2023
Human mesenchymal stem‐derived extracellular vesicles improve body growth and motor function following severe spinal cord injury in rat
Nakazaki M, Lankford K, Yamamoto H, Mae Y, Kocsis J. Human mesenchymal stem‐derived extracellular vesicles improve body growth and motor function following severe spinal cord injury in rat. Clinical And Translational Medicine 2023, 13: e1284. PMID: 37323108, PMCID: PMC10272923, DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injurySevere spinal cord injuryFunctional motor recoveryYoung adult ratsMotor recoveryMesenchymal stem/stromal cellsSmall extracellular vesiclesMSC-sEVsCord injuryM2 macrophagesMotor functionAdult ratsBody growthPro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosisAdult spinal cord injuryDay 7 post-SCISystemic pro-inflammatory cytokinesIGF-1 levelsPro-inflammatory cytokinesCytokine tumor necrosisSystemic serum levelsBroad therapeutic benefitsNormal body growthExtracellular vesiclesDifferent treatment groups
2013
Sciatic nerve regeneration is not inhibited by anti-NGF antibody treatment in the adult rat
Lankford K, Arroyo E, Liu C, Somps C, Zorbas M, Shelton D, Evans M, Hurst S, Kocsis J. Sciatic nerve regeneration is not inhibited by anti-NGF antibody treatment in the adult rat. Neuroscience 2013, 241: 157-169. PMID: 23531437, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorAdult ratsNerve regenerationFunctional recoveryAnti-NGF antibody treatmentElevated nerve growth factorUnilateral sciatic nerve crushDorsal root ganglion neuronsAnti-NGF antibodySciatic nerve crushType of painVehicle-treated animalsSciatic nerve regenerationPost nerve injuryNovel therapeutic approachesCell body sizePeripheral nerve regenerationFluro-GoldPeripheral nervous system developmentNerve injuryPain modelNerve crushPain managementAntibody treatmentGait recovery
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
2000
[Characteristic improvement of the function following Schwann cell transplantation for demyelinated spinal cord].
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J, Honmou O, Kohama I, Hashi K. [Characteristic improvement of the function following Schwann cell transplantation for demyelinated spinal cord]. No Shinkei Geka. Neurological Surgery 2000, 28: 705-11. PMID: 11002493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialDorsal rootsSchwann cellsSC transplantationSC myelinationAdult ratsConduction velocityTransplantation of SCsNormal DCsDorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal column axonsLower conduction velocityGanglion neuronsSpinal cordDemyelinated axonsHistological examinationTransplantationAction potentialsRemyelinationAxonsOligodendrocytesRatsMyelinationAnatomical differencesLow amplitude
1998
Mechanisms of enhancement of neurite regeneration in vitro following a conditioning sciatic nerve lesion
Lankford K, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Mechanisms of enhancement of neurite regeneration in vitro following a conditioning sciatic nerve lesion. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1998, 391: 11-29. PMID: 9527536, PMCID: PMC2605358, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980202)391:1<11::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaConditioning lesionNerve injuryNerve regenerationAffected dorsal root ganglionControl dorsal root gangliaDenervated peripheral nervePrior nerve injurySciatic nerve lesionCultured DRG neuronsSciatic nerve transectionPeripheral target tissuesPeripheral nerve stumpRapid nerve regenerationAbility of neuronsSecond axotomyNerve lesionsDRG neuronsNerve transectionNerve stumpRoot gangliaControl neuronsPeripheral nervesNerve tractsAdult rats