2012
PlexinA2 limits recovery from corticospinal axotomy by mediating oligodendrocyte-derived Sema6A growth inhibition
Shim SO, Cafferty WB, Schmidt EC, Kim BG, Fujisawa H, Strittmatter SM. PlexinA2 limits recovery from corticospinal axotomy by mediating oligodendrocyte-derived Sema6A growth inhibition. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2012, 50: 193-200. PMID: 22564823, PMCID: PMC3383336, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2012.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxotomyMiceMice, KnockoutNerve RegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuropsychological TestsOligodendrogliaPyramidal TractsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSemaphorinsConceptsAxonal growthSpinal cordPellet retrieval taskCervical spinal cordWild-type miceContralateral gray matterAxon guidance cuesSevered fibersSprouted fibersAxonal sproutingCorticofugal projectionsFunctional recoveryBehavioral recoveryCNS injuryImpaired forelimbClass 3 semaphorinsCorticospinal fibersCorticospinal tractMedullary pyramidsSynaptic punctaInhibitor receptorsType miceUnilateral pyramidotomyNeuron inhibitionAdult trauma
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
2009
Functional outcome is impaired following traumatic brain injury in aging Nogo-A/B-deficient mice
Marklund N, Morales D, Clausen F, Hånell A, Kiwanuka O, Pitkänen A, Gimbel DA, Philipson O, Lannfelt L, Hillered L, Strittmatter SM, McIntosh TK. Functional outcome is impaired following traumatic brain injury in aging Nogo-A/B-deficient mice. Neuroscience 2009, 163: 540-551. PMID: 19555742, PMCID: PMC2756649, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryHemispheric tissue lossNeurological motor functionWT miceBrain injuryMotor functionCortical impact (CCI) TBILittermate controlsAge-matched wild-type littermate controlsMyelin stainingTissue lossMWM taskWild-type littermate controlsCortical lesion volumeAxonal growth inhibitorsRole of NogoMyelin-derived inhibitorAbsence of NogoNeurological motorPoor prognosisFunctional outcomeHemispheric tissuePathophysiological responsesWT littermatesDeficient mice