2010
Combination of NEP 1-40 Treatment and Motor Training Enhances Behavioral Recovery After a Focal Cortical Infarct in Rats
Fang PC, Barbay S, Plautz EJ, Hoover E, Strittmatter SM, Nudo RJ. Combination of NEP 1-40 Treatment and Motor Training Enhances Behavioral Recovery After a Focal Cortical Infarct in Rats. Stroke 2010, 41: 544-549. PMID: 20075346, PMCID: PMC2853474, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.572073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor trainingWeeks postinfarctBehavioral recoverySkilled reachWeek 2Focal cortical infarctsFocal cortical ischemiaFocal ischemic infarctTreatment week 2Foot-fault testFocal ischemic injuryWeeks of treatmentSkilled reach taskNEP 1Cortical infarctsForelimb impairmentCortical ischemiaFoot faultsMotor recoveryIschemic infarctIschemic injuryMotor cortexEndothelin-1Intraventricular infusionMotor function
2004
Neonatal hypoxia suppresses oligodendrocyte Nogo-A and increases axonal sprouting in a rodent model for human prematurity
Weiss J, Takizawa B, McGee A, Stewart WB, Zhang H, Ment L, Schwartz M, Strittmatter S. Neonatal hypoxia suppresses oligodendrocyte Nogo-A and increases axonal sprouting in a rodent model for human prematurity. Experimental Neurology 2004, 189: 141-149. PMID: 15296844, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsBehavior, AnimalBiotinCentral Nervous SystemDextransDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorHumansHypoxia, BrainImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinNogo ProteinsOligodendrogliaReceptors, Cell SurfaceTime FactorsConceptsChronic sublethal hypoxiaPeriventricular leukomalaciaMyelin associated glycoproteinCorticospinal tractWhite matterLow birth weight infantsCerebral white matter volumeBirth weight infantsLow birth weightAnterograde axonal tracingPeriventricular white matterPremature human infantsCNS white matterWhite matter volumeHypoxia-induced reductionWeight infantsAxonal sproutingCerebral ventriculomegalyCorticofugal fibersLocomotor hyperactivityNeonatal hypoxiaPersistent abnormalitiesMotor cortexBirth weightHuman prematurity