2001
[The role of transplanted astrocytes for the regeneration of CNS axons].
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J, Hashi K. [The role of transplanted astrocytes for the regeneration of CNS axons]. Brain And Nerve 脳と神経 2001, 53: 632-8. PMID: 11517487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialRegenerated axonsSC transplantationAxonal regenerationAdult ratsLong-tract axonsMyelin associated proteinsDorsal column axonsRegeneration of axonsDC axonsCell transplantationDorsal rootsNeonatal ratsSpinal cordReduction of scarsHistological examinationTransplantationMammalian CNSCNS axonsAction potentialsAxonsMyelin formationLesionsThree daysRats
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
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