2022
Intravenous infusion of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells improves tissue perfusion in a rat hindlimb ischemia model
Maeda S, Kawamura T, Sasaki M, Shimamura K, Shibuya T, Harada A, Honmou O, Sawa Y, Miyagawa S. Intravenous infusion of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells improves tissue perfusion in a rat hindlimb ischemia model. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16986. PMID: 36216855, PMCID: PMC9551049, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18485-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone MarrowDisease Models, AnimalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHindlimbInfusions, IntravenousIschemiaLower ExtremityMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsNeovascularization, PhysiologicPerfusionPeripheral Vascular DiseasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsIntravenous infusionVascular endothelial growth factorMesenchymal stem cellsTissue perfusionHindlimb ischemia modelRat hindlimb ischemia modelIschemia modelCell groupsFemoral artery removalIschemia animal modelStem cellsHindlimb muscle tissueBone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsEndothelial growth factorMarrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMSC infusionHistological findingsIschemic limbsHindlimb ischemiaCell delivery methodsIschemic hindlimbSprague-DawleyCapillary densityAnimal modelsInfusion
2009
Unique in vivo properties of olfactory ensheathing cells that may contribute to neural repair and protection following spinal cord injury
Kocsis JD, Lankford KL, Sasaki M, Radtke C. Unique in vivo properties of olfactory ensheathing cells that may contribute to neural repair and protection following spinal cord injury. Neuroscience Letters 2009, 456: 137-142. PMID: 19429149, PMCID: PMC2713444, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.08.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsHumansNeovascularization, PhysiologicNerve RegenerationNeurogliaOlfactory MucosaOlfactory PathwaysReceptor, Nerve Growth FactorSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryLow-affinity NGF receptorSchwann cell transplantationSignificant functional improvementSpinal cord resultsOlfactory receptor axonsPrecise cellular mechanismsCord resultsCell transplantationFunctional outcomeSynaptic contactsAxonal regenerationNasal mucosaFunctional improvementSpinal cordGlial cellsOlfactory bulbReceptor axonsTrophic supportNGF receptorAnimal modelsNeural repairTherapeutic candidateOECs