2020
Fyn kinase inhibition reduces protein aggregation, increases synapse density and improves memory in transgenic and traumatic Tauopathy
Tang SJ, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Takahashi H, Nies SH, Smith LM, Luo A, Chyung A, Chiasseu M, Strittmatter SM. Fyn kinase inhibition reduces protein aggregation, increases synapse density and improves memory in transgenic and traumatic Tauopathy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2020, 8: 96. PMID: 32611392, PMCID: PMC7329553, DOI: 10.1186/s40478-020-00976-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive closed head injuriesMemory deficitsPhospho-tau accumulationChronic variable stressPersistent memory deficitsP301S transgenic miceClosed head injuryFyn inhibitionPassive avoidance learningFyn kinaseGlial activationPhospho-tauPresynaptic markersSynapse lossTau accumulationHead injurySynapse densityPhosphorylated tauTherapeutic benefitTransgenic miceBehavioral improvementTrauma modelTauopathiesSpatial memoryAvoidance learning
2004
Nogo Receptor Antagonism Promotes Stroke Recovery by Enhancing Axonal Plasticity
Lee JK, Kim JE, Sivula M, Strittmatter SM. Nogo Receptor Antagonism Promotes Stroke Recovery by Enhancing Axonal Plasticity. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 6209-6217. PMID: 15240813, PMCID: PMC6729662, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1643-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBehavior, AnimalDisease Models, AnimalGPI-Linked ProteinsInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMyelin ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNogo ProteinsNogo Receptor 1RatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, PeptideRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecovery of FunctionStrokeTreatment OutcomeConceptsAxonal plasticityStroke recoveryIpsilateral cervical spinal cordMiddle cerebral artery occlusionFocal brain infarctionCerebral artery occlusionCervical spinal cordComplex motor functionContralateral red nucleusUndamaged cortexBrain infarctionArtery occlusionIschemic strokeAxonal sproutingIntracerebroventricular administrationArterial occlusionPharmacological blockadeMotor functionSpinal cordControl animalsRed nucleusAxonal connectionsBehavioral improvementMutant miceStroke