Publikation

A review of emerging neuroprotective and neuroregenerative therapies in traumatic spinal cord injury.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 11.09.2021

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Zitation
Hejrati N, Fehlings M. A review of emerging neuroprotective and neuroregenerative therapies in traumatic spinal cord injury. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2021; 60:331-340.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Curr Opin Pharmacol 2021; 60
Veröffentlichungsdatum
11.09.2021
eISSN (Online)
1471-4973
Seiten
331-340
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have far-reaching physical, social, and financial consequences. While medical advancements have improved supportive therapeutic measures for SCI patients, no effective neuroregenerative therapeutic options exist to date. Instead, the paradigm of SCI therapy is inevitably directed towards damage control rather than the restoration of a state of functional independence. Facing a continuous increase in the prevalence of spinal cord injured patients, neuroprotective and neuroregenerative strategies have earned tremendous scientific interest. This review intends to provide a robust summary of the most promising neuroprotective and neuroregenerative therapies currently under investigation. While we highlight encouraging neuroprotective strategies as well, the focus of this review lies on neuroregenerative therapies, including neuropharmacological and cell-based approaches. We finally point to the exciting investigational areas of biomaterial scaffolds and neuromodulation therapies.