2011
CNPase Expression in Olfactory Ensheathing Cells
Radtke C, Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Gallo V, Kocsis JD. CNPase Expression in Olfactory Ensheathing Cells. BioMed Research International 2011, 2011: 608496. PMID: 22174557, PMCID: PMC3228405, DOI: 10.1155/2011/608496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter nerve layerOlfactory bulbNerve layerPeripheral nervesCNPase expressionOlfactory nerve axonsTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord injuryEndogenous Schwann cellsExpression of CNPaseTransplantation of olfactoryOlfactory Ensheathing CellsEnhanced green fluorescent proteinMyelination potentialCord injuryAxonal regenerationRegenerated axonsSchwann cellsTransgenic miceNerve axonsPeripheral myelinNerveCNPaseMyelinOECs
2006
Myelination and nodal formation of regenerated peripheral nerve fibers following transplantation of acutely prepared olfactory ensheathing cells
Dombrowski MA, Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Kocsis JD, Radtke C. Myelination and nodal formation of regenerated peripheral nerve fibers following transplantation of acutely prepared olfactory ensheathing cells. Brain Research 2006, 1125: 1-8. PMID: 17112480, PMCID: PMC2673087, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.09.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell TransplantationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronMyelin SheathNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve RegenerationNeurofilament ProteinsNeurogliaOlfactory BulbRanvier's NodesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySciatic NeuropathySodium ChannelsTime FactorsConceptsPeripheral nerve fibersPeripheral nervesNodes of RanvierFunctional outcomeAxonal regenerationNerve fibersRegenerated peripheral nerve fibersSciatic nerve crush lesionNerve crush lesionPeripheral-type myelinSpinal cord resultsTransplantation of olfactoryPeripheral axonal regenerationParanodal CasprCrush lesionCord resultsFunctional improvementOlfactory bulbTransection siteTransgenic ratsLesion zoneNerveNodal formationTransplantation siteOECs
2005
Protection of corticospinal tract neurons after dorsal spinal cord transection and engraftment of olfactory ensheathing cells
Sasaki M, Hains BC, Lankford KL, Waxman SG, Kocsis JD. Protection of corticospinal tract neurons after dorsal spinal cord transection and engraftment of olfactory ensheathing cells. Glia 2005, 53: 352-359. PMID: 16288464, PMCID: PMC2605395, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzimidazolesCell CountCell SeparationCell SurvivalCell TransplantationEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent DyesImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMotor ActivityNeuronsOlfactory PathwaysPyramidal TractsRatsSpinal Cord InjuriesStilbamidinesConceptsCorticospinal tract neuronsSpinal cordTract neuronsNeuronal lossOEC transplantationDorsal spinal cord transectionPrimary motor cortexCortical projection neuronsSpinal cord transectionTransplantation of olfactoryRat spinal cordOlfactory Ensheathing CellsApoptotic cortical neuronsBDNF levelsNeuroprotective effectsCord transectionFunctional outcomeMotor cortexNeurotrophic moleculesProjection neuronsAxonal regenerationCortical neuronsInjury zoneTransplantationOECs