Neural stem cell transplants for spinal cord injury maximized by combined, complimentary therapies

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-04/ctco-nsc041712.php

Tampa, Fla. (April. 17, 2012) – Combined, complimentary therapies have the ability to maximize the benefits of neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation for spinal cord repair in rat models, according to a study carried out by a team of Korean researchers who published in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:9), now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/

“When transplanted, neural stem cells have demonstrated their therapeutic potential to reverse complex pathological processes following spinal cord injury,” said study corresponding author Dr….