Intravenous Infusion of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expanded in Auto Serum for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Case Series
Hirota R, Sasaki M, Iyama S, Kurihara K, Fukushi R, Obara H, Oshigiri T, Morita T, Nakazaki M, Namioka T, Namioka A, Onodera R, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Takemura M, Ukai R, Yokoyama T, Sasaki Y, Yamashita T, Kobayashi M, Okuma Y, Kondo R, Aichi R, Ohmatsu S, Kawashima N, Ito Y, Kobune M, Takada K, Ishiai S, Ogata T, Teramoto A, Yamashita T, Kocsis J, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expanded in Auto Serum for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Case Series. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 6072. PMID: 39458022, PMCID: PMC11509003, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13206072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleSevere spinal cord injuryMesenchymal stem cell infusionAutologous mesenchymal stem cellsIntravenous infusionCase seriesMesenchymal stem cellsQuality of lifeAuto-serumSpinal cord injuryFunctional improvementChronic spinal cord injury patientsIntravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cellsInfusion of mesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsCord injurySpinal Cord Independence Measure IIIAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale grades CSpinal cord injury patientsChronic SCI patientsClassification of Spinal Cord InjuryNeurological Classification of Spinal Cord InjurySignificant functional improvementAssociation Impairment ScaleInternational Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury