Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells improves impaired cognitive function in a cerebral small vessel disease model
Nakazaki M, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Suzuki J, Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Hashi K, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells improves impaired cognitive function in a cerebral small vessel disease model. Neuroscience 2019, 408: 361-377. PMID: 30999031, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral small vessel diseaseBlood-brain barrierProgressive brain atrophyVascular dementiaMesenchymal stem cellsAlzheimer's diseaseCognitive functionBrain atrophyIntravenous infusionEffects of MSCsInfused mesenchymal stem cellsSmall vessel diseaseEssential pathological featuresAccumulation of AβSpinal cord injuryBBB transport systemsStem cellsBBB functionAβ accumulationHypertensive ratsNeuronal damageFunctional recoveryVessel diseaseCord injuryPathological features