2012
Axonal regeneration induced by blockade of glial inhibitors coupled with activation of intrinsic neuronal growth pathways
Wang X, Hasan O, Arzeno A, Benowitz LI, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Axonal regeneration induced by blockade of glial inhibitors coupled with activation of intrinsic neuronal growth pathways. Experimental Neurology 2012, 237: 55-69. PMID: 22728374, PMCID: PMC3418451, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsAxonal regenerationPharmacological approachesCrush injuryChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanInjury siteNeural repairOptic nerve crush injuryDorsal root ganglion neuronsNgr1-/- miceNerve crush injurySciatic nerve axotomySpinal cord injury sitePrimary afferent fibersEffective pharmacological approachSpinal cord injuryAdult mammalian neuronsIntrinsic growth potentialGlial inhibitorsTriple therapyNerve axotomyViral gene therapyWT miceAfferent fibersCNS injury
2007
Functional Axonal Regeneration through Astrocytic Scar Genetically Modified to Digest Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans
Cafferty WB, Yang SH, Duffy PJ, Li S, Strittmatter SM. Functional Axonal Regeneration through Astrocytic Scar Genetically Modified to Digest Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 2176-2185. PMID: 17329414, PMCID: PMC2848955, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5176-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanRole of CSPGsTransgenic miceSensory axon regenerationMotor function recoveryFunctional axonal regenerationCombination-based therapyEnzyme chondroitinase ABCSulfate proteoglycanDorsal hemisectionAxotomized neuronsDorsal rhizotomyCorticospinal axonsCNS injuryFunction recoveryMyelin inhibitorsAxonal regenerationAstrocytic scarLocal efficacyTraumatic injuryAxon regenerationLesion siteInhibitory moleculesFunctional regenerationChondroitinase ABC