Transplantation of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells to Evaluate Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve InjuryNicolas Guerout 1,2, Alexandre Paviot 1,3, Nicolas Bon-Mardion 1,3, Axel Honoré 1, Rais OBongo 1,4, Célia Duclos 1, Jean-Paul Marie 1,3
1UPRES EA3830, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine, University of Rouen, 2Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 3Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Rouen University Hospital, 4Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Amiens University Hospital
Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are neural crest cells which allow growth of the primary olfactory neurons. This specific property can be used for cellular transplantation. We present here a model of cellular transplantation based on the use of OECs in a laryngeal nerve injury model.
