2020
Intravenous delivery of mesenchymal stem cells protects both white and gray matter in spinal cord ischemia
Yasuda N, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Kocsis JD, Kawaharada N, Honmou O. Intravenous delivery of mesenchymal stem cells protects both white and gray matter in spinal cord ischemia. Brain Research 2020, 1747: 147040. PMID: 32771405, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic spinal cord injuryIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsDiffusion tensor imagingGray matterLocomotor functionTherapeutic efficacyHind limb locomotor functionGray matter volume reductionPreservation of microvasculatureSpinal cord ischemiaLeft subclavian arteryPersistent motor deficitsVehicle-treated groupSpinal cord injuryStem cellsBSCB functionISCI ratsAortic surgeryCord ischemiaDevastating complicationNeuronal lossSubclavian arteryMotor deficitsCord injury
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