2020
Intravenous delivery of mesenchymal stem cells protects both white and gray matter in spinal cord ischemia
Yasuda N, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Kocsis JD, Kawaharada N, Honmou O. Intravenous delivery of mesenchymal stem cells protects both white and gray matter in spinal cord ischemia. Brain Research 2020, 1747: 147040. PMID: 32771405, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic spinal cord injuryIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsDiffusion tensor imagingGray matterLocomotor functionTherapeutic efficacyHind limb locomotor functionGray matter volume reductionPreservation of microvasculatureSpinal cord ischemiaLeft subclavian arteryPersistent motor deficitsVehicle-treated groupSpinal cord injuryStem cellsBSCB functionISCI ratsAortic surgeryCord ischemiaDevastating complicationNeuronal lossSubclavian arteryMotor deficitsCord injury
2005
28 Transplantation of Peripheral-Myelin-Forming Cells to Repair Demyelinated Axons
Kocsis J, Sasaki M. 28 Transplantation of Peripheral-Myelin-Forming Cells to Repair Demyelinated Axons. 2005, 421-433. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012738761-1/50029-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplantation of SCsTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord injuryCentral nervous systemSchwann cellsAxonal regenerationBone marrow cellsFunctional recoveryMultiple sclerosisCell transplantationCord injurySpinal cordHind limb locomotor functionContusive spinal cord injuryBone marrow cell transplantationMarrow cellsSpinal cord injury modelMarrow cell transplantationCerebral ischemia modelSpinal cord resultsGlobal neuroprotectionDemyelination modelCord resultsFunctional outcomeDemyelinated axons