2024
A surgical protocol for establishing spinal cord ischemia with extended lifespan and low complication rates in rats
Yasuda N, Sasaki M, Kocsis J, Kawaharada N, Honmou O. A surgical protocol for establishing spinal cord ischemia with extended lifespan and low complication rates in rats. World Neurosurgery 2024, 188: e349-e356. PMID: 38789035, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic spinal cord injurySpinal cord ischemiaCord ischemiaComplication rateRat modelTherapeutic strategiesEvaluate new therapeutic strategiesFunctional recoveryMale Sprague-Dawley ratsLow complication rateSprague-Dawley ratsSpecialized surgical equipmentExperimental animal modelsImprove functional recoveryPromote functional recoverySpinal cord injuryCross-clampingSevere neurological disordersAzygos veinSurgical protocolDescending aortaBulldog clampsLumbar levelsSpinal cordIschemic lesions
2014
Transplantation of Schwann cells and olfactory ensheathing cells as a therapeutic strategy in spinal cord injury
Kocsis J, Bunge M. Transplantation of Schwann cells and olfactory ensheathing cells as a therapeutic strategy in spinal cord injury. 2014, 496-513. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511995583.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNervous systemNeural repairNormal central nervous systemSpinal cord damageSpinal cord injuryRecovery of functionCentral nervous systemNeuron replacementCerebral palsyCord damageCord injuryAxonal regenerationNeuronal deathSchwann cellsTherapeutic strategiesAxon regenerationNeurological rehabilitationBrain disordersCell therapyRehabilitation professionalsInjuryRepairRehabilitationBasic scienceStem cell biology