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ArticleFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2023

Partially brain effects of injection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells at injury sites in a mouse model of thoracic spinal cord contusion.

Haijun Hu, Houqing Long, Zhenxiao Ren, Tianhua Liu, Jinghui Xu, Fan Xiao

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Article in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Haijun Hu *Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Houqing Long *Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopaedic, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University/The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Zhenxiao Ren *Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopaedic, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University/The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Tianhua LiuDepartment of Oncology, Guangzhou Modern Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jinghui XuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology/Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fan XiaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNSouthern University of Science and Technology · CNModern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The pain caused by spinal cord injury (SCI) poses a major burden on patients, and pain management is becoming a focus of treatment. Few reports have described changes in the brain after SCI. Particularly, the exact mechanism through which brain regions affect post-injury pain remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to determine the potential therapeutic mechanisms of pain. A mouse model of spinal cord contusion was established, and molecular expression in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and periaqueductal gray (PAG) in the brain and animal behavior was observed after local injection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HU-MSCs) at the site of SCI. Method: Sixty-three female C57BL/6J mice were divided into four groups: a sham operation group ( Result: In the ACC and PAG after SCI, the expression of CGRP, SP and C-Fos increased, and the expression of KCC2 decreased, whereas after HU-MSC injection, the expression of CGRP, SP and C-Fos decreased, and the expression of KCC2 increased. The SCI + HU-MSC group showed better exercise ability from 2 to 4 weeks after surgery than the SCI/SCI + PBS groups ( Conclusion: Local transplantation of HU-MSCs at the site of SCI partially relieves the neuropathic pain and promotes recovery of motor function. These findings suggest a feasible direction for the future treatment of SCI.

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anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)contusionhuman umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hu-MSCs)neurogenic painperiaqueductal gray (PAG)spinal cord injury (SCI)

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