Bone Marrow Stem Cells Relieve Chronic Pain
The image (Gang Chen, Duke University) of the spinal cord of an animal of the experimental group shows that stromal stem cells (red) migrated to the injury zone, where they remained in a viable state for almost three months after administration. This migration occurs under the action of the chemokine CXCL12 released by damaged nerve cells, the involvement of which in the development of neuropathic pain was established earlier.