Olfactory ensheathing cells exhibit unique migratory, phagocytic, and myelinating properties in the X‐irradiated spinal cord not shared by Schwann cells
Lankford KL, Sasaki M, Radtke C, Kocsis JD. Olfactory ensheathing cells exhibit unique migratory, phagocytic, and myelinating properties in the X‐irradiated spinal cord not shared by Schwann cells. Glia 2008, 56: 1664-1678. PMID: 18551623, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemSpinal cordSchwann cellsOligodendrocyte progenitor cellsNormal central nervous systemMigratory propertiesOX-42 stainingNormal spinal cordOlfactory Ensheathing CellsMyelin-forming cellsDemyelinated lesionsHost axonsPhagocytic phenotypePoor survivalSubsequent lesionsNervous systemWhite matterCordLimited survivalOECsMigratory capabilityProgenitor cellsTransplantationX-irradiationLesions18 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: REMYELINATION
KOCSIS J, SASAKI M, LANKFORD K, RADTKE C. 18 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: REMYELINATION. 2008, 413-435. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012373994-0.50020-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyelin-forming cellsMultiple sclerosisConduction abnormalitiesPotential neuroprotective effectsProminent pathological featurePeripheral nervous systemEndogenous progenitor cellsPotassium channel distributionRemyelinated axonsIon channel organizationDemyelinated lesionsNeuroprotective effectsAxonal transectionPathological featuresFunctional deficitsMyelin repairAxonal repairMyelin resultsNervous systemImpulse conductionProgenitor cellsRemyelinationSclerosisTransectionAbnormalities