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
2005
Transgenic inhibition of Nogo-66 receptor function allows axonal sprouting and improved locomotion after spinal injury
Li S, Kim JE, Budel S, Hampton TG, Strittmatter SM. Transgenic inhibition of Nogo-66 receptor function allows axonal sprouting and improved locomotion after spinal injury. Molecular And Cellular Neuroscience 2005, 29: 26-39. PMID: 15866044, PMCID: PMC3246391, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2004.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryAxonal sproutingSpinal injuryLumbar spinal cordNogo-66 receptorRecovery of locomotionHemisection injuryCord injurySpinal cordAdult CNSMice exhibitTherapeutic meansAxonal growthReceptor functionNgR ligandsInjuryNogo-66Improved locomotionTransgenic inhibitionMiceSproutingAstrocytesCordCNSOMgp