Search Results - "Willing, Alison"
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Treatment with shCCL20-CCR6 nanodendriplexes and human mesenchymal stem cell therapy improves pathology in mice with repeated traumatic brain injury
Published in Nanomedicine (01-10-2020)“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating neurological disorder, although the underlying pathophysiology is poorly understood. TBI causes blood–brain…”
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Potential of mesenchymal stem cells alone, or in combination, to treat traumatic brain injury
Published in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics (01-06-2020)“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes death and disability in the United States and around the world. The traumatic insult causes the mechanical injury of the…”
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Pioglitazone treatment prior to transplantation improves the efficacy of human mesenchymal stem cells after traumatic brain injury in rats
Published in Scientific reports (20-09-2019)“…Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability around the world. So far, drugs are not available to repair brain damage. Human mesenchymal…”
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Cell-Free Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Human Bone Marrow Endothelial Progenitor Cells as Potential Therapeutics for Microvascular Endothelium Restoration in ALS
Published in Neuromolecular medicine (01-12-2020)“…Repairing the damaged blood-CNS-barrier in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is necessary to prevent entry of detrimental blood-borne factors contributing to…”
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Human umbilical cord blood treatment in a mouse model of ALS: optimization of cell dose
Published in PloS one (25-06-2008)“…Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a multicausal disease characterized by motor neuron degeneration in the spinal cord and brain. Cell therapy may be a…”
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A Transient Decrease in Spleen Size Following Stroke Corresponds to Splenocyte Release into Systemic Circulation
Published in Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology (01-12-2012)“…The splenic response to stroke is a proinflammatory reaction to ischemic injury resulting in expanded neurodegeneration. Splenectomy reduces neural injury in…”
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Discrete mitochondrial aberrations in the spinal cord of sporadic ALS patients
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-08-2018)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal…”
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Pro-Inflammatory Interferon Gamma Signaling is Directly Associated with Stroke Induced Neurodegeneration
Published in Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology (01-12-2014)“…The delayed immune response to stroke is responsible for the increased neural injury that continues to occur after the initial ischemic event. This delayed…”
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A neurovascular disease
Published in Brain research (29-06-2011)“…Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe neurodegenerative disease with a complicated pathogenesis. Compelling evidence indicates impairment of…”
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The spleen contributes to stroke-induced neurodegeneration
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-08-2008)“…Stroke, a cerebrovascular injury, is the leading cause of disability and third leading cause of death in the world. Recent reports indicate that inhibiting the…”
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Infusion of human umbilical cord blood cells in a rat model of stroke dose-dependently rescues behavioral deficits and reduces infarct volume
Published in Stroke (1970) (01-10-2004)“…Intravenously delivered human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCBC) have been previously shown to improve functional recovery of stroked rats. To extend these…”
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Advancing Stem Cell Therapy for Repair of Damaged Lung Microvasculature in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in Cell Transplantation (01-01-2020)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease of motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. Progressive paralysis of the diaphragm and…”
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Apolipoprotein A1 Enhances Endothelial Cell Survival in an In Vitro Model of ALS
Published in eNeuro (01-07-2022)“…Altered lipoprotein metabolism is considered a pathogenic component of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), a major high-density…”
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Peripheral injection of human umbilical cord blood stimulates neurogenesis in the aged rat brain
Published in BMC neuroscience (14-02-2008)“…Neurogenesis continues to occur throughout life but dramatically decreases with increasing age. This decrease is mostly related to a decline in proliferative…”
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Cord blood rescues stroke-induced changes in splenocyte phenotype and function
Published in Experimental neurology (01-05-2006)“…The neuroprotective mechanism of human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCBC) in the rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) stroke model remains uncertain…”
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The spleen contributes to stroke induced neurodegeneration through interferon gamma signaling
Published in Metabolic brain disease (01-06-2012)“…Delayed neuronal death associated with stroke has been increasingly linked to the immune response to the injury. Splenectomy prior to middle cerebral artery…”
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Experimental Models: Help or Hindrance
Published in Stroke (1970) (01-03-2009)“…Although many potential therapeutics have improved motor and cognitive function in animal models of experimental stroke, very few have been found to have…”
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Blockade of adrenoreceptors inhibits the splenic response to stroke
Published in Experimental neurology (01-07-2009)“…Recent studies have highlighted the involvement of the peripheral immune system in delayed cellular degeneration after stroke. In the permanent middle cerebral…”
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Leukemia inhibitor factor promotes functional recovery and oligodendrocyte survival in rat models of focal ischemia
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-10-2014)“…Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells have shown efficacy in rodent models of focal ischemia and in vitro systems that recapitulate stroke conditions. One…”
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training for US Service Members and Veterans with Symptoms of PTSD
Published in Military medicine (01-12-2019)“…Abstract Introduction The United States has been actively involved in major armed conflicts over the last 15 years. As a result, a significant proportion of…”
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