10.1002/glia.21026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntibodiesBlood-Brain BarrierCD3 ComplexDisease Models, AnimalEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFreund's AdjuvantInjections, SpinalLipidsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinRatsRats, Inbred LewSpinal CordTime FactorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinVascular endothelial growth factorExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisIncomplete Freund's adjuvantBlood-brain barrierInflammatory demyelinating lesionsLewis ratsEndothelial growth factorDemyelinating lesionsEAE modelAutoimmune encephalomyelitisFreund's adjuvantIntraspinal injectionOligodendrocyte glycoproteinRecombinant rat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinCentral nervous system locationsGrowth factorSensitized T cellsFocal experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisRat myelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinSite of injectionMyelin-forming cellsMOG immunizationExtensive demyelinationLymphocyte infiltration