Dental pulp cell transplants help regenerate peripheral nerves

(Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair) Researchers transplanted mobilized dental pulp stem cells into laboratory rats with sciatic nerve defects to investigate the regenerative capabilities of MDPCs and to compare the effectiveness of this procedure for repairing peripheral nerve damage to autologous nerve grafts or collagen implants provided to control groups with similar nerve damage. The group receiving the MDPCs demonstrated regeneration of myelinated axons si...