Chung WH, Park SA, Lee JH, Chung DJ, Yang WJ, Kang EH, Choi CB, Chang HS, Kim DH, Hwang SH, Han H, Kim HY. Percutaneous transplantation of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a dog suspected to have fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy.
J Vet Sci 2013;
14:495-7. [PMID:
23820160 PMCID:
PMC3885746 DOI:
10.4142/jvs.2013.14.4.495]
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Abstract
The use of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells for cell transplantation therapy holds great promise for repairing spinal cord injury. Here we report the first clinical trial transplantation of human umbilical cord (hUCB)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the spinal cord of a dog suspected to have fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy (FCEM) and that experienced a loss of deep pain sensation. Locomotor functions improved following transplantation in a dog. Based on our findings, we suggest that transplantation of hUCB-derived MSCs will have beneficial therapeutic effects on FCEM patients lacking deep pain sensation.
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