2017
Identification of Intrinsic Axon Growth Modulators for Intact CNS Neurons after Injury
Fink KL, López-Giráldez F, Kim IJ, Strittmatter SM, Cafferty WB. Identification of Intrinsic Axon Growth Modulators for Intact CNS Neurons after Injury. Cell Reports 2017, 18: 2687-2701. PMID: 28297672, PMCID: PMC5389739, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCentral nervous systemFunctional recoveryIntact neuronsAdult mammalian central nervous systemPartial spinal cord injuryInjury-induced sproutingUnilateral brainstem lesionsGreater functional recoverySpontaneous functional recoveryCorticospinal motor neuronsCorticospinal tract axonsMammalian central nervous systemWild-type miceNew synapse formationGrowth modulatorsAdjacent injuryBrainstem lesionsCord injuryFunctional deficitsIntact circuitryCNS neuronsMotor neuronsCircuit plasticityNervous system
2003
Targeting the Nogo Receptor to Treat Central Nervous System Injuries
Lee DH, Strittmatter SM, Sah DW. Targeting the Nogo Receptor to Treat Central Nervous System Injuries. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2003, 2: 872-879. PMID: 14668808, DOI: 10.1038/nrd1228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemAxonal regrowthNogo receptorCentral nervous system injuryNovel drug discovery strategyCNS myelinNervous system injurySpinal cord injuryTraumatic head injuryLarge unmet needOligodendrocyte myelin glycoproteinAxonal damageSystem injuryCNS injuryCord injuryAxonal regenerationHead injuryCNS neuronsGrowth cone collapseSuch injuriesAxon regrowthNervous systemUnmet needDrug discovery strategiesInjury