Clamp injury in Lister hooded rats | UC-MSCs | Vitreous injection | The survival rate of RGC and the number of new axons and synapses were significantly increased | Factors that promote the survival or growth of target cells directly secreted or delivered through exocrine bodies | [6] |
Crushing injury in SD rats | DPSCs/BMSCs | Vitreous injection | Both could promote the survival of RGC and the formation of neurite, with better effects on dental pulp stem cells | Neurotrophic effect of factors secreted by stem cells represented by NGF/BDNF/NT3 | [7] |
Unilateral olfactory nerve transection in SD rats | ADSCs | Caudal vein injection | The expression of OMP and the number of PCNA positive cells increased significantly | Secretion of neurotrophin and differentiation into olfactory neurons and olfactory epithelial cells affect the regeneration of olfactory epithelium | [18] |
Olfactory epithelium injury induced by methimazole in mice | BMSCs/G-CSF | Caudal vein injection/hypodermic injection | There was a significant difference in survival rate of bone marrow cells implanted with G-CSF at different time | G-CSF mobilizes BMSCs from bone marrow to circulation and protects nerves by inhibiting neuronal apoptosis | [21] |
Ten-mm defect of sciatic nerve in Wistar rats | ADSCs | Nerve conduit transplantation | Electrophysiological examination showed a significant recovery of sensory and motor function, and histological analysis showed that myelin reformation and axon growth were better than the control side | ADSCs secrete neurotrophin, which can promote the synthesis and correct localization of ECM in regenerated nerve tissue, and increase the chemotactic attraction of growth cone | [34] |
Five-mm defect of left sciatic nerve in C57BL6 mice | iPSCs | Nerve conduit transplantation | The recovery of sensory and motor function in the iPSC group was significantly better than the control group, and histology suggested that myelin sheath and axon regeneration were significantly enhanced | iPSCs-derived neurospheres differentiate into Schwann cells, form myelin sheath or release nerve growth factor to promote axonal growth | [35] |