Cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury

P Assinck, GJ Duncan, BJ Hilton, JR Plemel… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury can lead to severe motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunction. Currently,
there is no effective treatment for the injured spinal cord. The transplantation of Schwann …

Traumatic spinal cord injury

CS Ahuja, JR Wilson, S Nori, M Kotter… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has devastating consequences for the physical, social and
vocational well-being of patients. The demographic of SCIs is shifting such that an …

Myelinogenic plasticity of oligodendrocyte precursor cells following spinal cord contusion injury

P Assinck, GJ Duncan, JR Plemel, MJ Lee… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Spontaneous remyelination occurs after spinal cord injury (SCI), but the extent of myelin
repair and identity of the cells responsible remain incompletely understood and contentious …

Spinal cord injury and related clinical trials

YH Kim, KY Ha, SI Kim - Clinics in orthopedic surgery, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) has been considered an incurable condition and it often causes
devastating sequelae. In terms of the pathophysiology of SCI, reducing secondary damage …

Ketogenic metabolism inhibits histone deacetylase (HDAC) and reduces oxidative stress after spinal cord injury in rats

X Wang, X Wu, Q Liu, G Kong, J Zhou, J Jiang, X Wu… - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of ketogenic metabolism, induced by different
diet interventions, on histone acetylation and its potential antioxidant capacity to injured …

The roles of microRNAs in spinal cord injury

Z Shi, H Zhou, L Lu, X Li, Z Fu, J Liu… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose: Spinal cord injury (SCI) involves serious damage that can result
in abnormal or absent motor and sensory functions and a disruption of autonomic function …

HSYA alleviates secondary neuronal death through attenuating oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and neural apoptosis in SD rat spinal cord compression injury

J Pei, L Fan, K Nan, J Li, X Dang, K Wang - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is a major active component of yellow
pigment extracted from safflowers; this compound possesses potent neuroprotective effects …

Pathophysiology of traumatic spinal cord injury

S Couillard-Despres, L Bieler, M Vogl - Neurological aspects of spinal …, 2017 - Springer
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a drama in two acts. The first part represents the trauma
itself, causing the destruction of neural tissue, ie, the elimination of neuronal and glial cells …

An agonist of the protective factor SIRT1 improves functional recovery and promotes neuronal survival by attenuating inflammation after spinal cord injury

H Chen, H Ji, M Zhang, Z Liu, L Lao… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Targeting posttraumatic inflammation is crucial for improving locomotor function. SIRT1 has
been shown to play a critical role in disease processes such as hepatic inflammation …

Nanomaterial applications for neurological diseases and central nervous system injury

L Huang, J Hu, S Huang, B Wang, F Siaw-Debrah… - Progress in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of noninvasive treatment for neurological disease is generally limited by
the poor entry of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system (CNS). Most CNS drugs …