2023
Human mesenchymal stem‐derived extracellular vesicles improve body growth and motor function following severe spinal cord injury in rat
Nakazaki M, Lankford K, Yamamoto H, Mae Y, Kocsis J. Human mesenchymal stem‐derived extracellular vesicles improve body growth and motor function following severe spinal cord injury in rat. Clinical And Translational Medicine 2023, 13: e1284. PMID: 37323108, PMCID: PMC10272923, DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCytokinesExtracellular VesiclesHumansInterleukin-6Mesenchymal Stem CellsRatsSpinal Cord InjuriesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsSpinal cord injurySevere spinal cord injuryFunctional motor recoveryYoung adult ratsMotor recoveryMesenchymal stem/stromal cellsSmall extracellular vesiclesMSC-sEVsCord injuryM2 macrophagesMotor functionAdult ratsBody growthPro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosisAdult spinal cord injuryDay 7 post-SCISystemic pro-inflammatory cytokinesIGF-1 levelsPro-inflammatory cytokinesCytokine tumor necrosisSystemic serum levelsBroad therapeutic benefitsNormal body growthExtracellular vesiclesDifferent treatment groups
2000
Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J. Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord. Brain Research 2000, 854: 70-78. PMID: 10784108, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02285-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegenerated axonsCell transplantationSpinal cordSchwann cellsTransection siteIsolated spinal cord preparationSpinal cord preparationTransplantation of olfactoryRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsConduction velocity measurementsTransplantation of cellsCord preparationDorsal columnsAxonal regenerationAxon areaTransplantationImpulse conductionHost tractElectrophysiological recordingsAxonsNormal axonsDonor cellsNeuronal sourcesCord