1992
Requirement for macrophages in neuronal injury induced by HIV envelope protein gp120
Lipton S. Requirement for macrophages in neuronal injury induced by HIV envelope protein gp120. Neuroreport 1992, 3: 913-915. PMID: 1421098, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199210000-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV envelope protein gp120Retinal ganglion cellsEnvelope protein gp120Neuronal injuryGanglion cellsGlial cellsProtein gp120N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonistsMixed neuronal-glial culturesRetinal ganglion cell neuronsNeuronal-glial culturesGanglion cell neuronsActivation of macrophagesPresence of macrophagesPM gp120Like damageGlial culturesCell neuronsGp120Early increaseFree calciumPostnatal retinaMacrophagesInjurious effectsNeurons
1988
Acidic fibroblast growth factor enhances regeneration of processes by postnatal mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture.
Lipton S, Wagner J, Madison R, D'Amore P. Acidic fibroblast growth factor enhances regeneration of processes by postnatal mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 2388-2392. PMID: 3353388, PMCID: PMC279998, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.7.2388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat retinal ganglion cellsBasic fibroblast growth factorAcidic fibroblast growth factorRetinal ganglion cellsFibroblast growth factorGlial cellsGrowth factorProcess outgrowthGanglion cellsPostnatal rat retinal ganglion cellsMammalian retinal ganglion cellsOutgrowth of processesGlial fibrillary acidic proteinEffect of aFGFMammalian central nervous systemMammalian central neuronsRegeneration of processesFibrillary acidic proteinCentral nervous systemPeptide growth factorsRGC survivalHumoral effectsHeparin-like moleculesCentral neuronsAddition of heparin