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ArticleScientific reports2017

Intravenous infusion of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells promotes functional recovery and neuroplasticity after ischemic stroke in mice.

Eliana Sammali, Claudia Alia, Gloria Vegliante, Valentina Colombo, Nadia Giordano, Francesca Pischiutta, Giorgio B Boncoraglio, Mario Barilani, Lorenza Lazzari, Matteo Caleo and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06163833 (MATRIx), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06163833 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

MATRIx: MesenchymAl Stromal Cells for Traumatic bRain Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorFondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei TintoriRan2023 to 2026Enrolled78ConditionsTraumatic Brain Injury With Loss of ConsciousnessArmsMesenchymal stromal cell low dosage-80*10^6 cells, Mesenchymal stromal cell low dosage-160*10^6 cells, Placebo-storage solution
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Eliana SammaliDepartment of Neuroscience, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa,19, 20156, Milano, Italy.
Claudia AliaNeuroscience Institute, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Gloria VeglianteDepartment of Neuroscience, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa,19, 20156, Milano, Italy.
Valentina ColomboLaboratory for Cell and Gene Therapy "Stefano Verri", ASST-Monza, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Nadia GiordanoNeuroscience Institute, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Francesca PischiuttaDepartment of Neuroscience, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa,19, 20156, Milano, Italy.
Giorgio B BoncoraglioDepartment of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
Mario BarilaniCell Factory, Unit of Cell Therapy and Cryobiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy.
Lorenza LazzariCell Factory, Unit of Cell Therapy and Cryobiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy.
Matteo CaleoNeuroscience Institute, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Maria-Grazia De SimoniDepartment of Neuroscience, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa,19, 20156, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6695-5297
Giuseppe GaipaLaboratory for Cell and Gene Therapy "Stefano Verri", ASST-Monza, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
Giuseppe CiterioSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
Elisa R ZanierDepartment of Neuroscience, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa,19, 20156, Milano, Italy. elisa.zanier@marionegri.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transplantation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (hBM-MSC) promotes functional recovery after stroke in animal models, but the mechanisms underlying these effects remain incompletely understood. We tested the efficacy of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliant hBM-MSC, injected intravenously 3.5 hours after injury in mice subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAo). We addressed whether hBM-MSC are efficacious and if this efficacy is associated with cortical circuit reorganization using neuroanatomical analysis of GABAergic neurons (parvalbumin; PV-positive cells) and perineuronal nets (PNN), a specialized extracellular matrix structure which acts as an inhibitor of neural plasticity. tMCAo mice receiving hBM-MSC, showed early and lasting improvement of sensorimotor and cognitive functions compared to control tMCAo mice. Furthermore, 5 weeks post-tMCAo, hBM-MSC induced a significant rescue of ipsilateral cortical neurons; an increased proportion of PV-positive neurons in the perilesional cortex, suggesting GABAergic interneurons preservation; and a lower percentage of PV-positive cells surrounded by PNN, indicating an enhanced plastic potential of the perilesional cortex. These results show that hBM-MSC improve functional recovery and stimulate neuroprotection after stroke. Moreover, the downregulation of "plasticity brakes" such as PNN suggests that hBM-MSC treatment stimulates plasticity and formation of new connections in the perilesional cortex.

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AnimalsBrain IschemiaCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGABAergic NeuronsHumansInfusions, IntravenousMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMiceNeuronal PlasticityRecovery of FunctionStrokeTreatment Outcome

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PMID28761170
PMCPMC5537246

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