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Immunotherapy strategies for spinal cord injury.
Abstract Regeneration in the central nervous system (CNS) of adult mammalian after traumatic injury is limited, which often causes permanent functional motor and sensory loss. After spinal cord injury (SCI), the lack of regeneration is mainly attributed to the presence of a hostile microenvironment, glial scarring, and cavitation. Besides, inflammation has also been proved to play a crucial role in secondary degeneration following SCI. The more prominent treatment strategies in experimental models focus mainly on drugs and cell therapies, however, only a few strategies applied in clinical studies and therapies sti...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - April 13, 2015 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Wang YT, Lu XM, Chen KT, Shu YH, Qiu CH Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research