Fig. 2From: Treatment of spinal cord injury with mesenchymal stem cellsChanges to the injured spinal cord at the molecular and cellular level. Mechanical trauma to the spinal cord will cause bleeding, oedema, disruption in blood supply, inflammation, disruption of blood-spinal cord barrier, electrolyte shifts, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, cell necrosis and release of toxic substances by the damaged cellsBack to article page