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ArticleAsian spine journal2020

The Therapeutic Potential of Conditioned Medium from Human Breast Milk Stem Cells in Treating Spinal Cord Injury.

Maryam Borhani-Haghighi, Shadan Navid, Yousef Mohamadi

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Article in Asian spine journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Outcomes after intranasal human milk therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  5. Breast Milk Stem Cells in the Treatment of Neonatal Diseases.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2025
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  6. Feasibility of intranasal human milk as stem cell therapy in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam Borhani-HaghighiDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shadan NavidDepartment of Anatomy, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.
Yousef MohamadiDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences · IRMedical University of Ilam · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Tehran University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designExperimental animal study. PURPOSE: This study investigated the therapeutic effects of human breast milk stem cell (BMSC)-conditioned medium (BMSC-CM) in a model of spinal cord injury (SCI) in male Sprague-Dawley rats. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: SCI is one of the leading causes of disability in addition to sensory and motor impairment. So far, there have been no successful treatments for SCI. Given the positive outcomes associated with using stem cells and their derivatives as a treatment for various diseases, there is a growing interest in using them as an SCI treatment. Recent research has demonstrated that CM from stem cells has therapeutic advantages.

methodsHuman BMSCs were isolated and characterized, and CM was subsequently collected. Animals received an intrathecal administration of BMSC-CM after SCI. The activity of caspase-3 was measured to assess apoptosis, and levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β were measured to assess inflammation. Also, sensory and locomotor performances were assessed after SCI and BMSC-CM administration.

resultsAdministration of CM from BMSC reduced apoptosis and inflammation at the site of injury in a rat model of SCI (p<0.05). Motor, sensory, locomotor, and sensorimotor performances were significantly improved in rats that received BMSC-CM after SCI.

conclusionsIntrathecal administration of BMSC-CM improved recovery in a rat model of SCI.

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Breast milkConditioned mediaSpinal cord injuriesStem cells

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PMCPMC7113460
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