Sodium Ferulate combined with bone marrow stromal cell treatment ameliorating rat brain ischemic injury after stroke

► SF promoted the migration and differentiation of exogenous BMSC in the ischemic brain. ► Combined treatment with SF and BMSC ameliorated neurofunction damage after stroke. ► Combined SF and BMSC upregulated expressions of SDF-1α and CXCR4 in brain ischemic site.