Translational research in spinal cord injury: a survey of opinion from the SCI community

BK Kwon, J Hillyer, W Tetzlaff - Journal of Neurotrauma, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Much like our colleagues studying neuroprotection for acute stroke, we in the spinal cord
injury (SCI) community have witnessed the preclinical emergence of numerous promising …

Behavior of spinal neurons deprived of supraspinal input

V Dietz - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2010 - nature.com
This Review discusses the spinal neuronal changes that occur after a complete spinal cord
injury (SCI) in humans. Early after an SCI, neither locomotor nor spinal reflex activity can be …

Olfactory mucosal autografts and rehabilitation for chronic traumatic spinal cord injury

C Lima, P Escada, J Pratas-Vital… - … and neural repair, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/objective. Basic science advances in spinal cord injury (SCI) are leading to
novel clinical approaches. The authors report a prospective, uncontrolled pilot study of the …

Tracking the rise of stem cell tourism

KA Ryan, AN Sanders, DD Wang… - Regenerative …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: Driven by hype surrounding stem cell research, a number of clinics around the world
currently offer 'stem cell therapies 'to patients. These unproven interventions have attracted …

Stem cell tourism and the power of hope

CE Murdoch, CT Scott - The American Journal of Bioethics, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the notions of hope and how individual patient autonomy can trump
carefully reasoned ethical concerns and policies intended to regulate stem cell transplants …

Olfactory ensheathing cells: biology in neural development and regeneration

Z Su, C He - Progress in neurobiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) constitute a unique population of glia that accompany
and ensheath the primary olfactory axons. They are thought to be critical for spontaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord injury II: Prognostic indicators, standards of care, and clinical trials

AA Webb, S Ngan, D Fowler - The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This is the second of a 2‑part review of spinal cord injury. The focus herein is to highlight
recent findings regarding prognostic indicators used for spinal cord injury (SCI) in dogs …

Clinical and experimental advances in regeneration of spinal cord injury

JK Hyun, HW Kim - Journal of tissue engineering, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the major disabilities dealt with in clinical rehabilitation
settings and is multifactorial in that the patients suffer from motor and sensory impairments …

Cultivating regenerative medicine innovation in China

DS McMahon, H Thorsteinsdóttir, PA Singer… - Regenerative …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: While China has become a significant contributor and prolific publisher in regenerative
medicine, its role in the field is not well understood. We analyze how capacity in …

Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

EM Kan, EA Ling, J Lu - Current medicinal chemistry, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) damages axons and disrupts myelination interrupting sensory and
motor neuronal transmission to and from the brain. Patients suffering from SCI although …