Melatonin Pretreatment Improves the Survival and Function of Transplanted Mesenchymal Stem Cells after Focal Cerebral Ischemia

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has been shown to be beneficial in treating cerebral ischemia. However, such benefit is limited by the low survival of transplanted MSCs in an ischemic microenvironment. Previous studies showed that melatonin pretreatment can increase MSC survival in the i...

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Main Authors: Yaohui Tang, Beibei Cai, Falei Yuan, Xiaosong He, Xiaojie Lin, Jixian Wang, Yongting Wang M.D., Guo-Yuan Yang M.D., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-10-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368913X667510