Table 5.

Combined effects of edaravone injection and DPC-S transplantation on locomotor recovery in SCI rats (BBB scores).

	Vehicle (n = 6)	Edaravone (n = 4)	DPC-S (n = 7)	DPC-S + edaravone (n = 6)
1 W	0.3 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.6	0.5 ± 0.2	1.4 ± 0.4
3 W	1.2 ± 0.2	1.4 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.4	3.6 ± 0.4***
7 W	1.3 ± 0.3	1.8 ± 0.4	2.2 ± 0.4	4.8 ± 0.2***

Locomotor function of the hind limbs was evaluated at 1, 3, and 7 weeks after injury and transplantation of DPC-S, with or without injection of edaravone. The values are expressed as the mean ± SE. ***p < 0.001 vs SCI/vehicle (two-way ANOVA, post hoc with Tukey’s test).