Review Article

Cell Therapy Augments Functional Recovery Subsequent to Spinal Cord Injury under Experimental Conditions

Table 4

Preclinical spinal cord injury trials using olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs).

Transplanted cell typeSCI modelNeuronal regenerationFunctional recoveryInflammation repressionReference

rOECsRats, contusion/compression/
Transection/hemisection
YesYes[6871]
rOECs + motor neuronsRat, T9, transectionYesYes[33]
rOECs + MSCsRat, T8, compressionYesPartial[72]
rOECs-NT3Rat, T8, compressionPartial[73]

Neurotrophin 3 (NT3).