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ArticleStem cell investigation2017

Optimization of time for neural stem cells transplantation for brain stroke in rats.

Seyyed Mohyeddin Ziaee, Parisa Tabeshmehr, Khawaja Husnain Haider, Majidreza Farrokhi, Abdolhamid Shariat, Atena Amiri, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini

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  1. NFAT1Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2026
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  2. OPTRACE: Optical Imaging-Guided Transplantation and Tracking of Cells in the Mouse Brain.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Seyyed Mohyeddin ZiaeeStudent Research Committee, Medical Faculty, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Parisa TabeshmehrCell & Molecular Medicine Student Research Group, Medical Faculty, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Khawaja Husnain HaiderDepartment of Basic Sciences, SRU, Saudi Arabia.
Majidreza FarrokhiShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Abdolhamid ShariatShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Atena AmiriShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Seyed Mojtaba HosseiniStudent Research Committee, Medical Faculty, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite encouraging data in terms of neurological outcome, stem cell based therapy for ischemic stroke in experimental models and human patients is still hampered by multiple as yet un-optimized variables, i.e., time of intervention, that significantly influence the prognosis. The aim of the present study was to delineate the optimum time for neural stem cells (NSCs) transplantation after ischemic stroke.

methodsThe NSCs were isolated from 14 days embryo rat ganglion eminence and were cultured in NSA medium (neurobasal medium, 2% B27, 1% N2, bFGF 10 ng/mL, EGF 20 ng/mL and 1% pen/strep). The cells were characterized for tri-lineage differentiation by immunocytochemistry for tubulin-III, Olig2 and GFAP expression for neurons, oligodendrocytes and astrocyte respectively. The NSCs at passage 3 were injected intraventricularly in a rodent model of middle-cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) on stipulated time points of 1 & 12 h, and 1, 3, 5 and 7 days after ischemic stroke. The animals were euthanized on day 28 after their respective treatment.

resultsdUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay and Caspase assay showed significantly reduced number of apoptotic cells on day 3 treated animals as compared to the other treatment groups of animals. The neurological outcome showed that the group which received NSCs 3 days after brain ischemia had the best neurological performance.

conclusionsThe optimum time for NSCs transplantation was day 3 after ischemic stroke in terms of attenuation of ischemic zone expansion and better preserved neurological performance.

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Experimentalneuralstem cellsstroketransplantation

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PMID28529944
PMCPMC5420521
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