TITLE:
The 2nd Step by Step International Spinal Cord Repair—Combining research Step by Step into multi-pronged approaches for spinal cord repair
AUTHORS:
Maria Teresa Moreno-Flores, Francois Ferón, Victor Arvanian, Armin Blesch, Armin Curt, David J. Fink, Marina Mata, Kinichi Nakashima, Xavier Navarro, Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Michal Schwartz, Mikael Svensson, Erik Sundstrom, Joan Romero, Filip Lim
KEYWORDS:
Spinal Cord Injury; Immunomodulation; Glial Scar; Nerve Grafts; Neurotrophins; Neural Stem Cells; Electromagnetic Stimulation; HSV-1 Vectors; Cholecalciferol; Vitamin D3; Wnt Proteins; Neuroregeneration
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
Vol.6 No.7B,
July
18,
2013
ABSTRACT: On April 26-27, 2013, the Step by Step Foundation hosted the Second International Spinal Cord Repair Meeting at the Fira Barcelona Convention Center in Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, highlighting some of the exciting research including clinical trials which show promise for treatments for this devastating disorder. This meeting brought together clinicians, clinical scientists and molecular biologists from more than 10 countries to evaluate current knowledge on clinical, cellular, and biomolecular aspects of spinal cord injury. A major goal of the conference in advancing the translation of research data to the clinic was to promote multi-pronged approaches for therapy of this complex problem.