[HTML][HTML] Current concepts of neural stem/progenitor cell therapy for chronic spinal cord injury

H Suzuki, Y Imajo, M Funaba, N Nishida… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that results in major neurological
deficits and social burden. It continues to be managed symptomatically, and no real …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterial-mediated factor delivery for spinal cord injury treatment

F Pinelli, F Pizzetti, V Veneruso, E Petillo, M Raghunath… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injurious process that begins with immediate physical damage
to the spinal cord and associated tissues during an acute traumatic event. However, the …

Acellular spinal cord scaffold seeded with mesenchymal stem cells promotes long-distance axon regeneration and functional recovery in spinal cord injured rats

J Liu, J Chen, B Liu, C Yang, D Xie, X Zheng… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Elsevier
The stem cell-based experimental therapies are partially successful for the recovery of
spinal cord injury (SCI). Recently, acellular spinal cord (ASC) scaffolds which mimic native …

Fundamentals of protein and cell interactions in biomaterials

HT Aiyelabegan, E Sadroddiny - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an active and complex microenvironment with outstanding
biomechanical, biophysical, and biochemical characteristics, which can indirectly or directly …

Biomaterials used in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

A Higuchi, SS Kumar, G Benelli, QD Ling, HF Li… - Progress in Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common, severe damage to the central nervous system. Here,
we discuss the use of biomaterials for stem cell transplantation in preclinical and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Harvest of functional mesenchymal stem cells derived from in vivo osteo-organoids

S Deng, F Zhu, K Dai, J Wang, C Liu - Biomaterials Translational, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) play a crucial role in stem cell
therapy and are extensively used in regenerative medicine research. However, current …

A combination of mesenchymal stem cells and scaffolds promotes motor functional recovery in spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Yousefifard, SN Maleki, S Askarian-Amiri… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE There is controversy about the role of scaffolds as an adjunctive therapy to
mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation in spinal cord injury (SCI). Thus, the authors …

Macromolecule-based hydrogels nanoarchitectonics with mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative medicine: A review

B Tian, J Liu, S Guo, A Li, JB Wan - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of regenerative medicine in clinical therapies is becoming increasingly vital. Under
specific conditions, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are capable of differentiating into …

SIKVAV‐modified highly superporous PHEMA scaffolds with oriented pores for spinal cord injury repair

Š Kubinová, D Horák, A Hejčl, Z Plichta… - Journal of tissue …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The architecture and mechanical properties of a scaffold for spinal cord injury treatment must
provide tissue integration as well as effective axonal regeneration. Previous work has …

Regenerative medicine for the treatment of spinal cord injury: more than just promises?

AP Pêgo, S Kubinova, D Cizkova… - Journal of Cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Spinal cord injury triggers a complex set of events that lead to tissue healing without the
restoration of normal function due to the poor regenerative capacity of the spinal cord …