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