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ArticleNeural regeneration research2013

Olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation improves sympathetic skin responses in chronic spinal cord injury.

Zuncheng Zheng, Guifeng Liu, Yuexia Chen, Shugang Wei

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zuncheng ZhengDepartment of Orthopedics, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China.
Guifeng LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China.
Yuexia ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China.
Shugang WeiDepartment of Spine and Spinal Cord, Taian Rongjun Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China.
Taian City Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forty-three patients with chronic spinal cord injury for over 6 months were transplanted with bryonic olfactory ensheathing cells, 2-4 × 10(6), into multiple sites in the injured area under the surgical microscope. The sympathetic skin response in patients was measured with an electromyography/evoked potential instrument 1 day before transplantation and 3-8 weeks after transtion. Spinal nerve function of patients was assessed using the American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale. The sympathetic skin response was elicited in 32 cases before olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation, while it was observed in 34 cases after transplantation. tantly, sympathetic skin response latency decreased significantly and amplitude increased cantly after transplantation. Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells also improved American Spinal Injury Association scores for movement, pain and light touch. Our findings indicate that factory ensheathing cell transplantation improves motor, sensory and autonomic nerve functions in patients with chronic spinal cord injury.

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autonomic nervecell tationclinical practiceneural regenerationneurological functionneuroregenerationolfactory ensheathing cellsolfactory ensheathing cell transplantationparalysisspinal cord injurysympathetic skin response

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PMID25206606
PMCPMC4146016
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