Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (29): 4736-4742.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0634

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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of spinal cord injury: research hotspots and directions

Lu Yu-bao1, Yang Yang1, Wang Yun-chang1, Chen Guo-hu2, Yuan Lin-hui1, Li Chun-yan1, Guan Xin1Ma Zhan-jun1   

  1. 1The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China; 2The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
  • Revised:2018-05-31 Online:2018-10-18 Published:2018-10-18
  • Contact: Ma Zhan-jun, the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China
  • About author:Lu Yu-bao, the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Scientific Culture Plan of the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. CYXZ-09

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: As adult stem cells with multiple differentiation ability, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been proved to be effective in several studies on spinal cord injury, so it has gradually become a research hotspot in basic and clinical research. In addition, the technique of inducing the differentiation of BMSCs into neuron-like cells in various ways has been widely reported, which brings a new hope for the treatment of spinal cord injury by BMSCs transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To review the latest research of BMSCs concerning spinal cord injury treatment.
METHODS: The relevant literatures published from January 2000 to December 2017 were retrieved in PubMed and CNKI. The keywords were “bone mesenchymal stem cells, spinal cord injury, transplantation” in English and Chinese, respectively. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 42 eligible articles were further analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Through the systematic comparative analysis, some problems concerning transplantation approaches, transplantation density, transplantation time, treatment efficiency and safety are encountered in the existing research regarding BMSCs transplantation for spinal cord injury. If relevant research has made breakthroughs in the above four aspects, it will bring new hope for nerve repair after spinal cord injury.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Spinal Cord Injuries, Bone Marrow, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Cell Differentiation, Tissue Engineering

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