Repairing the injured spinal cord.
Certain cell, molecular, and bioengineering strategies for repairing the injured spinal cord are showing encouraging results (either alone or in combination) in animal models, with limited recovery of mobility being reported in some cases.
Schwab
Martin E
ME
Brain Research Institute, University of Zürich, and Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D002465:Cell Movement; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000502:physiology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology
D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors