2015
Intravitreal Delivery of Human NgR-Fc Decoy Protein Regenerates Axons After Optic Nerve Crush and Protects Ganglion Cells in Glaucoma ModelsNgR-Fc Rescues Ganglion Cells in Glaucoma
Wang X, Lin J, Arzeno A, Choi JY, Boccio J, Frieden E, Bhargava A, Maynard G, Tsai JC, Strittmatter SM. Intravitreal Delivery of Human NgR-Fc Decoy Protein Regenerates Axons After Optic Nerve Crush and Protects Ganglion Cells in Glaucoma ModelsNgR-Fc Rescues Ganglion Cells in Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2015, 56: 1357-1366. PMID: 25655801, PMCID: PMC4338631, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerve crushFluro-GoldNerve crushAxonal regenerationGanglion cellsOptic nerve crush injuryRetinal ganglion cell degenerationRGC axonal regenerationNerve crush injuryDisease-modifying therapiesGanglion cell degenerationDecoy proteinMicrobead modelVitreal spaceIntravitreal treatmentRGC densityAxonal sproutingCrush injuryGlaucoma modelNeuroprotective effectsAnterior chamberControl ratsVision lossAnterograde labelingBolus administration
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
2002
Small Proline-Rich Repeat Protein 1A Is Expressed by Axotomized Neurons and Promotes Axonal Outgrowth
Bonilla IE, Tanabe K, Strittmatter SM. Small Proline-Rich Repeat Protein 1A Is Expressed by Axotomized Neurons and Promotes Axonal Outgrowth. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 1303-1315. PMID: 11850458, PMCID: PMC6757578, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-04-01303.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCell DifferentiationCell Surface ExtensionsCornified Envelope Proline-Rich ProteinsCOS CellsGanglia, SpinalMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNerve CrushNerve RegenerationNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRNA, MessengerS100 ProteinsSciatic NerveSciatic NeuropathySpinal Cord InjuriesTransfectionConceptsSmall proline-rich repeat protein 1AProtein 1AAxonal outgrowthMembrane rufflesP21/WAFDifferentiation genesCDNA microarrayNerve regenerationF-actinEpithelial differentiation genesPeripheral axonal damageSciatic nerve regenerationSuccessful nerve regenerationAbility of neuronsSPRR1AGenesUninjured neuronsAxotomized neuronsRange of substratesAxonal damageSensory neuronsOutgrowthNeuronsRufflesAxons