Scientific Publications

• Ben-Zwi M, Petrou P, Halimi M, Karussis D, Kassis I. Neuralized mesenchymal stem cells (NMSC) exhibit phenotypical, and biological evidence of neuronal transdifferentiation and suppress EAE more effectively than unmodified MSC. Immunol Lett. 2019; 212:6-13.

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• Valitsky M, Benhamron S, Nitzan K, Karussis D, Ella E, Abramsky O, Kassis I, Rosenmann H. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Exchange with Artificial CSF Enriched with Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretions Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Int J Mol Sci. 2019; 20(7)

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• Kassis I, Petrou P, Halimi M, Karussis D. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) suppress EAE and have similar biological properties with MSC from healthy donors. Immunol Lett. 2013; 154(1-2):70-6

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• Karussis D, Petrou P, Kassis I. Clinical experience with stem cells and other cell therapies in neurological diseases. J Neurol Sci. 2013; 324(1-2):1-9.

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• Karussis D. Worldwide status of clinical experimentation with stem cells in neurologic diseases. Neurology. 2012; 78(17):1334-6.

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• Kassis I, Vaknin-Dembinsky A, Karussis D. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells: agents of immunomodulation and neuroprotection. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2011; 6(1):63-8.

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• Karussis D, Karageorgiou C, Vaknin-Dembinsky A. et al., Safety and immunological effects of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in patients with multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Arch Neurol. 2010 ;67(10):1187-94.

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• Kassis I, Vaknin-Dembinsky A, Bulte J, Karussis D. Effects of supermagnetic iron oxide labeling on the major functional properties of human mesenchymal stem cells from multiple sclerosis patients. Int J Stem Cells. 2010 ;3(2):144-53. 

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• Freedman MS, Bar-Or A, Atkins HL, Karussis D, Frassoni F, Lazarus H, Scolding N, Slavin S, Le Blanc K, Uccelli A; MSCT Study Group. The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation as a treatment for multiple sclerosis: consensus report of the International MSCT Study Group. Mult Scler. 2010 ;16(4):503-10.

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• Kassis I, Grigoriadis N, Gowda-Kurkalli B, Mizrachi-Kol R, Ben-Hur T, Slavin S, Abramsky O, Karussis D. Neuroprotection and immunomodulation with mesenchymal stem cells in chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Arch Neurol. 2008 ;65(6):753-61.

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• ​Karussis D, Kassis I. The potential use of stem cells in multiple sclerosis: an overview of the preclinical experience. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 ;110(9):889-96.

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• Karussis D, Kassis I. Use of stem cells for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Expert Rev Neurother. 2007 ;7(9):1189-201.

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• Karussis D, Kassis I, Kurkalli BG, Slavin S. Immunomodulation and neuroprotection with mesenchymal bone marrow stem cells (MSCs): a proposed treatment for multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological/neurodegenerative diseases. J Neurol Sci. 2008 ;265(1-2):131-5.