2023
Therapeutic efficacy of intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in rat perinatal brain injury
Terada K, Sasaki M, Nagahama H, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Ukai R, Yokoyama T, Iizuka Y, Sakai T, Fukumura S, Tsugawa T, Kocsis J, Honmou O. Therapeutic efficacy of intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in rat perinatal brain injury. Pediatric Research 2023, 94: 1921-1928. PMID: 37422495, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02717-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal brain injuryBrain injuryMesenchymal stem cellsIntravenous infusionVehicle groupBrain volumeTherapeutic efficacyInfused mesenchymal stem cellsLeft common carotid arteryHistological analysisNon-ischemic hemispherePostnatal day 7Common carotid arteryEmbryonic day 18Stem cellsHypoxia-ischemiaMSC infusionPreterm infantsGABAergic cellsNeurological functionSignificant complicationsCortical synapsesFunctional improvementCarotid arteryIntravenous administration
2018
Functional recovery after the systemic administration of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia.
Sakai T, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Nakazaki M, Fukumura S, Kobayashi M, Tsutsumi H, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Functional recovery after the systemic administration of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2018, 22: 513-522. PMID: 30074448, DOI: 10.3171/2018.5.peds1845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal hypoxia-ischemiaMesenchymal stem cellsHypoxia-ischemiaRat modelHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyStem cellsCerebral palsyFunctional recoveryFunctional outcomeSystemic administrationIntravenous administrationAnimal studiesBrain volumePotential treatmentAdministrationPalsyCellsPatientsEncephalopathySynaptogenesis