Blood into brain after stroke

Trends Mol Med. 2002 Sep;8(9):452-3. doi: 10.1016/s1471-4914(02)02404-8.

Abstract

Using a bone-marrow transplantation chimera-model in mice, we have shown that after a cerebral infarction, bone marrow-derived cells differentiate into cerebral endothelial cells and NeuN-expressing cells

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Cells / cytology
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Brain / blood supply*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Infarction / pathology*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Female
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic*
  • Stem Cells / cytology