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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a disabling neurologic disorder that can lead to motor and sensory impairment causing, paraplegia or tetraplegia. It can also exhibit bladder and bowel impairment, respiratory impairment and autonomic dysfunction [1].
\nThe incidence of the disease is estimated to be 223–755 per million worldwide [2, 3]. The healing and recovery process during different phases since the time of injury differ significantly [4].
\nCurrent treatment options consist of surgical management complimented by administration of methylprednisolone in the acute stage; prevention of secondary injury in the sub-acute stage and multidisciplinary rehabilitation management in the chronic stage. Due to insufficient neuroregenerative capabilities of these treatments, they fail to reverse the damage to neurons and symptoms of neurological deficit [5, 6, 7, 8]. Therefore, there is an unmet medical need which warrants exploring novel neurorestorative strategies.
\nStem cell therapy has emerged as a promising regimen to bring about neuroregeneration and neural functional benefits, hence can be termed as neuroregenerative therapy. Various cell types being explored for their effectiveness are bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs), umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSCs), adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs), olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), and fetal brain-derived neural stem/progenitor cell (FB-DNS/PCs), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and others [9, 10, 11, 12].
\nThe earliest attempt in translational research were by Geron Corporation who had announced a clinical trial using human embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in patients with spinal cord injury at the site of the lesion [13]. Due to ethical and safety risks involved in ESC they were not widely accepted for clinical use. Advent of knowledge of the role of adult stem cells in natural repair processes of the body lead to clinical exploration of these cells. Some of the earliest published work was by Geffner et al. in 2008, by transplantation of adult bone marrow stem cells through multiple routes, that is, intraspinal, intrathecal and intravenous in patients with SCI [14]. The study demonstrated that these cells and routes were safe and feasible. Many adult stem cell types, routes and clinical protocols have since been tested clinically [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33].
\nClinical outcome and effectiveness of cell transplantation remains variable due to the heterogenicity of cell types, dosages, route of transplantation, level of manipulation and treatment regimens followed thereafter. This chapter provides a detail review about different stem cell therapies available for the management of spinal cord injury and their clinical outcomes as seen in published literature.
\nStem cell is an undifferentiated cell, which can self-renew to replicate itself as well as give rise to the specialized cells under appropriate conditions [34].
\nStem cells are the undifferentiated cells that can give rise to progeny identical to themselves (de-differentiation) or specialized cells different from them (trans-differentiation). All regenerative processes in the human body during developmental pre-natal stages as well as post-natal and adult stages follow these two routes. Recently, the technological advances have given rise to another route, reprogramming cells to acquire properties of trans-differentiation [35].
\nDepending upon their ability to de-differentiate or transdifferentiate, the source of cells, processing required to harvest the cells and host in which cells are transplanted; the cells can be categorized into various types which are described in detail in the next section.
\nDepending upon their differentiation potential, cells are classified as unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent and totipotent (Figure 1).
\nDifferent types of cells based on their potency.
Statistical significance for each symptomatic/functional change using McNemar’s test.
Totipotent cells can differentiate into embryonic as well as extraembryonic and placental cells [36]. Pluripotent cells can differentiate into embryonic cells only. These possess the property of de-differentiation as well as trans-differentiation into cell types of all three germ layers [36]. Cells that can be harvested after birth are called ‘adult stem cells’. Most of the adult stem cells are multipotent or unipotent. Multipotent cells possess the property of trans-differentiation into cells of different tissues whereas unipotent cells can only de-differentiate to create progeny identical to themselves or a differentiated cell type of only one specific tissue [37].
\nIf the cells are harvested from and transplanted to the same person, these are called autologous cells; but if the cells are harvested from a host different from that of the recipient these are called allogenic cells.
\nThe immediate impact of injury to spinal cord is on the ascending and descending pathways and blood vessels in the spinal cord. Disrupted circulation leads to infarction of the local tissue due to hypoxia and ischemia causing neuronal loss and demyelination. This is clinically presented as spinal shock, systemic hypotension, vasospasm, ischemia, ionic imbalance and neurotransmitter accumulation [38]. Transplantation of cells can remyelinate damaged tissue and aid in symptom recovery. Human ESC-derived OPCs transplanted into the rats with spinal cord injury showed enhanced remyelination and locomotor ability when transplanted in the sub-acute phase as opposed to chronic phase after spinal cord injury [39]. Neural precursor cells also showed differentiation into oligodendrocytes ensheathing the axons, these cells expressed myelin suggesting the remyelination potential of these cells. Rat models, both in sub-acute and chronic phase of spinal cord injury showed improved functional outcome. Remyelination was better in sub-acute as compared with chronic phase [40]. Human UCB cells transplanted 7 days after spinal cord injury in the rats also showed remyelination of axons improving functional outcome [41]. Similar results were observed using adult bone marrow mononuclear cells [42].
