Fig. 22.1 Appearance of honeycomb collagen sponge (HC) and in vitro evaluation of dorsal root ganglions (DRGs) on HC. HC consists of serial tunnel structures resembling a honeycomb (A). HC…
Fig. 16.1 Targeted retrograde gene delivery of recombinant adenovirus vector-mediated LacZ gene through the sternomastoid muscle innervated by spinal accessory nerves. (a) Lower magnification, (b–d) high-power photomicrograph of the box…
Fig. 21.1 Diagram of the GFP, MNTS1, and MNTS1/p75− lentivirus vectors We monitored the locomotor functional recovery in all four groups: control, MSC, MSC-MNTS1, and MSC-MNTS1/p75−, respectively, using the BBB…
Fig. 20.1 (a) Temporal changes in the lower limb motor function in model mice with spinal cord injury. Significant improvement of lower limb motor function was observed by using the…
Fig. 9.1 Photomicrographs showing wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase-labeled spinal accessory motoneurons. (a) A motoneuron at C2–C3 segments in a representative control ICR mouse; (b) site A in the twy mouse,…
Fig. 11.1 The application of cyclic tensile strain induced apoptotic cell death in spinal cord cells. Representative serial photomicrographs are shown of cells exposed to a tensile strain of 10…
Fig. 4.1 In vitro evaluation of the ER stress response in cultured cells. The percentage of C6 glioma cells positive for GRP78 and Annexin V/PI (AP) after treatment with 24–72…
Fig. 10.1 Representative HE-stained sagittal and axial images of the twy mice. Scale bar: 1 mm (a), 500 μm (d). Sagittal and axial MRI (b, c, e) showed notable cervical…
G-CSF Control P Number of cases 19 26 Gender Male 13 20 Female 6 6 Age (years) 57.7 ± 9.34 (38–68) 58.5 ± 18.0 (23–85) 0.871 Cause of injury Fall 11 16 Road…
Fig. 5.1 Histological changes in spinal cord tissue 48 h after the compression injury. Rats were treated with thoracic cord compression by a 20-g weight for 20 min (b, c)…
