Adenoviral vector carrying glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor for direct gene therapy in comparison with human umbilical cord blood cell-mediated therapy of spinal cord injury in rat

Symptomatic Improvement, Increased Life-Span and Sustained Cell Homing in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis After Transplantation of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Genetically Modified with Adeno-Viral Vectors Expressing a Neuro-Protective Factor and a Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule

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Over-expression of Oct4 and Sox2 transcription factors enhances differentiation of human umbilical cord blood cells in vivo

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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor promotes increased phenotypic marker expression in femoral sensory and motor-derived Schwann cell cultures

(2014) Nithya J. Jesuraj et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

PDGF is Required for Remyelination-Promoting IgM Stimulation of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cell Proliferation

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Genetically modified human umbilical cord blood cells expressing vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor 2 differentiate into glial cells after transplantation into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis transgenic mice

(2011) Albert A Rizvanov et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Transgene-mediated GDNF expression enhances synaptic connectivity and GABA transmission to improve functional outcome after spinal cord contusion

(2010) Angela Koelsch et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Transplantation of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells for Treating Spinal Cord Injury

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Exercise Tests and BBB Method for Evaluation of Motor Disorders in Rats after Contusion Spinal Injury

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GDNF-enhanced axonal regeneration and myelination following spinal cord injury is mediated by primary effects on neurons

(2009) Liqun Zhang et al.   GLIA

Human umbilical cord blood cells transfected with VEGF and L1CAM do not differentiate into neurons but transform into vascular endothelial cells and secrete neuro-trophic factors to support neuro-genesis—a novel approach in stem cell therapy

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