2001
Transplantation of an acutely isolated bone marrow fraction repairs demyelinated adult rat spinal cord axons
Sasaki M, Honmou O, Akiyama Y, Uede T, Hashi K, Kocsis J. Transplantation of an acutely isolated bone marrow fraction repairs demyelinated adult rat spinal cord axons. Glia 2001, 35: 26-34. PMID: 11424189, PMCID: PMC2605363, DOI: 10.1002/glia.1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBeta-GalactosidaseBone Marrow TransplantationCells, CulturedEthidiumGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMyeloid Progenitor CellsNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNerve RegenerationNeurogliaRatsRats, WistarRecovery of FunctionSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsBone marrow cellsSpinal cordMyelin-forming cellsMarrow cellsDemyelinated rat spinal cordRat spinal cord axonsDorsal column lesionBone marrow cell fractionRat spinal cordX-irradiation treatmentSpinal cord axonsLacZ transgenic miceSchwann cell myelinationCell fractionCell transplantation techniquesDorsal funiculusPeripheral patternTransgenic miceTransplantation techniquesHematopoietic stem cellsIsolated cell fractionsCordFemoral bonePrecursor cellsTransplantation
1998
Vigabatrin enhances promoted release of GABA in neonatal rat optic nerve
Yee J, Agulian S, Kocsis J. Vigabatrin enhances promoted release of GABA in neonatal rat optic nerve. Epilepsy Research 1998, 29: 195-200. PMID: 9551781, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(97)00086-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnticonvulsantsAstrocytesAxonsBicucullineCarrier ProteinsGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsModels, NeurologicalNipecotic AcidsOptic NerveOrganic Anion TransportersPotassium ChlorideProlineRatsRats, WistarReceptors, GABA-ATime FactorsVigabatrinConceptsRelease of GABAGABA levelsNipecotic acidNeonatal rat optic nerveGABA transporter inhibitorOptic nerve axonsRat optic nerveOptic nerve astrocytesEnzyme GABA transaminaseGABA transaminase activityFree GABA levelsOptic nerveAntiepileptic drugsNO-711GABA transporterNerve axonsTransaminase activityGABA transaminaseVigabatrinTransporter inhibitorsGABADepolarizationGreater releaseElevationRelease
1994
Gabapentin increases GABA-induced depolarization in rat neonatal optic nerve
Kocsis J, Honmou O. Gabapentin increases GABA-induced depolarization in rat neonatal optic nerve. Neuroscience Letters 1994, 169: 181-184. PMID: 8047279, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90386-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetinal ganglion cells express a cGMP-gated cation conductance activatable by nitric oxide donors
Ahmad I, Leinders-Zufall T, Kocsis J, Shepherd G, Zufall F, Barnstable C. Retinal ganglion cells express a cGMP-gated cation conductance activatable by nitric oxide donors. Neuron 1994, 12: 155-165. PMID: 7507337, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(94)90160-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine MonophosphateAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBase SequenceCells, CulturedCyclic GMPCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsCysteineDNA PrimersElectric ConductivityGene ExpressionIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsModels, NeurologicalMolecular Sequence DataNitric OxideNitroprussidePolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRats, WistarRetinal Ganglion CellsRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsS-NitrosothiolsTranscription, GeneticConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsRat retinal ganglion cellsNitric oxide donor sodium nitroprussideCation channelsGanglion cell activityPatch-clamp recordingsCation conductanceNitric oxide donorDonor sodium nitroprussideNonselective cation channelsAmacrine cellsSodium nitroprussideOxide donorPhosphodiesterase inhibitorCell activityPolymerase chain reaction amplificationNitric oxideChain reaction amplificationReversal potentialOutward rectificationRod photoreceptorsCGMPS-nitrosocysteine
1993
Transient presence of GABA in astrocytes of the developing optic nerve
Ochi S, Lim J, Rand M, During M, Sakatani K, Kocsis J. Transient presence of GABA in astrocytes of the developing optic nerve. Glia 1993, 9: 188-198. PMID: 8294149, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440090304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole optic nerveOptic nerveHigh-pressure liquid chromatographyGABA immunoreactivityPostnatal developmentEnzyme glutamic acid decarboxylaseIntact optic nerveRat optic nerveNeonatal optic nerveGlutamic acid decarboxylaseAstrocyte cell bodiesPostnatal day 20GABA immunostainingGFAP stainingPostnatal weekGABA stainingNerveCultured astrocytesAstrocytesDay 20GABAAcid decarboxylaseCell bodiesDevelopmental time courseImmunoreactivity
1992
Transient presence and functional interaction of endogenous GABA and GABAA receptors in developing rat optic nerve
Sakatani K, Black J, Kocsis J. Transient presence and functional interaction of endogenous GABA and GABAA receptors in developing rat optic nerve. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 1992, 247: 155-161. PMID: 1349183, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1992.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveOptic nerveCentral nervous systemGABAA receptorsIntact rat optic nerveCultured glia cellsFunctional GABAA receptorsGABAA receptor agonistNeonatal optic nerveNeuronal cell bodiesO-2A progenitor cellsNon-synaptic sitesPre-myelinated axonsWhite matter regionsSynthesis of GABAAxonal excitabilityReceptor agonistEndogenous GABAGABA uptakeGlia cellsSynaptic neurotransmittersNervous systemEndogenous neurotransmittersType 2Nerve