Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2007
Intravenous mononuclear marrow cells reverse neuropathic pain from experimental mononeuropathy.
Stem cells mediate neuroprotection in a variety of nervous system injury models. In this study, we evaluated a potential role for stem cells in pain therapies. Marrow mononuclear cells containing mixed stem cell populations were used because of wide experience with these cells in experimental and clinical transplantation. ⋯ These studies suggest that stem or progenitor cell-mediated therapies may be useful for the treatment of pain after nerve injury, and deserve further study to elucidate the mechanisms of analgesia.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2007
Editorial CommentOptimal care for patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses.