Research Article

Repairing and Analgesic Effects of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Mice with Spinal Cord Injury

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Expression of IL-6, TNF-α, and GDNF in the spinal cord tissue of each group. Two weeks after hUC-MSC transplantation, the levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and GDNF in the spinal cord of each group were detected by ELISA. Compared to the model group, the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α in hUC-MSCs was significantly decreased while that of GDNF was significantly increased (all ; ). Data are expressed as the , and unpaired analysis by Student’s -test was done. ; IL-6: interleukin 6; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; GDNF: glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor.