2021
Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy of Reperfusion Therapy in Cerebral Ischemia
Kiyose R, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Nakazaki M, Nagahama H, Magota H, Oka S, Ukai R, Takemura M, Yokoyama T, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy of Reperfusion Therapy in Cerebral Ischemia. World Neurosurgery 2021, 149: e160-e169. PMID: 33618048, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowInfused mesenchymal stem cellsReperfusion therapyPermanent MCAOIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsTherapeutic efficacyTransient middle cerebral artery occlusion modelMiddle cerebral artery occlusion modelArterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imagingArtery occlusion modelStandard therapeutic strategyTransient MCAO modelCerebral blood flowBehavioral functionsNon-favorable outcomeRat model systemStem cellsMCAO groupStroke inductionAcute strokeCerebral ischemiaNeurologic functionInfusion groupMCAO model
2017
Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells inhibits intracranial hemorrhage after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy for transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats.
Nakazaki M, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Namioka T, Namioka A, Onodera R, Suzuki J, Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Mikami T, Wanibuchi M, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells inhibits intracranial hemorrhage after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy for transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 127: 917-926. PMID: 28059661, DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.jns16240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient middle cerebral artery occlusionRecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorMiddle cerebral artery occlusionRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral artery occlusionMesenchymal stem cellsHemorrhagic eventsArtery occlusionEndothelial dysfunctionRtPA therapyIntracerebral hemorrhageIntravenous infusionIncidence rateNormal salineIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activatorRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapyTissue plasminogen activator therapyInfused mesenchymal stem cellsMatrix metalloproteinase-9 levelsEarly behavioral recoveryNon-rtPA groupAcute ischemic strokeVascular endothelial dysfunctionExperimental stroke modelsMetalloproteinase-9 levels