PMID- 28836830 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20180122 LR - 20180124 IS - 1555-3892 (Electronic) IS - 0963-6897 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 7 DP - 2016 Jul TI - Functional Recovery after the Transplantation of Neurally Differentiated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow in a Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury. PG - 1423 LID - 10.3727/096368916X692078 [doi] AB - This study was designed to investigate functional recovery after the transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or neurally differentiated MSCs (NMSCs) derived from bone marrow in a rat model of spinal cord injury (SCI). Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to incomplete SCI using an NYU impactor to create a free drop contusion at the T9 level. The SCI rats were then classified into three groups; MSCs, NMSCs, and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)-treated groups. The cells or PBS were administrated 1 week after SCI. Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor rating scores were measured at 1-week intervals for 9 weeks. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were also recorded 8 weeks after transplantation. While transplantation of MSCs led to a clear tendency of motor recovery, NMSC-treated rats had significantly improved BBB scores and showed significantly shortened initial latency, N1 latency, and P1 latency of the SSEPs compared to PBS controls. In addition, 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-prelabeled MSCs costained for BrdU and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) or myelin basic protein (MBP) were found rostrally and caudally 5 mm each from the epicenter of the necrotic cavity 4 weeks after transplantation. These results suggest that neurally differentiated cells might be an effective therapeutic source for functional recovery after SCI. FAU - Cho, Sung-Rae AU - Cho SR AD - Department & Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Yong Rae AU - Kim YR AD - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pochun Joongmoon University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kang, Hoi-Sung AU - Kang HS AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Yim, Sun Hee AU - Yim SH AD - Department & Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, Chang-Il AU - Park CI AD - Department & Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Min, Yoo Hong AU - Min YH AD - Department of Hematology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lee, Bae Hwan AU - Lee BH AD - Department of Physiology, Brain Research Institute and Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Shin, Ji Cheol AU - Shin JC AD - Department & Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lim, Jong-Baeck AU - Lim JB AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Published Erratum PL - United States TA - Cell Transplant JT - Cell transplantation JID - 9208854 EFR - Cell Transplant. 2009;18(12):1359-68. PMID: 20184788 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Functional recovery OT - Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) OT - Neural differentiation OT - Spinal cord injury OT - Transplantation EDAT- 2017/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/25 06:01 CRDT- 2017/08/25 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/25 06:01 [medline] AID - 10.3727/096368916X692078 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Transplant. 2016 Jul;25(7):1423. doi: 10.3727/096368916X692078.