Alpha‐linolenic acid (ALA) is plant‐based essential omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
that must be obtained through the diet. This could explain in part why the severe deficiency …

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 …

Background Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in partial or complete paralysis and is
characterized by a loss of neurons and oligodendrocytes, axonal injury, and demyelination …

Schwann cells (SCs) dominate the regenerative behaviors after peripheral nerve injury by
supporting axonal regrowth and remyelination. Previous reports also demonstrated that the …

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have therapeutic potential in several
neurological and psychiatric disorders. However, the molecular mechanisms of action …

Astrocytes comprise a heterogeneous cell population that plays a complex role in repair
after spinal cord injury. Reactive astrocytes are major contributors to the glial scar that is a …

Angiogenesis precedes recovery following spinal cord injury and its extent correlates with
neural regeneration, suggesting that angiogenesis may play a role in repair. An important …

Malignant transformation of cells resulting from enhanced proliferation and aberrant
differentiation is often accompanied by changes in transient receptor potential vanilloid …

Background Neurosphere-derived cells (NC), containing neural stem cells, various
progenitors and more differentiated cells, were obtained from newborn C57/BL6 mice and …

Cellular therapy for spinal cord injury (SCI) is overviewed focusing on bone marrow
mononuclear cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, and mesenchymal stem cells. A case is …