Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29708538›Full record

ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2018

Electrically Conductive Scaffold to Modulate and Deliver Stem Cells.

Byeongtaek Oh, Alexa Levinson, Vivek Lam, Shang Song, Paul George

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Byeongtaek OhDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Alexa LevinsonDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Vivek LamDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Shang SongDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.
Paul GeorgeDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford Stroke Center and Stanford University School of Medicine; pgeorge1@stanford.edu.

Funding

Optimizing Stem Cell-Enhanced Stroke Recovery through a Bioengineered Electrically Conductive Polymer ScaffoldK08NS089976 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GEORGE, PAUL · 2015 to 2019
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NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS089976
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cell therapy has emerged as an exciting stroke therapeutic, but the optimal delivery method remains unclear. While the technique of microinjection has been used for decades to deliver stem cells in stroke models, this technique is limited by the lack of ability to manipulate the stem cells prior to injection. This paper details a method of using an electrically conductive polymer scaffold for stem cell delivery. Electrical stimulation of stem cells using a conductive polymer scaffold alters the stem cell's genes involved in cell survival, inflammatory response, and synaptic remodeling. After electrical preconditioning, the stem cells on the scaffold are transplanted intracranially in a distal middle cerebral artery occlusion rat model. This protocol describes a powerful technique to manipulate stem cells via a conductive polymer scaffold and creates a new tool to further develop stem cell-based therapy.

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AnimalsElectric ConductivityElectric StimulationHumansRatsStrokeTissue Scaffolds

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PMID29708538
PMCPMC5933505

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