Cell transplantation therapy holds potential for repair and functional plasticity following
spinal cord injury (SCI). Stem and progenitor cells are capable of modifying the lesion …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in loss of nervous tissue and consequently loss of motor and
sensory function. There is no treatment available that restores the injury-induced loss of …

The transplantation of neural stem/progenitor cells (NPCs) is a promising therapeutic
strategy for spinal cord injury (SCI). However, to date NPC transplantation has exhibited only …

Paralysis is a major consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI). After cervical SCI, respiratory
deficits can result through interruption of descending presynaptic inputs to respiratory motor …

The initial level of injury and severity of volitional motor and clinically detectable sensory
impairment has been considered the most reliable for predicting neurologic recovery of …

Recently, microfluidic systems have shown great potential in the study of molecular and
cellular biology. With its excellent properties, such as miniaturization, integration and …

Gliomas, which account for nearly a quarter of all primary CNS tumors, present significant
contemporary therapeutic challenges, particularly the highest-grade variant (glioblastoma …

Combining cell transplantation with activity-based rehabilitation is a promising therapeutic
approach for spinal cord repair. The present study was designed to investigate potential …

This review will focus on neural plasticity and recovery of respiratory function after spinal
cord injury and feature the “crossed phrenic phenomenon”(CPP) as a model for …

J. Neurochem.(2010) 112, 762–772. Abstract Ependymal cells located around the central
canal of the adult spinal cord are considered as a source of neural stem cells (NSCs) and …