Fig. 5.

Alterations of the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor rating scale following spinal cord injury (SCI) induction. BBB scores in various groups are shown 4 days after the induction of SCI as well as eight weeks after treatment. There was no significant difference in BBB scores between all groups at day 4 after the induction of SCI. Changes of BBB score after administration of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), PuraMatrix (PM), and transplantation of human neural stem/progenitor cells (hNS/PCs) with and without PM during 8 weeks after treatment. Data are represented as the mean ± SD. * indicates P < 0.05 vs. the PBS group, *** indicates P < 0.001 vs. the PBS group, # indicates P < 0.05 vs. the PM group, ### indicates P < 0.001 vs. the PM group, and Ś indicates P < 0.05 vs. the hNS/PCs group