Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that is often associated with
significant loss of function and/or permanent disability. The pathophysiology of SCI is …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has widespread physiological effects beyond the
disruption of sensory and motor function, notably the loss of normal autonomic and …

In a previous report we showed that intravenous infusion of bone marrow-derived
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improved functional recovery after contusive spinal cord …

During the transition from acute to chronic stages of recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI),
there is an evolving state of immunologic dysfunction that exacerbates the problems …

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) causes systemic immunosuppression and life-threatening
infections, thought to result from noradrenergic overactivation and excess glucocorticoid …

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death after acute spinal cord injury and is associated
with poor neurological outcome. In contrast to the current understanding, attributing …

The trillions of microbes that exist in the gastrointestinal tract have emerged as pivotal
regulators of mammalian development and physiology. Disruption of this gut microbiome, a …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event that results in significant physical disabilities
for affected individuals. Apart from local injury within the spinal cord, SCI patients develop a …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) has a complex pathophysiology. Following the initial physical
trauma to the spinal cord, which may cause vascular disruption, hemorrhage, mechanical …

There are 17,730 new cases of spinal cord injury annually in the United States and up to 2.5
million individuals estimated to be living with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)(Herman and …