2012
Myelin-derived ephrinB3 restricts axonal regeneration and recovery after adult CNS injury
Duffy P, Wang X, Siegel CS, Tu N, Henkemeyer M, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Myelin-derived ephrinB3 restricts axonal regeneration and recovery after adult CNS injury. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 5063-5068. PMID: 22411787, PMCID: PMC3323955, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1113953109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonal regenerationAxonal growthAdult mammalian central nervous systemAdult CNS injuryDorsal hemisection injurySpinal cord injuryMammalian central nervous systemWild-type miceCentral nervous systemCaudal spinal cordAxonal guidance cuesAxonal growth inhibitionLater time pointsGreater spasticityCNS traumaHemisection injuryCrush siteOptic nerveNeurological functionCNS injuryCord injuryTransection modelGrowth restrictionSpinal cordTraumatic injury
2005
Regulation of neuropilin 1 by spinal cord injury in adult rats
Agudo M, Robinson M, Cafferty W, Bradbury EJ, Kilkenny C, Hunt SP, McMahon SB. Regulation of neuropilin 1 by spinal cord injury in adult rats. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2005, 28: 475-484. PMID: 15737738, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2004.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryDorsal hornCord injurySpinal cordAdult ratsAdjacent dorsal root gangliaNeuropilin-1Dorsal root rhizotomyDorsal root gangliaUnilateral rhizotomyMicroglial cellsRoot gangliaSensory projectionsControl animalsRhizotomyWestern blottingBlood vesselsInjuryRT-PCRSuperficial layersCordLesionsRatsSitu hybridizationHornConditioning Injury-Induced Spinal Axon Regeneration Requires Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Activation
Qiu J, Cafferty WB, McMahon SB, Thompson SW. Conditioning Injury-Induced Spinal Axon Regeneration Requires Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Activation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 1645-1653. PMID: 15716400, PMCID: PMC6725934, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3269-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAxonsAxotomyCells, CulturedCholera ToxinCytokine Receptor gp130DNA-Binding ProteinsGanglia, SpinalGAP-43 ProteinInfusion Pumps, ImplantableJanus Kinase 2MaleMembrane GlycoproteinsNerve CrushNerve RegenerationNeuritesPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRatsRats, WistarSciatic NerveSignal TransductionSpinal Cord InjuriesSTAT3 Transcription FactorTrans-ActivatorsTyrphostinsConceptsSciatic nerve transectionAdult spinal cordSpinal cordSignal transducerConditioning injuryNerve transectionDorsal columnsPerineural infusionAxonal regenerationTranscription 3 (STAT3) activationDorsal root ganglion neuronsTime-dependent phosphorylationProximal nerve stumpSpinal axon regenerationTranscription factorsTranscription 3Peripheral injurySTAT3 activationDRG neuronsNerve stumpInhibitor AG490Ganglion neuronsSciatic nerveGlial scarSTAT3 phosphorylation