2021
NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates
Boghdadi AG, Spurrier J, Teo L, Li M, Skarica M, Cao B, Kwan WC, Merson TD, Nilsson SK, Sestan N, Strittmatter SM, Bourne JA. NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6906. PMID: 34824275, PMCID: PMC8617297, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27245-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain injuryPeripheral macrophage infiltrationIschemic brain injuryAnti-inflammatory responseMajority of astrocytesNeurite outgrowth inhibitory proteinIschemic strokePeripheral macrophagesReactive astrocytesMacrophage infiltrationStroke recoveryAstrocyte clustersMarmoset monkeysVisual cortexAstrocytesNogoASingle-nucleus transcriptomicsInhibitory proteinInjuryStrokeHuman brainInfiltrationCritical rolePrecise functionOligodendrocytes
2001
Nogo: A Molecular Determinant of Axonal Growth and Regeneration
Grandpré T, Strittmatter S. Nogo: A Molecular Determinant of Axonal Growth and Regeneration. The Neuroscientist 2001, 7: 377-386. PMID: 11597097, DOI: 10.1177/107385840100700507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCNS environmentNervous systemAdult mammalian central nervous systemEnhanced axonal regenerationPersistent functional deficitsMammalian central nervous systemPeripheral nervous systemNeurite outgrowth inhibitorIntegral membrane proteinsCNS traumaFunctional recoveryReactive astrocytesVivo neutralizationCNS injuryAxonal regenerationFunctional deficitsGlial scarNonpermissive natureOutgrowth inhibitorCNS axonsAxonal growthAxonal elongationMembrane proteinsAxon elongation