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
2018
Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantification of SERPINA1 Predicts Prognosis in High-Grade Glioma
Ookawa S, Wanibuchi M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Sasaki M, Oka S, Ohtaki S, Noshiro S, Komatsu K, Akiyama Y, Mikami T, Mikuni N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantification of SERPINA1 Predicts Prognosis in High-Grade Glioma. World Neurosurgery 2018, 111: e783-e789. PMID: 29309973, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasExpression of SERPINA1Polymerase chain reactionDigital polymerase chain reactionExpression groupMedian overall survivalAnti-inflammatory roleHigh expression groupMessenger RNA expressionCell linesGlioblastoma multiforme cell linesHuman glioblastoma cell linesParaffin-embedded tissuesPredict PrognosisOverall survivalPoor prognosisGrade IIIPolymerase chain reaction quantificationSERPINA1 expressionSurgical samplesGrade IVImmunohistochemical analysisGlioblastoma cell linesGlioma tissuesPrognosis
2009
BDNF-Hypersecreting Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery, Axonal Sprouting, and Protection of Corticospinal Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury
Sasaki M, Radtke C, Tan AM, Zhao P, Hamada H, Houkin K, Honmou O, Kocsis JD. BDNF-Hypersecreting Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery, Axonal Sprouting, and Protection of Corticospinal Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 14932-14941. PMID: 19940189, PMCID: PMC2825276, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2769-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCells, CulturedCytoprotectionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsGrowth ConesHumansMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationNerve RegenerationNeuronal PlasticityPyramidal TractsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesTransfectionTransplantation, HeterologousTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpinal cord injuryMesenchymal stem cellsCord injuryFunctional outcomeBone marrowAcute spinal cord injuryBrain-derived neurotrophic factorCorticospinal tract neuronsNumber of FGImproved functional outcomesPrimary motor cortexSpinal gray matterPotential therapeutic effectsStem cellsM1 cortexTransection lesionCorticospinal neuronsTract neuronsAxonal sproutingFunctional recoveryVentral hornNeuronal densitySerotonergic fibersLesion cavityMotor cortex