Mesenchymal stem cells for spinal cord injury: current options, limitations, and future of cell therapy

F Cofano, M Boido, M Monticelli, F Zenga… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) constitutes an inestimable public health issue. The most crucial
phase in the pathophysiological process of SCI concerns the well-known secondary injury …

From basics to clinical: a comprehensive review on spinal cord injury

NA Silva, N Sousa, RL Reis, AJ Salgado - Progress in neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder that affects thousands of
individuals each year. Over the past decades an enormous progress has been made in our …

Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration

MA Anderson, JE Burda, Y Ren, Y Ao, TM O'Shea… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Transected axons fail to regrow in the mature central nervous system. Astrocytic scars are
widely regarded as causal in this failure. Here, using three genetically targeted loss-of …

Construction of tissue engineered nerve grafts and their application in peripheral nerve regeneration

X Gu, F Ding, Y Yang, J Liu - Progress in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Surgical repair of severe peripheral nerve injuries represents not only a pressing medical
need, but also a great clinical challenge. Autologous nerve grafting remains a golden …

Therapeutic interventions after spinal cord injury

S Thuret, LDF Moon, FH Gage - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2006 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) can lead to paraplegia or quadriplegia. Although there are no fully
restorative treatments for SCI, various rehabilitative, cellular and molecular therapies have …

Mesenchymal stem cells secretome: a new paradigm for central nervous system regeneration?

FG Teixeira, MM Carvalho, N Sousa… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
The low regeneration potential of the central nervous system (CNS) represents a challenge
for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have …

A systematic review of cellular transplantation therapies for spinal cord injury

W Tetzlaff, EB Okon, S Karimi-Abdolrezaee… - Journal of …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Cell transplantation therapies have become a major focus in pre-clinical research as a
promising strategy for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). In this article, we …

Guidance molecules in axon regeneration

RJ Giger, ER Hollis… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2010 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The regenerative capacity of injured adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS) tissue
is very limited. Disease or injury that causes destruction or damage to neuronal networks …

Advances in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

AJ Mothe, CH Tator - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition producing great personal and societal
costs and for which there is no effective treatment. Stem cell transplantation is a promising …

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for the repair of central nervous system injury

AM Parr, CH Tator, A Keating - Bone marrow transplantation, 2007 - nature.com
Transplantation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) into the injured
brain or spinal cord may provide therapeutic benefit. Several models of central nervous …