2008
18 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: REMYELINATION
KOCSIS J, SASAKI M, LANKFORD K, RADTKE C. 18 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: REMYELINATION. 2008, 413-435. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012373994-0.50020-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyelin-forming cellsMultiple sclerosisConduction abnormalitiesPotential neuroprotective effectsProminent pathological featurePeripheral nervous systemEndogenous progenitor cellsPotassium channel distributionRemyelinated axonsIon channel organizationDemyelinated lesionsNeuroprotective effectsAxonal transectionPathological featuresFunctional deficitsMyelin repairAxonal repairMyelin resultsNervous systemImpulse conductionProgenitor cellsRemyelinationSclerosisTransectionAbnormalities
1998
Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Waxman S, Greer C, Kocsis J. Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 6176-6185. PMID: 9698311, PMCID: PMC2605360, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06176.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column axonsRat spinal cordSpinal cordRemyelinated axonsDorsal columnsAdult rat spinal cordExtent of remyelinationTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord lesionsCell injection siteQuantitative histological analysisFunctional remyelinationCord lesionsAxonal conductionNeonatal ratsFocal injectionsConduction blockSchwann cellsConduction velocityInjection siteElectrophysiological propertiesAction potentialsAxonsHistological analysisTransplantation