title: [Spinal cord injury and regenerative medicine].
abstract: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a trauma problem striking mainly working age adults, therefore affecting society beyond the victims family circle. Most of the victims of SCI will never recover; therapy for this type of injury consists basically on spinal cord support and stabilization. With the discovery of stem cells (SC), SCI treatment has been given another chance. Stem cells are responsible for tissue renewal throughout the individuals life, as well as tissue repair when needed. From the therapeutic point of view, the most appealing SC are those capable of generating a variety of tissues, those easily harvested, and finally, those ethically unquestioned. This article summarizes some studies carried with SC of various origins and their application to SCI treatment.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Grupo de Medicina Regenerativa, Unidad de Ingeniería de Tejidos, Mexico.
authors.forename: Sandino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Estrada-Mondaca
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carreón-Rodríguez
authors.forename: María Del Carmen
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Parra-Cid
authors.forename: Clemente Ibarra-Ponce de
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Velasquillo-Martínez
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Vacanti
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belkind-Gerson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000145:classification