\nInflammation in response to the injury is both protective and damaging to the tissue. Secondary injury is perpetrated by uncontrolled inflammatory response pro-inflammatory cytokine release [43, 44, 45, 46]. Various studies have explored anti-inflammatory effect of MSCs, NPCs, BMMNCs, ESCs and UCB cells. Cell transplantation reduces the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα, IL-4, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-7, IL-12 and interferon gamma [47, 48, 49, 50].
\nTransplanted cells have been shown to secrete various growth factors and stimulate the resident cells to secret these factors through their paracrine effect. One of the growth factors secreted is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) which stimulates neoangiogenesis. This proangiogenic effect has been evidenced by increased vascularization of the lesion area in various preclinical studies [51, 52, 53, 54].
\nTransplanted cells of various cells possess neurogenic potential. Cells have been shown to differentiate into neuronal as well as non-neuronal tissues. Axon sprouting is noticed in the transplanted regions. Endogenous neurogenetic processes are also catalyzed by the growth factors like brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) secreted by these cells. Synaptic pruning is also observed. These changes are further reinforced by the functional locomotor recovery seen post transplantation [55, 56].
\nCells secret and facilitate endogenous secretion of various growth factors like fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), neural growth factor (NGF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). These wield neurotrophic effect protecting the neurons from secondary injury and apoptosis (Figure 2) [54, 57].
\nThese cells can be harvested from preimplantation blastocyst after immunosurgical removal of trophectoderm to access the inner cells mass [58]. hESCs are pluripotent and can differentiate into cells of ectodermal origin, that is, neuronal and glial cells. hESCs derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) have shown neuronal recovery more effectively in the acute phase as compared to chronic phase of spinal cord injury [39, 59, 60]. Neural stem cells (NSCs) have the potential to differentiate into neural and non-neural tissue. Neuroregenerative potential of these exhibited as remyelination of damaged axons and secretion of neurotrophic factors enhancing neuronal survival post SCI in mice [61, 62, 63].
\nDespite promising results in pre-clinical studies, clinical translation of these is limited due to ethical concerns, risk of immune rejection and tumorigenicity [64].
\nAdult stem cells like bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), umbilical cord stromal cells (UCSCs), umbilical cord mesenchymal cells (UC-MSCs), adipose-derived stem cells and dental pulp-derived stem cells are examples of multipotent stem cells [51]. MSCs and BMSCs are easy to harvest as they are available in the bone marrow. However, MSCs are available in a small number and therefore need to be expanded in-vitro before transplantation. These cells can migrate and home onto the site of injury therefore can be administered through a less invasive route distant from the site of injury. Unlike pluripotent cells, these cells show better functional recovery in chronic SCI [41, 42, 65]. Transplantation of these cells has shown functional and motor recovery in rats after SCI in several studies. These benefits are postulated to be due to neurotrophic, immunomodulatory and neoangiogenic effect of these cells in addition to their ability to differentiate neural cells [66].
\nLast decade has seen rise in efforts to develop technologies to improve quality and efficiency of reprogramming of cells to induce pluripotency. iPSCs are also pluripotent and give rise to neuronal as well as non-neuronal tissue. Transplantation of progenitors derived from iPSCs have shown ability for remyelination of damaged neurons and improved nerve conduction. These cells can migrate long distances and therefore can be administered at a remote site which is less invasive. Apart from neuroregeneration, the cells are also capable of immunomodulation and synaptic reconstruction [67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72].
\nThe technology is still in its nascent stage, although promising, successful clinical translation has barriers.
\nOne of the earliest studies used cells from the fetal nervous and hemopoietic tissues in 15 SCI patients with no side effects [73]. However, due to various ethical and medical concerns the use of these cells in clinical trials and application is restricted worldwide.
\nVarious studies have explored and demonstrated safety and feasibility of multipotent stem cells [15, 17, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83].
