Ependymal Stem Cells May Reverse Paralysis Related to Spinal Cord Injuries at “Latest Stem Cells News”

Ependymal Stem Cells May Reverse Paralysis Related to Spinal Cord Injuries

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on 28 February 2009

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Spinal cord injuries, resulting in permanent disability or paralysis in most cases, account for around eleven thousand new cases in the US, annually. Due to the lack of effective treatment strategies, it is considered as the most devastating of all traumatic conditions. Now, a recent study published in the journal Stem Cells reports that activation of ependymal stem/progenitor cells from injured spinal cord (epSPCi), using endogenous stem cell-associated mechanisms, may aid in rescuing neurological function, thereby reversing paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries.

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