Pluripotent stem cells progressing to the clinic

A Trounson, ND DeWitt - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
Basic experimental stem cell research has opened up the possibility of many diverse clinical
applications; however, translation to clinical trials has been restricted to only a few diseases …

Concise review: bridging the gap: novel neuroregenerative and neuroprotective strategies in spinal cord injury

CS Ahuja, M Fehlings - Stem cells translational medicine, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) result in devastating lifelong disability for patients and their
families. The initial mechanical trauma is followed by a damaging secondary injury cascade …

Injectable hydrogel promotes early survival of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocytes and attenuates longterm teratoma formation in a spinal cord …

T Führmann, RY Tam, B Ballarin, B Coles… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Transplantation of pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated progeny has the potential to
preserve or regenerate functional pathways and improve function after central nervous …

Neural stem/progenitor cell transplantation for spinal cord injury treatment; A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Yousefifard, V Rahimi-Movaghar, F Nasirinezhad… - Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the vast improvements of cell therapy in spinal cord injury treatment, no optimum
protocol has been developed for application of neural stem/progenitor cells. In this regard …

Design of injectable materials to improve stem cell transplantation

LM Marquardt, SC Heilshorn - Current stem cell reports, 2016 - Springer
Stem cell-based therapies are steadily gaining traction for regenerative medicine
approaches to treating disease and injury throughout the body. While a significant body of …

Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells promotes functional recovery in a model of chronic spinal cord injury

T Morita, M Sasaki, Y Kataoka-Sasaki, M Nakazaki… - Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adult bone marrow
improves behavioral function in rat models of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, most studies …

Insight on stem cell preconditioning and instructive biomaterials to enhance cell adhesion, retention, and engraftment for tissue repair

M Shafiq, Y Jung, SH Kim - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Stem cells are a promising solution for the treatment of a variety of diseases. However, the
limited survival and engraftment of transplanted cells due to a hostile ischemic environment …

[HTML][HTML] Transplantation of human neural stem cells restores cognition in an immunodeficient rodent model of traumatic brain injury

DL Haus, L López-Velázquez, EM Gold… - Experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in humans can result in permanent tissue damage and has been
linked to cognitive impairment that lasts years beyond the initial insult. Clinically effective …

Combination of a peptide-modified gellan gum hydrogel with cell therapy in a lumbar spinal cord injury animal model

ED Gomes, SS Mendes, H Leite-Almeida, JM Gimble… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a highly incapacitating condition for which there is still no
cure. Current clinical approaches are mainly based on palliative care, so there is a need to …

Olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation in experimental spinal cord injury: effect size and reporting bias of 62 experimental treatments: a systematic review and meta …

R Watzlawick, J Rind, ES Sena, B Brommer… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation is a candidate cellular treatment approach
for human spinal cord injury (SCI) due to their unique regenerative potential and autologous …