2011
Recovery from chronic spinal cord contusion after nogo receptor intervention
Wang X, Duffy P, McGee AW, Hasan O, Gould G, Tu N, Harel NY, Huang Y, Carson RE, Weinzimmer D, Ropchan J, Benowitz LI, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Recovery from chronic spinal cord contusion after nogo receptor intervention. Annals Of Neurology 2011, 70: 805-821. PMID: 22162062, PMCID: PMC3238798, DOI: 10.1002/ana.22527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryContusion injuryCord injurySpinal cord contusion injuryCentral nervous system injuryBresnahan locomotor scoresOpen-field BassoSpinal hemisection injuryWeight-bearing statusSpinal cord contusionMonths of treatmentNervous system injuryMyelin-derived inhibitorCaudal spinal cordPositron emission tomographyNgR1 pathwayRaphespinal axonsSpinal contusionCord contusionHemisection injuryFunctional recoveryLocomotor scoresSystem injuryControl rats
2006
Delayed Nogo receptor therapy improves recovery from spinal cord contusion
Wang X, Baughman KW, Basso DM, Strittmatter SM. Delayed Nogo receptor therapy improves recovery from spinal cord contusion. Annals Of Neurology 2006, 60: 540-549. PMID: 16958113, PMCID: PMC2855693, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleInjections, IntraventricularLocomotionMyelin SheathPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPyramidal TractsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecovery of FunctionRolipramSpinal Cord InjuriesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpinal cord contusionCord contusionSpinal cordAxonal growthHuman spinal cord injuryAdult central nervous systemBresnahan locomotor scoresFc treatment groupVehicle-treated groupTime of injuryCyclic adenosine monophosphate phosphodiesterase inhibitorSpinal cord injuryRecovery of locomotionAddition of rolipramRostral spinal cordCentral nervous systemCaudal spinal cordBeneficial behavioral effectsDelayed therapyNeurological recoveryRaphespinal axonsAcute therapyCorticospinal axonsLocomotor scoresIntracerebroventricular route