SCI-TReCS - Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg

SCI-TReCS - Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg

Projects

   Cell transplantation

Transplantation of neural stem cells in paraplegia models Transplantation of "olfactory ensheathing cells" in paraplegia models (in planning, jointly with the University ENT Clinic) Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells in paraplegia models (in collaboration with Norbert Weidner, University of Heidelberg; Eva Rohde, University Clinic of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine; Dirk Strunk, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Cell Therapy.


   Regeneration by endogenous progenitor cells/cellular rejuvenation

Pericytes for CNS regeneration (in cooperation with Robin Franklin, Cambridge University)

Tendon perivascular cells as a new source of nerve cells (in collaboration with Hans-Christian Bauer, Institute of Tendon and Bone Regeneration).


   Production of a regeneration-promoting tissue medium

Leukotriene inhibition for enhancing cognition Human platelet lysate for CNS regeneration (in collaboration with Eva Rohde, University Clinic of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine)

TGF-beta inhibitors for CNS regeneration (in collaboration with Uli Bogdahn, University of Regensburg)

Prenylflavonoids for CNS regeneration (in collaboration with the TUM and Herbert Riepl, Straubing Center of Science)

Cerebrolysin for CNS regeneration (in collaboration with EVER Neuro Pharma GmbH).