Stem cells in the treatment of neuropathic pain: research progress of mechanism

M Liu, K Li, Y Wang, G Zhao, J Jiang - Stem Cells International, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Neuropathic pain (NP) is pain caused by somatosensory nervous system injury or disease.
Its prominent symptoms are spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia, and allodynia, and the sense …

Stem cell treatment trials of spinal cord injuries in animals

MF Farid, YS Abouelela, H Rizk - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious neurological spinal cord damage that
resulted in the loss of temporary or permanent function. However, there are even now no …

Extracellular vesicles derived from CD73 modified human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate inflammation after spinal cord injury

X Zhai, K Chen, H Yang, B Li, T Zhou, H Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an inflammatory condition, and excessive adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) is released into the extracellular space, which can be catabolized into …

Bile acids attenuate PKM2 pathway activation in proinflammatory microglia

L Romero-Ramírez, C García-Rama, S Wu, J Mey - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate. Central nervous
system (CNS) pathologies, such as spinal cord injury (SCI) and ischemia, are accompanied …

Enhancing functional recovery through intralesional application of extracellular vesicles in a rat model of traumatic spinal cord injury

P Romanelli, L Bieler, P Heimel, S Škokić… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Local inflammation plays a pivotal role in the process of secondary damage after spinal cord
injury. We recently reported that acute intravenous application of extracellular vesicles (EVs) …

Safe subdural administration and retention of a neurotrophin-3-delivering hydrogel in a rat model of spinal cord injury

S Meissner, S Lopez, S Rees, S O'Carroll, D Barker… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Neurotrophic growth factor (GF) loaded hydrogels have shown promise as a treatment
approach for spinal cord injury (SCI). However, SCI presents complex challenges for the …

Exosomes secreted from sonic hedgehog-modified bone mesenchymal stem cells facilitate the repair of rat spinal cord injuries

Y Jia, T Lu, Q Chen, X Pu, L Ji, J Yang, C Luo - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can cause a loss of neurons and associated
sensory and motor functionality below the injured site. No approaches to treating SCIs in …

Exosomes derived from NGF-overexpressing bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell sheet promote spinal cord injury repair in a mouse model

S Li, X Liao, Y He, R Chen, WV Zheng, M Tang… - Neurochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell transplantation has been an appealing way to improve the recovery of motor, sensory,
and autonomic functions following spinal cord injury (SCI). Herein, we sought to elucidate …

Mechanisms and treatments of peripheral nerve injury

X Liu, X Duan - Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Peripheral nerve injury is a common injury disease. Understanding of the mechanisms of
periphery nerve repair and regeneration after injury is an essential prerequisite for treating …

Tauroursodeoxycholic acid reduces neuroinflammation but does not support long term functional recovery of rats with spinal cord injury

S Wu, C García-Rama, L Romero-Ramírez… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The bile acid tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) reduces cell death under oxidative stress
and inflammation. Implants of bone marrow-derived stromal cells (bmSC) are currently …