Table 1. The mNSS scores of rats.

Group	sham-surgery	model	BMSCs	MH	combination therapy
Before MCAO	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00
Before transplantation	0.00±0.00	12.00±1.08	11.75±1.23#	9.92±0.76*	10.00±0.82*
1d after transplantation	0.00±0.00	10.50±0.96	10.33±1.18#	8.92±0.95*	8.00±0.91*
5d after transplantation	0.00±0.00	8.25±1.01	7.42±1.11#	7.33±1.49#	5.92±0.86*
10d after transplantation	0.00±0.00	7.00±1.15	5.67±1.03*#	5.92±1.44*#	4.42±0.86*

Neurological functional tests were performed in each group at each time point (n = 6), respectively. The rats mNSS scores in the combination therapy group decreased more obviously than that in the BMSCs group and MH group.

*P<0.05 compared with the model group

^#P<0.05, compared with the combination therapy group. Datas were shown as mean±SD