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
2010
MAG and OMgp Synergize with Nogo-A to Restrict Axonal Growth and Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Trauma
Cafferty WB, Duffy P, Huebner E, Strittmatter SM. MAG and OMgp Synergize with Nogo-A to Restrict Axonal Growth and Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Trauma. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 6825-6837. PMID: 20484625, PMCID: PMC2883258, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6239-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiotinCells, CulturedDextransDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFunctional LateralityGanglia, SpinalGPI-Linked ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNogo ProteinsPyramidal TractsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, SerotoninRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsAxonal growthSpinal Cord Injury StudyMutant miceGreater axonal growthGreater behavioral recoverySpinal cord traumaWild-type miceAxonal growth inhibitionHeterozygous mutant miceDeficient myelinNeurological recoveryCNS damageTriple-mutant miceBehavioral recoveryCord traumaFunctional recoveryNeurological functionMyelin inhibitorsAxonal regrowthReceptor mechanismsInjury studiesMyelin inhibitionDecoy receptorOptimal chanceMice