2021
Postoperative spinal cord ischaemia: magnetic resonance imaging and clinical features
Yasuda N, Kuroda Y, Ito T, Sasaki M, Oka S, Ukai R, Nakanishi K, Mikami T, Shibata T, Harada R, Naraoka S, Kamada T, Kawaharada N. Postoperative spinal cord ischaemia: magnetic resonance imaging and clinical features. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2021, 60: 164-174. PMID: 33517384, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryMagnetic resonance imagingSpinal cord levelArtery territoryAortic surgeryAortic eventsCord levelCardiovascular surgeryAnterior spinal artery territoryPosterior spinal artery territoryResonance imagingThoracic spinal cord levelLumbar spinal cord levelsSpinal cord infarctionT2-weighted MRI scansSite of infarctionT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesHigh-intensity areaCord infarctionInfarction patternArterial territoriesSerious complicationsClinical featuresCord injury
2020
Intravenous delivery of mesenchymal stem cells protects both white and gray matter in spinal cord ischemia
Yasuda N, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Kocsis JD, Kawaharada N, Honmou O. Intravenous delivery of mesenchymal stem cells protects both white and gray matter in spinal cord ischemia. Brain Research 2020, 1747: 147040. PMID: 32771405, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic spinal cord injuryIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsDiffusion tensor imagingGray matterLocomotor functionTherapeutic efficacyHind limb locomotor functionGray matter volume reductionPreservation of microvasculatureSpinal cord ischemiaLeft subclavian arteryPersistent motor deficitsVehicle-treated groupSpinal cord injuryStem cellsBSCB functionISCI ratsAortic surgeryCord ischemiaDevastating complicationNeuronal lossSubclavian arteryMotor deficitsCord injury