2007
Sensory afferents regenerated into dorsal columns after spinal cord injury remain in a chronic pathophysiological state
Tan A, Petruska J, Mendell L, Levine J. Sensory afferents regenerated into dorsal columns after spinal cord injury remain in a chronic pathophysiological state. Experimental Neurology 2007, 206: 257-268. PMID: 17585905, PMCID: PMC3103885, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryDorsal columnsChronic pathophysiological stateNerve conditioning lesionConditioning lesionRegenerating axonsCord injurySensory afferentsInjury siteFrequency-following abilityInfusion of antibodiesPathophysiological statesIntrinsic growth stateExperimental spinal cord injuryRegenerating sensory axonsReduced conduction velocityIntrinsic growth capacitySensory axon growthAxonal growthGrowth inhibitory effectSensory neuronsSpinal cordCombinatorial treatmentInhibit axonal growthRepetitive stimuli
2006
Antibodies against the NG2 Proteoglycan Promote the Regeneration of Sensory Axons within the Dorsal Columns of the Spinal Cord
Tan A, Colletti M, Rorai A, Skene J, Levine J. Antibodies against the NG2 Proteoglycan Promote the Regeneration of Sensory Axons within the Dorsal Columns of the Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 4729-4739. PMID: 16672645, PMCID: PMC6674154, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3900-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigensAxonsBlotting, WesternCD11b AntigenDisease Models, AnimalEctodysplasinsFemaleFibronectinsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinImmunoprecipitationLaminectomyMembrane ProteinsMyelin ProteinsNerve RegenerationNeurogliaNeurons, AfferentNogo ProteinsPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesProteoglycansRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal Cord InjuriesTime FactorsTumor Necrosis FactorsConceptsAnti-NG2 antibodiesNerve conditioning lesionConditioning lesionSpinal cordSensory axonsAxonal regenerationAdult rat spinal cordSite of CNS injuryRegeneration of sensory axonsNon-neutralizing antibodiesRat spinal cordSensory axon regenerationTransected adult rat spinal cordGlial scarAxon growth in vitroIntrinsic growth capacityAscending sensory axonsGrowth in vitroInhibit axon regenerationExtrinsic inhibitionAntibody treatmentDorsal columnsDorsal rootsNG2 immunoreactivityAdult neurons
2005
NG2: a component of the glial scar that inhibits axon growth
Tan A, Zhang W, Levine J. NG2: a component of the glial scar that inhibits axon growth. Journal Of Anatomy 2005, 207: 717-725. PMID: 16367799, PMCID: PMC1571583, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00452.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsGlial scarNG2-expressing oligodendrocyte precursor cellsGrowth-inhibitory environmentSpinal cord resultsCord resultsInhibit axonal growthCNS injuryInjury siteSurface of oligodendrocyte precursor cellsPrecursor cellsAxonal regenerationAxonal regrowthChondroitin sulphate proteoglycansInjury to brainNG2ScarsInjuryAxonal growth