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. 2004 Sep 28;110(13):1847-54.
doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000142616.07367.66. Epub 2004 Sep 20.

Functional recovery of stroke rats induced by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-stimulated stem cells

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Functional recovery of stroke rats induced by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-stimulated stem cells

Woei-Cherng Shyu et al. Circulation. .

Abstract

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide; however, no effective treatment currently exists.

Methods and results: Rats receiving subcutaneous granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) showed less cerebral infarction, as evaluated by MRI, and improved motor performance after right middle cerebral artery ligation than vehicle-treated control rats. Subcutaneous administration of G-CSF enhanced the availability of circulating hematopoietic stem cells to the brain and their capacity for neurogenesis and angiogenesis in rats with cerebral ischemia.

Conclusions: G-CSF induced increases in bone marrow cell mobilization and targeting to the brain, reducing the volume of cerebral infarction and improving neural plasticity and vascularization.

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