Intranasal epidermal growth factor treatment rescues neonatal brain injury
Scafidi J, Hammond TR, Scafidi S, Ritter J, Jablonska B, Roncal M, Szigeti-Buck K, Coman D, Huang Y, McCarter RJ, Hyder F, Horvath TL, Gallo V. Intranasal epidermal growth factor treatment rescues neonatal brain injury. Nature 2013, 506: 230-234. PMID: 24390343, PMCID: PMC4106485, DOI: 10.1038/nature12880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain InjuriesCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell LineageCell SurvivalDemyelinating DiseasesDisease Models, AnimalEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsHumansHypoxiaInfant, Premature, DiseasesMaleMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyOligodendrogliaRegenerationSignal TransductionStem CellsTime FactorsConceptsDiffuse white matter injuryNeonatal brain injuryVery preterm infantsWhite matter injuryOligodendrocyte precursor cellsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor treatmentGrowth factor receptorPreterm infantsFunctional recoveryBrain injurySuch injuriesEpidermal growth factor treatmentMouse modelFactor treatmentInjuryFactor receptorPrecursor cellsInfantsReceptors