2000
[Comparison of myelin-forming cells as candidates for therapeutic transplantation in demyelinated CNS axons].
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J, Sasaki M, Akiyama Y, Hashi K. [Comparison of myelin-forming cells as candidates for therapeutic transplantation in demyelinated CNS axons]. Brain And Nerve 脳と神経 2000, 52: 609-15. PMID: 10934721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDemyelinated CNS axonsSchwann cellsBrain cellsSpinal cordConduction velocityCNS axonsAdult rat spinal cordFronto-temporal lobesRat spinal cordAdult Schwann cellsDemyelination of axonsMyelin-forming cellsBlock of conductionAdult olfactoryDemyelinated diseasesDemyelinated axonsLess myelinationHistological examinationCNS tissueTherapeutic approachesStimulus trainsDay 28Transplanted OECsAmplitude decrementRemyelinationTransplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J. Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord. Brain Research 2000, 854: 70-78. PMID: 10784108, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02285-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegenerated axonsCell transplantationSpinal cordSchwann cellsTransection siteIsolated spinal cord preparationSpinal cord preparationTransplantation of olfactoryRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsConduction velocity measurementsTransplantation of cellsCord preparationDorsal columnsAxonal regenerationAxon areaTransplantationImpulse conductionHost tractElectrophysiological recordingsAxonsNormal axonsDonor cellsNeuronal sourcesCord
1998
Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Waxman S, Greer C, Kocsis J. Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 6176-6185. PMID: 9698311, PMCID: PMC2605360, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06176.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsElectrophysiologyFemaleMyelin SheathNeural ConductionNeuronsOlfactory NerveRatsRats, WistarSpinal CordConceptsDorsal column axonsRat spinal cordSpinal cordRemyelinated axonsDorsal columnsAdult rat spinal cordExtent of remyelinationTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord lesionsCell injection siteQuantitative histological analysisFunctional remyelinationCord lesionsAxonal conductionNeonatal ratsFocal injectionsConduction blockSchwann cellsConduction velocityInjection siteElectrophysiological propertiesAction potentialsAxonsHistological analysisTransplantation