Cell therapy and delivery strategies for spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex neuropathological condition that represents a major challenge for clinicians and scientists due to patient's functional dysfunction and paralysis. Several treatments have been proposed including biological factors, drugs and cells administered in various ways. Stem cells arise as good candidates to treat SCI since they are known to secrete neurotrophic factors, improving neuroregeneration, but also due to their role in modulating the inflammatory process, favoring a pro-regenerative status. There are several types of cells that have been tested to treat SCI in experimental and clinical studies, but we still face many unanswered questions; one of them is the type of cells that can offer the best benefits and, also the ideal dose and administration routes. This review aimed to summarize recent research on cell treatment, focusing on current delivery strategies for SCI therapy and their effects in tissue repair and regeneration.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Histology and histopathology - 36(2021), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 907-920

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ramalho, Bruna Dos S [VerfasserIn]
de Almeida, Fernanda M [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Ana M B [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 23.03.2022

Date Revised 23.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14670/HH-18-350

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326579982