\nIn a comparison between transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells directly into the SCI sites administered with subcutaneous injections of granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) {n = 5} and only administration of GM-CSF {n = 1}, combination group showed better improvements. Improvements were noted during 3–7 months post procedure, 1 patient from the combination group showed change in the AIS grade as well. There were mild side effects associated with GM-CSF administration like Fever, myalgia and leukocytosis; however, there were no irreversible adverse events noted, neither was there any neurological deterioration [16]. Kumar et al. studied the effect of bone marrow mononuclear cells and noted that there was perceptible improvement in 32.6% of the patients with no major irreversible adverse effects. Outcome did not vary with the time taken from the injury till intervention [35]. Al-Zoubi et al. demonstrated the positive effect of purified autologous leukapheresis-derived CD34+ and CD133+ stem cells in 19 cases of chronic SCI [29]. Our published results with mononuclear cells are discussed in detail in the later part of the chapter [84, 85].
\nIn a novel method, using combination of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSC) and patient’s autoimmune T cells, Moviglia et al. demonstrated the neuro-regeneration phenomenon-based changes in the inflammatory processes at the site of injury. Both the patients showed motor and sensory recovery with no adverse effects [17]. Peripheral stem cells and macrophages have also been reported to show improvements of motor and sensory functions without any adverse effects [18, 19]. Cheng et al. in a controlled study including 34 cases of thoracolumbar spinal cord injury, stated that umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells effectively improve neurological functional recovery after spinal cord injury, and its efficacy is superior to that of rehabilitation therapy and self-healing [30].
\nOther sources such as cord blood, olfactory ensheathing cells and adipose tissue derived stem cells also showed improvement in sensory-motor functional improvements [20, 21, 22, 23, 24]. Saberi et al. studied the safety of intramedullary Schwann cell transplantation in 33 patients over the period of 2 years, there were no tumor formation or other adverse events recorded [25].
\nCo-transplantation of cells has also been explored. Combined use of olfactory ensheathing cells and Schwann cells enhanced functional recovery [27]. Similarly, Chen et al. in their study of 28 cases showed beneficial effects of OECs, SCs, or a combination of them in SCI [28].
\nMultipotent adult stem cells are safe to use clinically and have demonstrated improved neurological outcome.
\nSeveral comparative studies have been carried out to determine the optimum route of administration. Geffner et al. reported administration of BMSCs intravenous, into the spinal canal and into the spinal cord to be safe and feasible. They also demonstrated improved ASIA, Barthel Index. Ashworth and Frenkel scores suggesting improved quality of life in most patients [14]. While intra-arterial transplantation of autologous bone marrow stem cells showed more improvements as compared with that of intravenous route, intravenous transplantation showed better neurological outcome as compared to the site of injury [31, 32, 33]. Systemic routes show considerable dilution of cells at various cells like kidneys, liver, spleen and lungs. Several intraspinal approaches like intraparenchymal, intralesional and intramedullary approaches have been explored. Although no serious adverse events were noted; some patients complained of transient increase in paresthesia and muscle cramps. Intraspinal approaches are associated with increased risk of procedure related adverse effect due to invasive nature of the procedure [86, 87, 88]. Saito et al. [89], Pal et al. [90] and Kumar et al. [91] reported intrathecal administration to be the optimum route of administration. Although in this approach cells are transplanted away from the lesion area, MRI studies of radiolabeled cells have shown successful homing of cells at the site of injury [92].
\nAll the patients are thoroughly assessed clinically to rule out presence of active infections, HIV or HBsAg positive status and malignancies. Routine serological tests and chest X-ray are performed to ensure medical fitness. Neuroimaging using functional MRI brain and MRI of spine is performed. Various clinical outcome measures are marked before procedure assessing muscle tone, strength, ambulation and sensations. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor injections are given 48 and 24 h prior to the transplantation to enhance proliferation of cells in the bone marrow.
\nOur protocol has been designed after careful review of available literature. The protocol for harvesting and transplanting the cells is minimally invasive with no major adverse effects. It consists of three steps.
\n80–120 ml of bone marrow is aspirated from anterior superior iliac spine (Figure 3).
\nBone marrow aspiration.
Objective improvements evident on electromyography (A) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (B) after stem cell therapy in selected patients.
Density gradient method is used to separate the bone marrow mononuclear cell fraction which is then analyzed under microscope using Trypan blue to check for viability of the mononuclear cells. FACS analysis is used to identify CD34+ cells and viability, cell count and percentage of CD34+ cells are calculated (Figure 4).
\nSeparation of BMMNCs.
Separated cell fraction is transplanted intrathecally in the space between L4 and L5 lumbar vertebrae by lumbar puncture. This is performed under local anesthesia and sterile conditions in the operation theatre (Figure 5).
