title: Application of autologous bone marrow stem cells in the therapy of spinal cord injury patients.
abstract: We studied the safety and efficiency of transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells in complex therapy of patients with spinal cord injury in the late period of the disease. In control group patients, meningomyeloradiculolis was performed, while in the main group surgical treatment was supplemented by transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells. Transplantation of BM stem cells into the cyst cavity and intravenously was well tolerated, did not cause allergic or inflammatory reactions in the early and delayed periods after surgery, and did not induce the formation of ossification foci in the nervous tissue. Analysis of the neurological status by ASIA, Bartel, and Ashworth scales showed that in the main group the positive clinical dynamics was more often observed than in the control. The decrease in neurological deficit included improvement of sensory and motor activity and conducting sensory function. Thus, transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells can be a novel safe strategy for the treatment of patients in the late period after spinal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Immunology, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. ct_lab@mail.ru
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Chernykh
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Stupak
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Muradov
authors.forename: M Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Sizikov
authors.forename: E Ya
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Shevela
authors.forename: O Yu
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Leplina
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tikhonova
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kulagin
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Lisukov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ostanin
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kozlov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome