| Literature DB >> 22181047 |
Vivek Misra1, Aditya Lal, Ramy El Khoury, Peng R Chen, Sean I Savitz.
Abstract
Cell therapy is a novel investigational approach to enhance stroke recovery. Intra-arterial (IA) delivery has the potential advantage of selectively targeting cell therapies to the ischemic brain tissue. Over the past 10 years, IA cell delivery has been under investigation in patients with cardiac and peripheral vascular disease, and these studies have reported promising results. This article reviews the trial methodology and procedural details of these studies and discusses the rationale and challenges in designing IA cell therapy trials for ischemic stroke.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22181047 PMCID: PMC3328761 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2011.0612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stem Cells Dev ISSN: 1547-3287 Impact factor: 3.272