...Xiejun Zhang; Zongyang Li; Qiusheng Zhang; Lei Chen; Xianjian Huang; Yuan Zhang; Xiaojia Liu; Wenlan Liu; Weiping Li Background/Aims: To investigate the mechanism that enables oxidative stress and cytoskeleton protein carbonylation to contribute to axonal dysfunction in traumatic brain injury (TBI...

...Hung-Jung Lin; Chien-Chin Hsu; Chung-Ching Chio; Yu-Feng Tian; Mao-Tsun Lin; Ting-Wei Lin; Chih-Hsien Chang; Ching-Ping Chang Background/Aims: In response to traumatic brain injury (TBI), activated microglia exhibit changes in their morphology from the resting ramified phenotype toward...

...Changmeng Cui; Jianzhong Cui; Feng Jin; Ying Cui; Ran Li; Xiaohua Jiang; Yanxia Tian; Kaijie Wang; Pei Jiang; Junling Gao Background/Aims: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem in the world and causes high rates of mortality and disability. Recent evidence suggests...

...Yuan Liu; Junyu Lu; Xiaoya Wang; Liu Chen; Su Liu; Zhiren Zhang; Wei Yao Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be complicated by TBI-triggered acute lung injury (ALI), in which inflammation plays a central role. It has been reported that an Erythropoietin-derived peptide (pHBSP) was able...

...Qin Shen; Yong Yin; Qing-Jie Xia; Na Lin; You-Cui Wang; Jia Liu; Hang-Ping Wang; Apiradee Lim; Ting-Hua Wang Background/Aims: To investigate the effects of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) and underlying mechanisms in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: Cultured BMSCs from green fluorescent...

... synthetase (NAAGS)-activated NSCs (NAAGS/NSCs) further improve neurological recovery following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Sprague-Dawley rats. Methods: Animals received TBI and stereotactic injection of NSCs, NAAGS/NSCs or phosphate buffered saline without cells (control) into the injured cortex. NAAGS...