Neuroprotection.

<p>MSC transplants favor tissue sparing after SCI. Luxol fast blue/hematoxylin staining on cross sections of MSC-grafted (<b>A</b>) and control injured only (<b>B</b>) rats, 21 days after transplantation. The quantification of spared tissue (<b>C</b>), as assessed by the mean ratio of injured area on total area of the sections, reveals a significant decrease of the lesion extension in MSC treated rats compared to control ones. * p<0.05.