2001
Transplantation of an acutely isolated bone marrow fraction repairs demyelinated adult rat spinal cord axons
Sasaki M, Honmou O, Akiyama Y, Uede T, Hashi K, Kocsis J. Transplantation of an acutely isolated bone marrow fraction repairs demyelinated adult rat spinal cord axons. Glia 2001, 35: 26-34. PMID: 11424189, PMCID: PMC2605363, DOI: 10.1002/glia.1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBeta-GalactosidaseBone Marrow TransplantationCells, CulturedEthidiumGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMyeloid Progenitor CellsNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNerve RegenerationNeurogliaRatsRats, WistarRecovery of FunctionSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsBone marrow cellsSpinal cordMyelin-forming cellsMarrow cellsDemyelinated rat spinal cordRat spinal cord axonsDorsal column lesionBone marrow cell fractionRat spinal cordX-irradiation treatmentSpinal cord axonsLacZ transgenic miceSchwann cell myelinationCell fractionCell transplantation techniquesDorsal funiculusPeripheral patternTransgenic miceTransplantation techniquesHematopoietic stem cellsIsolated cell fractionsCordFemoral bonePrecursor cellsTransplantation
2000
Xenotransplantation of transgenic pig olfactory ensheathing cells promotes axonal regeneration in rat spinal cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Burton W, Fodor W, Kocsis J. Xenotransplantation of transgenic pig olfactory ensheathing cells promotes axonal regeneration in rat spinal cord. Nature Biotechnology 2000, 18: 949-953. PMID: 10973214, PMCID: PMC2605371, DOI: 10.1038/79432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAxonsCD59 AntigensCell SeparationElectrophysiologyFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansImmunosuppression TherapyModels, BiologicalOlfactory NerveRatsRats, WistarRegenerationSchwann CellsSciatic NerveSpinal CordSwineTransgenesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsAxonal regenerationSpinal cordSchwann cellsImpulse conductionLesion-control ratsDorsal column lesionTransplantation of olfactoryRat spinal cordConduction velocity measurementsComplement inhibitory proteinsHyperacute responseRegenerated axonsImmunosuppressed ratsTransection siteLesion sitePeripheral patternHost tractCordNormal axonsDonor cellsAxonsInhibitory proteinRatsDonor cell typeTransgenic pigs