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ArticleWorld journal of stem cells2020

Spinal cord injury regeneration using autologous bone marrow-derived neurocytes and rat embryonic stem cells: A comparative study in rats.

Mir Sadat-Ali, Dakheel A Al-Dakheel, Ayesha Ahmed, Haifa A Al-Turki, Abdallah S Al-Omran, Sadananda Acharya, Methal I Al-Bayat

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Article in World journal of stem cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Current Concepts of Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mir Sadat-AliDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University and King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam 31952, Saudi Arabia. drsadat@hotmail.com.
Dakheel A Al-DakheelDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, AlKhobar 31952, Saudi Arabia.
Ayesha AhmedDepartment of Pathology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31952, Saudi Arabia.
Haifa A Al-TurkiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31142, Saudi Arabia.
Abdallah S Al-OmranDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University and King Fahd Hospital of the University, AlKhobar 31952, Saudi Arabia.
Sadananda AcharyaDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Methal I Al-BayatDepartment of Pathology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31952, Saudi Arabia.
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is an important cause of traumatic paralysis and is mainly due to motor vehicle accidents. However, there is no definite treatment for spinal cord damage.

aimTo assess the outcome of rat embryonic stem cells (rESC) and autologous bone marrow-derived neurocytes (ABMDN) treatment in iatrogenic SCI created in rats, and to compare the efficacy of the two different cell types.

methodsThe study comprised 45 male Wistar rats weighing between 250 and 300 g, which were divided into three groups, the control, rESC and ABMDN groups. The anesthetized animals underwent exposure of the thoracic 8

resultsAll the animals tolerated the procedure well. The BBB scale scoring showed that at the end of the first week no recovery was observed in the groups. Post-injection, there was a strong and significant improvement in rats receiving rESC and ABMDN as compared to the control group based on the BBB scale, and the Train-of-four-Watch SX acceleromyography device exhibited statistically significant (

conclusionThis study provided strong evidence to support that transplantation of rESC and ABMDN can improve functional recovery after iatrogenic SCI. The transplanted cells showed a beneficial therapeutic effect when compared to the control group.

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Autologous bone marrow-derived neurocytesEmbryonic stem cellsIatrogenicRegenerationSpinal cord injuryStem cells

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PMCPMC7789116
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