Hepatocyte growth factor pretreatment boosts functional recovery after spinal cord injury through human iPSC-derived neural stem/progenitor cell transplantation

• Main Authors: Yu Suematsu (Author), Narihito Nagoshi (Author), Munehisa Shinozaki (Author), Yoshitaka Kase (Author), Yusuke Saijo (Author), Shogo Hashimoto (Author), Takahiro Shibata (Author), Keita Kajikawa (Author), Yasuhiro Kamata (Author), Masahiro Ozaki (Author), Kaori Yasutake (Author), Tomoko Shindo (Author), Shinsuke Shibata (Author), Morio Matsumoto (Author), Masaya Nakamura (Author), Hideyuki Okano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cell (hiPSC-NS/PC)-based cell transplantation has emerged as a groundbreaking method for replacing damaged neural cells and stimulating functional recovery, but its efficacy is strongly influenced by the state of...