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Positive effect of ulnar nerve fascicle transfer to musculocutaneous nerve seeded with allogeneic adipose tissue derived stem cells on nerve regeneration for repairing upper brachial plexus injury in a rat model: A preliminary study.

Muhammed Nebil SelimogluMetin KocacanSeçkin TuncerZekeriya TosunEnder Erdogan
Published in: Microsurgery (2024)
This study conducted on rats provides preliminary evidence that adipose-derived stem cells may have a positive effect on nerve transfer for the treatment of brachial plexus injury. Further studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods are needed to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
  • stem cells
  • adipose tissue
  • peripheral nerve
  • stem cell transplantation
  • insulin resistance
  • low dose
  • skeletal muscle
  • cell therapy
  • smoking cessation