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. 2017 Dec 19;12(12):e0189895. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189895

Table 1. Summary of study characteristics.

Animal characteristics n (%)
Animal type
    Rat 11 (58)
    Mouse 7 (37)
    Sheep 1 (5)
Rat (n = 11)
    Sprague-Dawley 9 (82)
    Wistar 2 (18)
Mouse (n = 7)
    C57Bl/6 7 (100)
Gender
    Male 3 (16)
    Mixed 3 (16)
    Not reported 13 (68)
Age
    Fetal 1 (5)
    3 days 1 (5)
    7 days 7 (37)
    9 days 7 (37)
    10 days 2 (11)
    Not reported 1 (5)
Mesenchymal stromal cell characteristics
Source
    Bone marrow 10 (53)
    Umbilical cord 5 (26)
    Placenta 1 (5)
    Not reported 3 (16)
Origin
    Allogeneic 11 (58)
    Xenogeneic 8 (42)
Dose (n = 24;>1 dose per study included)
    ≤250,000 cells 9 (37)
    >250,000 cells—≤500,000 cells 5 (21)
    >500,000 cells—≤1,000,000 cells 5 (21)
    >1,000,000 cells 5 (21)
Experimental characteristics
HIE model
    Carotid artery occlusion + hypoxia 15 (79)
    Middle cerebral artery occlusion 2 (11)
    Umbilical cord occlusion 1 (5)
    Not reported 1 (5)
Delivery
    Intracerebral 9 (47)
    Intranasal 5 (26)
    Intravenous 2 (11)
    Other 3 (16)
Timing after HIE injury (n = 21;>1 administration per study included)
    ≤72 hours 9 (43)
    >72 hours 7 (33)
    Multiple doses 5 (24)
Survival periods
Duration of study
    ≤30 days 11 (58)
    >30 days—≤ 3 months 7 (37)
    > 1 year 1 (5)
Mortality rate after HIE induction
    <10% 3 (16)
    10% 6 (31)
    >10% 3 (16)
    Not reported 7 (37)