Epidermal neural crest stem cell (EPI-NCSC)--mediated recovery of sensory function in a mouse model of spinal cord injury.
Epidermal neural crest stem cell (EPI-NCSC)--mediated recovery of sensory function in a mouse model of spinal cord injury.
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DOI:
10.1007/s12015-010-9152-3
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发表时间:
2010-06
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Sieber-Blum, Maya
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作者:
Hu, Yao Fei;Gourab, Krishnaj;Wells, Clive;Clewes, Oliver;Schmit, Brian D.;Sieber-Blum, Maya
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Here we show that epidermal neural crest stem cell (EPI-NCSC) transplants in the contused spinal cord caused a 24% improvement in sensory connectivity and a substantial recovery of touch perception. Furthermore we present a novel method for the ex vivo expansion of EPI-NCSC into millions of stem cells that takes advantage of the migratory ability of neural crest stem cells and is based on a new culture medium and the use of microcarriers. Functional improvement was shown by two independent methods, spinal somatosensory evoked potentials (SpSEP) and the Semmes-Weinstein touch test. Subsets of transplanted cells differentiated into myelinating oligodendrocytes. Unilateral injections of EPI-NCSC into the lesion of midline contused mouse spinal cords elicited bilateral improvements. Intraspinal EPI-NCSC did not migrate laterally in the spinal cord or invade the spinal roots and dorsal root ganglia, thus implicating diffusible factors. EPI-NCSC expressed neurotrophic factors, angiogenic factors, and metalloproteases. The strength of EPI-NCSC thus is that they can exert a combination of pertinent functions in the contused spinal cord, including cell replacement, neuroprotection, angiogenesis and modulation of scar formation. EPI-NCSC are uniquely qualified for cell-based therapy in spinal cord injury, as neural crest cells and neural tube stem cells share a higher order stem cell and are thus ontologically closely related.
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影响因子:
5.2
作者:
Hu, Yao Fei;Zhang, Zhi-Jian;Sieber-Blum, Maya
通讯作者:
Sieber-Blum, Maya
影响因子:
14.5
作者:
Maier, Irin C.;Ichiyama, Ronaldo M.;Schwab, Martin E.
通讯作者:
Schwab, Martin E.
DOI:
10.1002/bdrc.20008
发表时间:
2004-06-01
期刊:
Birth defects research. Part C, Embryo today : reviews
影响因子:
--
作者:
Sieber-Blum, Maya;Grim, Milos
通讯作者:
Grim, Milos
影响因子:
3.2
作者:
Ameye, L;Hermann, R;Dubois, P
通讯作者:
Dubois, P
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Sieber-Blum, M;Grim, M;Szeder, V
通讯作者:
Szeder, V