Table 1.
Group | BBB evaluation (week 1–24 post SCT) | HSCs survival detection (1 m/3 m/6 m post SCT) | qRT-PCR 6 m post SCT | IHC/IF 6 m post SCT |
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n | n | n | n | |
SCT (n = 15) | 15 | - | 8 | 7 |
HSC (n = 24) | 15 | 3/3/3 | 8 | 7 |
Sham (n = 15) | 15 | - | 8 | 7 |
SCT, transected spinal cord injury with culture medium; HSCs, hematopoietic stem cells; qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; IHC, immunohistochemistry; IF, immunofluorescent staining; 1 m/3 m/6 m, 1 month/3 months/6 months.