2021
Intravenous infusion of auto serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells in spinal cord injury patients: 13 case series
Honmou O, Yamashita T, Morita T, Oshigiri T, Hirota R, Iyama S, Kato J, Sasaki Y, Ishiai S, Ito YM, Namioka A, Namioka T, Nakazaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Onodera R, Oka S, Sasaki M, Waxman SG, Kocsis JD. Intravenous infusion of auto serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells in spinal cord injury patients: 13 case series. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 203: 106565. PMID: 33667953, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleMSC infusionAutologous mesenchymal stem cellsASIA CASIA DIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsSCI patientsFunctional statusFunctional improvementSpinal cord injury patientsSpinal Cord Independence MeasureASIA B patientsASIA C patientsPhase 2 studySerious adverse eventsCord injury patientsCurrent therapeutic optionsStem cellsASIA BASIA gradeC patientsNeurologic improvementAdverse events
2004
Autologous transplantation of expanded neural precursor cells into the demyelinated monkey spinal cord
Oka S, Honmou O, Akiyama Y, Sasaki M, Houkin K, Hashi K, Kocsis JD. Autologous transplantation of expanded neural precursor cells into the demyelinated monkey spinal cord. Brain Research 2004, 1030: 94-102. PMID: 15567341, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.09.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural precursor cellsAutologous transplantationSpinal cordPrecursor cellsSubventricular zoneAdult primate brainMonkey spinal cordCentral nervous system axonsPresence of mitogensAdult nonhuman primatesNon-human primatesNeurological deficitsDemyelinated lesionsDorsal columnsIntraspinal injectionElectron microscopic examinationControl lesionsLesion sitePrimate brainPeripheral patternMyelinated axonsTransplantationLesionsNonhuman primatesCord