\nInjection of BMMNCs.
After the cell transplantation a home program of rigorous rehabilitation is prescribed Many of the patients show deficiencies due to prolonged immobility and poor nutrition, therefore nutritional supplements are prescribed as and when required. Patients are regularly followed up every 3 months.
\nAutologous cells are used to reduce the risk of immune rejection. Bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNCs) fraction consists of various cells types including mesenchymal cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells, side population cells, stromal cells and very small embryonic like cells. BMMNCs have demonstrated neurogenic potential and exhibit various paracrine effects like angiogenesis, upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokines, secreting neurotrophic factors and growth factors, bring about immune modulation and stimulate resident stem cells. While the less invasive systemic routes, lead to dilution of the cells reaching the target organ, due to filtration of cells in various organs like liver, spleen, kidneys and lungs; more invasive routes like intra-spinal routes pose risk of procedure related adverse effect. Intra-thecal delivery therefore ensures delivery of maximum cells at the site of the injury with relatively reduced risk of procedure related adverse effects.
\nIt is important that regenerative therapies are complimented with rehabilitative therapies like physiotherapy, occupational therapy, aquatic therapy, speech therapy, psychological intervention and nutritional advice. Regular goal-oriented rehabilitation provides neuroprotective, my protective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and neoangiogenic effects on a systemic level which resonate with the paracrine effects of cell therapy and compliment the effect of cell therapy. It is also believed that exercise can contribute to sub-granular and sub-ventricular neurogenesis. Neurogenesis consists of various processes. While differentiation, migration and axonal guidance are independent of physical activity synaptic pruning and plasticity is dependent of physical activity and therefore rehabilitation plays a pivotal role in enhancing this. Therefore, we prescribe a regime of multidisciplinary rehabilitation to be followed at home after the cell transplantation (Figure 2).
\nThis protocol is safe without any major adverse effects. We have so far treated more than 800 patients with spinal cord injury and none of the patients have exhibited any major irreversible adverse effects. A small percentage of patients have shown some minor procedure related adverse effects in SCI which are headache, pain at the site of injection, nausea and vomiting. These are usually self-limiting or can be completely relieved with minor medical intervention.
\nA detailed analysis of chronic thoracolumbar SCI patients who underwent intrathecal administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells followed by neurorehabilitation was conducted [84]. The study sample included 110 thoracolumbar SCI patients. The outcome was recorded at a mean follow up of 2 years ± 1 month. The outcome measures were functional independence measure (FIM) score, American Spinal Injury Association scale (ASIA) and detailed neurological assessment. Data were statistically analyzed using McNemar’s Test to establish significance between the change in symptoms and the intervention.
\nA total of 100 out of 110 (91%) patients showed improvements. Improvement in trunk control was observed in 95.6% cases, bladder management in 33% with respect to shift from indwelling and condom catheter to self-intermittent catheterization, partial sensory recovery in 27% and reduction of spasticity in 26%. All the patients showed improvement in postural hypotension. 38% wheelchair bound patients started walking with assistance. Functionally, 27% showed improved activities of daily living (ADLs) and 53.6% showed a positive change in FIM score. About 10% cases showed a shift in ASIA scale. A statistically significant association of these symptomatic improvements with the cell therapy intervention was established using McNemar’s Test. On electrophysiological studies, 2 showed improvement and 1 showed change in functional MRI [79] (Figure 6, Tables 1 and 2).
\nMechanism of action of stem cells for the treatment of spinal cord injury.
Symptomatic improvements in patients with spinal cord injury after stem cell therapy. The X-axis denotes symptoms presented in the patient population and the Y-axis denotes the number of patients. (ADLs—activities of daily living) (Tables 1 and 2).
A detailed analysis of chronic cervical SCI patients who underwent intrathecal administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells followed by neurorehabilitation was conducted [85]. This study includes 50 patients of chronic cervical SCI. The outcome was recorded at a mean follow up of 2 years ± 1 month. The outcome measures were functional independence measure (FIM) score, American Spinal Injury Association scale (ASIA) and detailed neurological assessment. Data were statistically analyzed using McNemar’s Test to establish significance between the change in symptoms and the intervention. 37 out of 50 (74%) showed improvements. Sensation recovery was observed in 26% cases, improved trunk control in 22.4%, spasticity reduction in 20% and bladder sensation recovery in 14.2%. All the 50 cases had improvement in postural hypotension. 12.24% wheelchair bound patients started walking with assistance. Functionally, 20.4% patients showed improved ADLs and 48% showed a positive change in FIM score. 6% cases showed a shift in ASIA scale. A statistical analysis using McNemar’s test established a significant association of these symptoms with the intervention [89]. No major side effects were noted in the duration of 2 years in both the studies. A better outcome was observed in thoracolumbar injury as compared to the cervical injury suggesting that the level of SCI greatly influences the recovery of the patient (Tables 3, 4, 5). Both studies demonstrated statistically significant clinical and functional outcome (Figure 7).
