Human umbilical cord blood cells aid lab animal brain cell survival after simulated stroke
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
When human umbilical cord blood cells were used to treat cultured rat brain cells deprived of oxygen, the cells appeared to protect astrocytes from cell death after stroke-like damage. Researchers found that cord blood cells stabilized the brain cell environment and aided astrocyte survival.