2022
Intravenous Infusion of Autoserum-Expanded Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Chronic Brain Injury: Protocol for a Phase 2 Trial
Oka S, Yamaki T, Sasaki M, Ukai R, Takemura M, Yokoyama T, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Onodera R, Ito YM, Kobayashi S, Kocsis JD, Iwadate Y, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Autoserum-Expanded Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Chronic Brain Injury: Protocol for a Phase 2 Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11: e37898. PMID: 35793128, PMCID: PMC9301565, DOI: 10.2196/37898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic brain injuryAutologous mesenchymal stem cellsSpinal cord injuryINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERBrain injuryIntravenous infusionRankin Scale gradesCord injuryMesenchymal stem cellsClinical trialsScale gradeTherapeutic efficacyJapan Medical Association CenterSapporo Medical University HospitalInvestigator-initiated clinical trialsModified Rankin Scale gradesOpen-label trialPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialMedical University HospitalCause of disabilityMotor vehicle accidentsPotential therapeutic efficacyProportion of casesStem cells
2014
Possible neural plasticity detected by fMRI associates with improved motor function following intravenous injection of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat stroke model
Nakazaki M, Suzuki J, Sasaki M, Oka S, Sasaki Y, Honmou O. Possible neural plasticity detected by fMRI associates with improved motor function following intravenous injection of mesenchymal stem cells in a rat stroke model. Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism (Japanese Journal Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism) 2014, 25: 67. DOI: 10.16977/cbfm.25.2_67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional recoveryMesenchymal stem cellsLesion volumeSensorimotor cortexMotor functionInfused groupIschemic stroke model ratsStroke model ratsGreater functional recoveryImproved motor functionImproved functional outcomesAutologous mesenchymal stem cellsRat stroke modelRandomized-clinical trialFMRI patternsStem cellsCerebral infarctionStroke patientsFunctional outcomeIntravenous transplantationModel ratsMSCs groupFunctional deficitsSomatosensory cortexClinical trials