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...

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...

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...

Introduction: Cell transplantation is one of the main strategies for spinal cord injury repair. As OECs of the olfactory mucosa can be obtained by simple biopsy in all individuals without affecting their smell sensation, OECs considered as a promising candidate for autologous transplantation in the nervous system injury, especially for spinal cord repair. Thereby in the current study OECs wer...

introduction: cell transplantation is one of the main strategies for spinal cord injury repair. as oecs of the olfactory mucosa can be obtained by simple biopsy in all individuals without affecting their smell sensation, oecs considered as a promising candidate for autologous transplantation in the nervous system injury, especially for spinal cord repair. thereby in the current study oecs were ...

Carlos Lima et al. who are pioneers in this field reported their clinical pilot study of olfactory mucosa transplantation for chronic spinal cord injury. They showed the safety and feasibility of it. Olfactory mucosa contains the olfactory ensheathing cells and neural stem cells. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential therapeutic role of both cells in spinal cord injury. We have already...

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the use cyclosporine 1% alone or associated with oral mucosa transplantation (OMT) in dogs dry keratoconjunctivitis (KCS). Schirmer Tear Test (STT-1) and Film Osmolarity (TFO) were measured both eyes 30 adult (before 45 days after treatment. animals divided into three groups (10 for group): control (normal dogs), group I (GI, treated alone), ...

Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) is a potential therapy for repair of spinal cord injury (SCI). Autologous transplantation of OECs has been reported in clinical trials. However, it is still controversial whether purified OECs or olfactory mucosa containing OECs, fibroblasts and other cells should be used for transplantation. OECs and fibroblasts were isolated from olfactory...

Object: The inability of the spinal cord to regenerate after SCI is due to the extremely limited regenerative capacity of most central nervous system (CNS) axons, along with the hostile environment of the adult CNS, which does not support axonal growth. It seems that for successful axonal regeneration to take place, a supportive local environment is required after the injury. We have previously...

multiple sclerosis (ms) causes loss of the myelin sheath, which leads to loss of neurons. regeneration of myelin sheath stimulates axon regeneration and neurons’ survival. in this study, olfactory ensheathing cell (oec) transplantation is investigated to restore myelin sheath in an experimental model of ms in male mice.oecs were isolated from the olfactory mucosa of seven-day-old infant rats an...