2024
Multiple intravenous infusions versus a single infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of cerebral ischemia.
Yokoyama T, Sasaki M, Nagahama H, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Ukai R, Oka S, Kocsis J, Honmou O. Multiple intravenous infusions versus a single infusion of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model of cerebral ischemia. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39454218, DOI: 10.3171/2024.6.jns241111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfusion of mesenchymal stem cellsMiddle cerebral artery occlusionMiddle cerebral artery occlusion inductionMesenchymal stem cellsCorpus callosumSystemic infusion of mesenchymal stem cellsMultiple infusionsAcute phaseMesenchymal stem cell infusionCerebral ischemiaStem cellsMultiple intravenous infusionsRat model of cerebral ischemiaHigh-dose infusionPermanent middle cerebral artery occlusionIschemic lesion volumeModels of cerebral ischemiaCC thicknessRandomized clinical trialsCerebral artery occlusionNeural tractsAcute cerebral strokeFunctional recovery outcomesMRI diffusion tensor imagingMSC-3
2021
Repeated intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells for enhanced functional recovery in a rat model of chronic cerebral ischemia.
Takemura M, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Kiyose R, Nagahama H, Oka S, Ukai R, Yokoyama T, Kocsis J, Ueba T, Honmou O. Repeated intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells for enhanced functional recovery in a rat model of chronic cerebral ischemia. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 137: 402-411. PMID: 34861644, DOI: 10.3171/2021.8.jns21687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle cerebral artery occlusionInduction of MCAOCorpus callosumMesenchymal stem cellsChronic phaseMotor functionRat modelWeek 8Vehicle groupInterhemispheric connectionsAdministration of MSCsChronic cerebral ischemia modelNeural connectionsChronic stroke modelCerebral artery occlusionChronic cerebral ischemiaIschemic lesion volumeLong-term disabilityGreater functional improvementCerebral ischemia modelEnhanced functional recoveryAnti-neurofilament antibodiesDiffusion tensorSingle systemic infusionStem cells