\nMcNemar’s test: table demonstrating the statistical analysis for each symptomatic improvement in cervical SCI using McNemar’s test.
Percentage analysis of improvements: table demonstrating a detailed analysis of various factors and the improvements.
Comparison between cervical SCI and thoracolumbar SCI: table comparing the outcome of cell transplantation in cervical SCI and thoracolumbar SCI.
Graph demonstrating symptomatic improvements in chronic cervical SCI patients after cell therapy.
A case study of a 32-year-old man with chronic thoracic complete spinal cord injury treated with intrathecal administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells with standard rigorous neurorehabilitation showed improved clinical outcome without any adverse effect [93]. Follow up assessment conducted at 3- and 7-months post treatment showed improvements in motor activities, ambulation, bed mobilities, transfers and bladder management. Spinal cord independence measure (SCIM) improved from 27 to 64/100 and functional improvement measure (FIM) improved from 64 to 83 suggesting significant functional gain.
\nBrain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows patterns of cortical activation in response to attempted motor task. In chronic spinal cord injury cortico-spinal tract neurons undergo retrograde degeneration. Therefore, the activation of the cortical areas is reduced in response to injury. Brain fMRI can thus be used to assess the outcome of the therapy. Post treatment fMRI in these patients showed activation of multiple regions in the sensory and associated areas, which was absent pre-treatment providing evidence for improved neural activation (Figure 8).
\nfMRI images showing improved activation of sensorimotor and associated areas post transplantation.
We analyzed 300 patients with chronic thoracic and cervical spinal cord injury and noted that 96.2% of the patients showed clinical improvements. The improvements were classified as mild, moderate or significant based on how many symptoms showed improvements (3 symptoms—mild improvement, 4–6 symptoms—moderate improvement and more than 6 symptoms—significant improvement) majority of the patients showed moderate improvements (Figure 9).
\nClinical outcome in patients with SCI post cell treatment.
Symptomatic analysis of these patients showed reduction in spasticity, sensory motor recovery, recovery of bladder sensation, increased functional independence while performing ADLS, improved balance and ambulation (Figure 10).
\nSymptomatic improvements in patients with SCI post cell therapy.
Currently little objective evidence is available to show the regeneration of spinal cord and increased connectivity of spinal tracts. Enhanced radio imaging tools are required for better visualization of the outcome.
\nAlthough various cells and routes of administration have been explored an optimum cell type and route of administration remain elusive due to heterogeneity of research protocols, sample size, treatment regimen and lack of multi-centric high-quality studies. Comparison between different protocols is required to be carried out using rigorous methodology to identify an optimum clinical protocol that yields maximum recovery.
\nIt takes about 6 months to generate iPSCs from autologous somatic cells and almost a year to test the safety of cells for transplantation, this combines with risks associated with iPSCs including genetic and epigenetic abnormalities, tumorigenicity and immunogenicity related to cell trans-plantation has prevented their clinical translation so far [94, 95, 96]. Advent in iPSC technology and its clinical translation is the future direction for medical sciences.
\nSpinal cord injury is a devastating and disabling neurological disorder with no definite cure. Several treatment strategies are being explored for improved clinical outcome especially for chronic injuries. Stem cell therapy is a promising treatment modality. Use of stem cells for the treatment of spinal cord injury is safe and improves neurological as well as functional outcome. With the available evidence autologous multipotent stem cells like bone marrow derived mononuclear cells show positive clinical outcomes with no adverse effects. Factors like level of injury, time since injury, concomitant disorders and rigor of neurorehabilitation can influence the outcome of the cell treatment.
\nLot of evidence has been generated over the last decade demonstrating the benefits of using stem cells to improve sensory-motor function, functional independence of the patients and quality of life. Stem cell therapy helps to reduce the complications post spinal cord injury due to their positive effect. Although it does not provide a complete cure at the moment, it certainly holds the potential to improve functional independence and quality of life. It is important to supplement stem cell therapy with current treatments and rehabilitation for optimum clinical improvement.
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