Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
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Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), a devastating disorder that severely affects the quality of life in patients, currently lacks effective therapies. Stem cell research offers a promising option to facilitate spinal cord repair. This chapter provides an overview of the major types of stem cells being used in preclinical animal studies and clinical trials to treat SCI, including mesenchymal, neural, hematopoietic, embryonic, and induced pluripotent stem cells. The authors summarize the beneficial effects of stem cells as a potential new therapeutic approach, but also raise the concerns of the limitation and challenges the field is facing, and suggest future directions.
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2011 ◽
Vol 15
(6)
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pp. 582-593
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2015 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 743-754
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2020 ◽
Vol 15
(4)
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pp. 321-331
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2019 ◽
Vol 30
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pp. 268-278
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