Bone-marrow cell therapy induces differentiation of radial glia-like cells and rescues the number of oligodendrocyte progenitors in the subventricular zone after global cerebral ischemia

► Bone-marrow cell therapy increases proliferation in the SVZ after ischemia. ► Global ischemia transiently increases the number of radial glia-like cells in the SVZ. ► Bone-marrow cell therapy increases the number of radial glia-like cells in the SVZ. ► Bone -marrow cell therapy protects oligodendrocyte progenitors after global ischemia. ► Bone-marrow cell therapy stimulates an increase in BDNF expression in the SVZ.