Bone marrow transplantation for treatment of stroke
First Claim
1. A method of treating a human patient having a disease, disorder or condition of the central nervous system, the method comprising isolating stromal cells from a bone marrow sample, and administering said stromal cells to the central nervous system of said human patient, wherein the presence of said stromal cells in the central nervous system effects treatment of said disease, disorder or condition, further wherein the presence of said stromal cells in the central nervous system does not induce an immune response against said stromal cells.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a treatment of neural injury and neurodegenerative diseases. Also included in the present invention is the use of stromal cells for the treatment of neural injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury) and neurodegeneration (i.e. Parkinson'"'"'s disease).
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- 1. A method of treating a human patient having a disease, disorder or condition of the central nervous system, the method comprising isolating stromal cells from a bone marrow sample, and administering said stromal cells to the central nervous system of said human patient, wherein the presence of said stromal cells in the central nervous system effects treatment of said disease, disorder or condition, further wherein the presence of said stromal cells in the central nervous system does not induce an immune response against said stromal cells.
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13. The method of clam 1, wherein said stromal cells are administered to said patient at the site of injury.
- 14. The method of clam 1, wherein said stromal cells are administered to said patient at an adjacent site to the site of injury.
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