2024
A surgical protocol for establishing spinal cord ischemia with extended lifespan and low complication rates in rats
Yasuda N, Sasaki M, Kocsis J, Kawaharada N, Honmou O. A surgical protocol for establishing spinal cord ischemia with extended lifespan and low complication rates in rats. World Neurosurgery 2024, 188: e349-e356. PMID: 38789035, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic spinal cord injurySpinal cord ischemiaCord ischemiaComplication rateRat modelTherapeutic strategiesEvaluate new therapeutic strategiesFunctional recoveryMale Sprague-Dawley ratsLow complication rateSprague-Dawley ratsSpecialized surgical equipmentExperimental animal modelsImprove functional recoveryPromote functional recoverySpinal cord injuryCross-clampingSevere neurological disordersAzygos veinSurgical protocolDescending aortaBulldog clampsLumbar levelsSpinal cordIschemic lesions
2002
Transplantation of human neural stem cells into the stroke model
Honmou O, Oka S, Sasaki M, Takahashi A, Tanooka A, Houkin K, Hashi K. Transplantation of human neural stem cells into the stroke model. Nosotchu 2002, 24: 355. DOI: 10.3995/jstroke.24.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman neural stem cellsNeural stem cellsStroke modelNeural stem cell transplantationStem cellsStem cell transplantationAdult mammalian brainExperimental animal modelsPossible therapeutic strategiesNeural productionIschemic lesionsIschemic volumeCell transplantationHistological examinationAdult brainTherapeutic strategiesAnimal modelsTransplantationGlial lineagesMammalian brainCell therapyFunctional benefitsMultipotential propertiesPresent reportStroke