2017
Regulated viral BDNF delivery in combination with Schwann cells promotes axonal regeneration through capillary alginate hydrogels after spinal cord injury
Liu S, Sandner B, Schackel T, Nicholson L, Chtarto A, Tenenbaum L, Puttagunta R, Müller R, Weidner N, Blesch A. Regulated viral BDNF delivery in combination with Schwann cells promotes axonal regeneration through capillary alginate hydrogels after spinal cord injury. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 60: 167-180. PMID: 28735026, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHost spinal cordSpinal cord injurySpinal cordLesion siteSchwann cellsBDNF expressionCord injuryNeurotrophic factorAxonal regenerationBDNF deliveryExpression of BDNFGraft/host interfaceSpinal cord lesion siteAdult mammalian central nervous systemHost/graft interfaceSpinal cord transectionMammalian central nervous systemRat spinal cordCentral nervous systemCaudal spinal cordCaudal injectionHemisection lesionCord transectionCell transplantation
2013
Bone morphogenetic proteins prevent bone marrow stromal cell-mediated oligodendroglial differentiation of transplanted adult neural progenitor cells in the injured spinal cord
Sandner B, Rivera FJ, Caioni M, Nicholson L, Eckstein V, Bogdahn U, Aigner L, Blesch A, Weidner N. Bone morphogenetic proteins prevent bone marrow stromal cell-mediated oligodendroglial differentiation of transplanted adult neural progenitor cells in the injured spinal cord. Stem Cell Research 2013, 11: 758-771. PMID: 23770801, DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2013.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4Cell DifferentiationFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsNeural Stem CellsOligodendrogliaRatsRats, Inbred F344Rats, Sprague-DawleyRats, TransgenicSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsGrafted neural progenitor cellsNeural progenitor cellsBone marrow stromal cellsAdult neural progenitor cellsOligodendroglial differentiationSpinal cordEffect of BMSCsAdult Fischer 344 ratsLoss of oligodendrogliaProgenitor cellsSpinal cord injuryFischer 344 ratsAdult bone marrowOligodendrogenic effectFunctional recoveryCord injuryLesion cavityInjury siteMarrow stromal cellsBone marrowStromal cellsOligodendrogliaBone morphogenetic protein 2/4Rapid upregulationVivo experiments