ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2023
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor effects on neurological and motor function in animals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- An updated systematic review of neuroprotective agents in the treatment of spinal cord injury.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Advances in Hydrogel Tissue Engineering for Spinal Cord Injury Repair.Smart medicine · 2026Review
- Integrative single-cell and bulk transcriptomic analyses identify a microglia-associated NAGLU signature linked to disulfidptosis-associated transcriptional patterns after spinal cord injury.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in functional outcome of acute spinal cord injury patients: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Inhibition of the RNA Regulator HuR Mitigates Spinal Cord Injury by Potently Suppressing Post-Injury Neuroinflammation.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
- Shared interactions of six neurotropic viruses with 38 human proteins: a computational and literature-based exploration of viral interactions and hijacking of human proteins in neuropsychiatric disorders.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Tetramethylpyrazine inhibits ferroptosis in spinal cord injury by regulating iron metabolism through the NRF2/ARE pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe neurological injury for which no effective treatment exists. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is used to treat autologous bone marrow transplantation, chemotherapy-induced granulocytopenia, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), etc. Recent research has revealed the potential application of G-CSF on neuroprotective effectiveness. In central nervous system diseases, G-CSF can be used to alleviate neuronal injury. Objective: To investigate the effects of G-CSF on Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scale score, inclined plane test, electrophysiologic exam, quantitative analysis of TUNEL-positive cells, and quantitative analysis of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunostaining images in animal models of SCI. Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases for all articles on G-CSF intervention with animal models of SCI reported before November 2022. A total of 20 studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Results revealed that G-CSF intervention could improve the BBB scale score in both groups at 3, 7, 14, 28, and 35 days [at 35 days, weighted mean differences (WMD) = 2.4, 95% CI: 1.92-2.87, Conclusion: Our meta-analysis suggests that G-CSF therapy may enhance the recovery of motor activity and have a specific neuroprotective effect in SCI animal models.
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