title: Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation combined with hyperbaric oxygen treatment for repair of traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Transplantation of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) for repair of traumatic brain injury has been used in the clinic. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment has long been widely used as an adjunctive therapy for treating traumatic brain injury. UC-MSC transplantation combined with HBO treatment is expected to yield better therapeutic effects on traumatic brain injury. In this study, we established rat models of severe traumatic brain injury by pressurized fluid (2.5-3.0 atm impact force). The injured rats were then administered UC-MSC transplantation via the tail vein in combination with HBO treatment. Compared with monotherapy, aquaporin 4 expression decreased in the injured rat brain, but growth-associated protein-43 expression, calaxon-like structures, and CM-Dil-positive cell number increased. Following combination therapy, however, rat cognitive and neurological function significantly improved. UC-MSC transplantation combined with HBO therapyfor repair of traumatic brain injury shows better therapeutic effects than monotherapy and significantly promotes recovery of neurological functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Hai-Xiao
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4430-6357
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jiao
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Qian-Xue
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: craniocerebral trauma; hyperbaric oxygen; nerve regeneration; neural regeneration; neurological function; rats; transplantation; traumatic brain injury; umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells