2021
Focal brainstem infarction in the adult rat
Namioka A, Namioka T, Sasaki M, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Focal brainstem infarction in the adult rat. Lab Animal 2021, 50: 97-107. PMID: 33564191, DOI: 10.1038/s41684-021-00722-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem ischemiaNew therapeutic approachesIschemic lesionsFunctional recoveryTherapeutic approachesAnimal modelsFemale Sprague-Dawley ratsBrainstem ischemic lesionsLower basilar arteryArtery occlusion modelIschemic lesion volumeType of strokeReliable animal modelSprague-Dawley ratsBrainstem infarctionExtended observation periodNeurological deficitsBasilar arteryLesion volumeOcclusion modelAdult ratsIschemiaPresent symptomsSurvival rateHigher survival rate
2011
Development of a Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in the Nonhuman Primate and a Safety Study of I.V. Infusion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Sasaki M, Honmou O, Radtke C, Kocsis JD. Development of a Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in the Nonhuman Primate and a Safety Study of I.V. Infusion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e26577. PMID: 22039510, PMCID: PMC3200343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance imagingM1 occlusionCollateral circulationSevere groupVenous bloodOcclusion modelMesenchymal stem cellsMiddle cerebral artery occlusion modelM1 branchNHP stroke modelsExtensive collateral circulationArtery occlusion modelPost-operative courseMCA territory infarctionGreater functional improvementLeft sylvian fissureNonhuman primate modelFronto-temporal craniotomyExperimental stroke researchAfrican green monkeysStem cellsHMSC infusionTerritory infarctionNeurological examination
2009
A Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model and Intravenous Cellular Delivery
Sasaki M, Honmou O, Kocsis JD. A Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model and Intravenous Cellular Delivery. Methods In Molecular Biology 2009, 549: 187-195. PMID: 19378204, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-931-4_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery occlusion modelArtery occlusion modelCerebral ischemiaIntraluminal sutureOcclusion modelRat middle cerebral artery occlusion modelInternal carotid arteryInterventional therapeutic approachesMagnetic resonance imagingUseful experimental modelNormal pathophysiologyInfarction volumeStroke therapyPermanent occlusionCarotid arteryReversible occlusionTherapeutic approachesIntravenous deliveryResonance imagingSuture insertionExperimental modelIschemiaAnimal weightPathophysiologySuture