2006
The Nogo–Nogo Receptor Pathway Limits a Spectrum of Adult CNS Axonal Growth
Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. The Nogo–Nogo Receptor Pathway Limits a Spectrum of Adult CNS Axonal Growth. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 12242-12250. PMID: 17122049, PMCID: PMC2848954, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3827-06.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAxonsBehavior, AnimalCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideCentral Nervous SystemFunctional LateralityGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin ProteinsNogo ProteinsProtein Kinase CPsychomotor PerformancePyramidal TractsReceptors, PeptideSignal TransductionConceptsAxonal growthCST regenerationSpinal cord dorsal hemisectionCervical gray matterRole of NogoCorticospinal tract axonsNogo-66 receptorVivo pharmacological studiesFine motor skillsDorsal hemisectionAffected forelimbCST axonsLesion modelUnilateral pyramidotomyGray matterPharmacological studiesReceptor pathwayNogoConflicting resultsMiceMotor skillsAxonsDifferent tractsGenetic assessmentPyramidotomy
2000
Galanin knockout mice reveal nociceptive deficits following peripheral nerve injury
Kerr B, Cafferty W, Gupta Y, Bacon A, Wynick D, McMahon S, Thompson S. Galanin knockout mice reveal nociceptive deficits following peripheral nerve injury. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 12: 793-802. PMID: 10762308, DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00967.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral nerve injuryNerve injuryBehavioral hypersensitivityExogenous galaninNociceptive processingAdult ratsNervous systemSpinal cord dorsal hornMutant miceNociceptive sensory inputsPersistent behavioral hypersensitivityNeuropathic pain behaviorsNeurotransmitter/neuromodulatorGalanin knockout miceCentral nervous systemC-fos expressionEndogenous galaninGalanin levelsNociceptive deficitsWild-type controlsDorsal hornChronic administrationGalanin expressionExcitatory effectsIntrathecal delivery