2016
Reorganization of Intact Descending Motor Circuits to Replace Lost Connections After Injury
Fink KL, Cafferty WB. Reorganization of Intact Descending Motor Circuits to Replace Lost Connections After Injury. Neurotherapeutics 2016, 13: 370-381. PMID: 26846379, PMCID: PMC4824020, DOI: 10.1007/s13311-016-0422-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCentral nervous systemMotor pathwaysFunctional recoveryMotor functionMotor circuitsIntact circuitsIncomplete spinal cord injuryPartial spinal cord injuryAdult central nervous systemCorticospinal tract lesionsLimited spontaneous recoveryPermanent functional impairmentSpontaneous functional recoveryExperimental rodent modelsIntrinsic growth capacityRestoration of functionFine motor behaviorRaphespinal tractsDenervated sideTract lesionsCord injuryRubrospinal tractReticulospinal tractCNS neurons
2014
Human NgR-Fc Decoy Protein via Lumbar Intrathecal Bolus Administration Enhances Recovery from Rat Spinal Cord Contusion
Wang X, Yigitkanli K, Kim CY, Sekine-Konno T, Wirak D, Frieden E, Bhargava A, Maynard G, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Human NgR-Fc Decoy Protein via Lumbar Intrathecal Bolus Administration Enhances Recovery from Rat Spinal Cord Contusion. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2014, 31: 1955-1966. PMID: 24964223, PMCID: PMC4245872, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injurySpinal cord contusionNeurological recoveryCord contusionRat spinal cord contusionSpinal contusion injuryLumbar intrathecal spaceLumbar spinal cordContinuous intracerebroventricular infusionRodent SCI modelsPercentage of ratsRaphespinal axonsContusion injuryAdministration regimenSCI modelContinuous infusionCord injuryIntracerebroventricular infusionIntrathecal spaceSpinal cordPreclinical modelsEffective treatmentWalking tasksClinical testing