Transplantation of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells to Evaluate Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury

Co-Transplantation of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells from Mucosa and Bulb Origin Enhances Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Lesion

Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) represent an interesting candidate for cell therapy and could be obtained from olfactory mucosa (OM-OECs) or olfactory bulbs (OB-OECs). Recent reports suggest that, depending on their origin, OECs display different functional properties. We show here the complementary and additive effects of co-transplanting OM-OECs and OB-OECs after lesion of a peripheral ner...

Effect of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) transplantation on functional recovery in acute phase of spinal contused rats

Introduction: Spinal cord injuries (SCI) lead to permanent irreversible functional deficits.  Poor prognosis of patients is the motivation of searching a treatment for the chronic injury.  Planting stem cells provides us with a promising strategy. In the meanwhile, the use of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) has shown very good results.  This study aims at evaluating the effe...

Transplantation of Olfactory Mucosa Improve Functional Recovery and Axonal Regeneration Following Sciatic Nerve Repair in Rats

Background: Olfactory ensheathing glia (OEG) has been shown to have a neuroprotective effect after being transplanted in rats with spinal cord injury. This study was conducted to determine the possible beneficial results of olfactory mucosa transplantation (OMT) which is a source of OEG on functional recovery and axonal regeneration after transection of the sciatic nerve. Methods: In this study...

Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells in spinal cord injury

effect of olfactory ensheathing cells (oecs) transplantation on functional recovery in acute phase of spinal contused rats

introduction: spinal cord injuries (sci) lead to permanent irreversible functional deficits.  poor prognosis of patients is the motivation of searching a treatment for the chronic injury.  planting stem cells provides us with a promising strategy. in the meanwhile, the use of olfactory ensheathing cells (oecs) has shown very good results.  this study aims at evaluating the effect of transplante...