Hypoxic preconditioning improves the survival and neural effects of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells via CXCL12/CXCR4 signalling in a rat model of cerebral infarction

Electrical Stimulation Enhances Migratory Ability of Transplanted Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in a Rodent Ischemic Stroke Model

(2018) Jun Morimoto et al.   CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Preconditioning and Cellular Engineering to Increase the Survival of Transplanted Neural Stem Cells for Motor Neuron Disease Therapy

(2018) Elena Abati et al.   MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Harnessing CXCR4 antagonists in stem cell mobilization, HIV infection, ischemic diseases, and oncology

(2017) Lun Kelvin Tsou et al.   MEDICINAL RESEARCH REVIEWS

Role of SDF-1:CXCR4 in Impaired Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Repair in Diabetes

(2017) Maritza E. Mayorga et al.   Stem Cells Translational Medicine

Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Ischemic Stroke: Progress and Possibilities

(2016) Anna Lucia Maria Ferri et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

CXCR4 signaling in health and disease

(2016) Tommaso Pozzobon et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Preconditioning at a distance: Involvement of endothelial vasoactive substances in cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury

(2016) Sapna Aggarwal et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

CXCR4 activation promotes differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to neural stem cells

(2016) Lijun Zhang et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Should hypoxia preconditioning become the standardized procedure for bone marrow MSCs preparation for clinical use?

(2016) Yong-Can Huang et al.   STEM CELLS

Polymer-DNA Nanoparticle-Induced CXCR4 Overexpression Improves Stem Cell Engraftment and Tissue Regeneration in a Mouse Hindlimb Ischemia Model

(2016) Lorenzo Deveza et al.   Theranostics

Targeted delivery of CXCR4-siRNA by scFv for HER2+ breast cancer therapy

(2015) Kuo Jiang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

CXCR4 Is Required for Leukemia-Initiating Cell Activity in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

(2015) Diana Passaro et al.   CANCER CELL

Stem Cell Therapies in Clinical Trials: Progress and Challenges

(2015) Alan Trounson et al.   Cell Stem Cell

CXCR4 Antagonist TG-0054 Mobilizes Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Attenuates Inflammation, and Preserves Cardiac Systolic Function in a Porcine Model of Myocardial Infarction

(2015) Wan-Tseng Hsu et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Characteristic Changes of Astrocyte and Microglia in Rat Striatum Induced by 3-NP and MCAO

(2015) Shuhua Mu et al.   NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH

Hypoxic Preconditioning of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Induces Metabolic Changes, Enhances Survival, and Promotes Cell Retention In Vivo

(2015) Julie Beegle et al.   STEM CELLS

Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Repair Necrotic Pancreatic Tissue and Promote Angiogenesis by Secreting Cellular Growth Factors Involved in the SDF-1α/CXCR4 Axis in Rats

(2015) Daohai Qian et al.   Stem Cells International

Anticancer Effects of Chemokine Receptor 4(CXCR4) Gene Silenced by CXCR4-siRNA in Nude Mice Model of Ovarian Cancer

(2014) Wei Liu et al.   CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

CXCR4 Receptor Overexpression in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Facilitates Treatment of Acute Lung Injury in Rats

(2014) Jing-Xian Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling up-regulates survivin to regulate human sacral chondrosarcoma cell cycle and epithelial–mesenchymal transition via ERK and PI3K/AKT pathway

(2014) Peng Yang et al.   MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

RETRACTED ARTICLE: CXCR4 Signaling Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by PI3K/AKT and ERK Pathways in Glioblastoma

(2014) Baoyu Lv et al.   MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Transplanted hUCB-MSCs migrated to the damaged area by SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling to promote functional recovery after traumatic brain injury in rats

(2014) Jianhua Ma et al.   NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH

Inhibition of Angiogenesis, Fibrosis and Thrombosis by Tetramethylpyrazine: Mechanisms Contributing to the SDF-1/CXCR4 Axis

(2014) Xiaoxiao Cai et al.   PLoS One

Hypoxia Promotes Migration and Induces CXCR4 Expression via HIF-1α Activation in Human Osteosarcoma

(2014) Mingjun Guo et al.   PLoS One

Stem cell-based treatments against stroke: observations from human proof-of-concept studies and considerations regarding clinical applicability

(2014) Thorsten R. Doeppner et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Neural precursor cells in the ischemic brain – integration, cellular crosstalk, and consequences for stroke recovery

(2014) Dirk M. Hermann et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Physical exercise improves functional recovery through mitigation of autophagy, attenuation of apoptosis and enhancement of neurogenesis after MCAO in rats

(2013) Liying Zhang et al.   BMC NEUROSCIENCE

SDF-1 restores angiogenesis synergistically with VEGF upon LDL exposure despite CXCR4 internalization and degradation

(2013) Fengyan Jin et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Focus on the role of the CXCL12/CXCR4 chemokine axis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

(2013) Sébastien Albert et al.   HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK

Chinese Newspaper Coverage of (Unproven) Stem Cell Therapies and their Providers

(2013) Ubaka Ogbogu et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Neurogenic and neuro-protective potential of a novel subpopulation of peripheral blood-derived CD133+ ABCG2+CXCR4+ mesenchymal stem cells: development of autologous cell-based therapeutics for traumatic brain injury

(2013) Joan E Nichols et al.   Stem Cell Research & Therapy

The SDF-1/CXCR4 axis in stem cell preconditioning

(2012) C. Cencioni et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Contribution of SDF-1a/CXCR4 Signaling to Brain Development and Glioma Progression

(2012) Zheng Jiang et al.   NEUROSIGNALS

CXCR4 positive and angiogenic monocytes in myocardial infarction

(2012) Benjamin Wrigley et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

G-CSF supplementation with chemotherapy can promote revascularization and subsequent tumor regrowth: prevention by a CXCR4 antagonist

(2011) T. Voloshin et al.   BLOOD

Safety and Functional Outcome of Thrombolysis in Dissection-Related Ischemic Stroke

(2011) Sanne M. Zinkstok et al.   STROKE