2018
Diltiazem Promotes Regenerative Axon Growth
Huebner EA, Budel S, Jiang Z, Omura T, Ho TS, Barrett L, Merkel JS, Pereira LM, Andrews NA, Wang X, Singh B, Kapur K, Costigan M, Strittmatter SM, Woolf CJ. Diltiazem Promotes Regenerative Axon Growth. Molecular Neurobiology 2018, 56: 3948-3957. PMID: 30232777, PMCID: PMC6424671, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1349-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-type calcium channel blockerDorsal root gangliaCentral nervous systemChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanAxon regenerationMouse dorsal root gangliaAdult central nervous systemHuman sensory neuronsCalcium channel blockersSpinal cord injuryRat cortical culturesCord injuryAxonal regrowthRoot gangliaCortical culturesChannel blockersRegenerative propensityRegenerative axon growthSensory neuronsNervous systemPharmacological enhancersAxon growthPermanent lossSulfate proteoglycanAxotomy
2016
Rewiring the spinal cord: Direct and indirect strategies
Dell’Anno M, Strittmatter SM. Rewiring the spinal cord: Direct and indirect strategies. Neuroscience Letters 2016, 652: 25-34. PMID: 28007647, PMCID: PMC5466898, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordNeural stem cellsNeural stem cell-derived neuronsTransplanted neural stem cellsNeural stem cell transplantationAdult central nervous systemLong-distance axonsNeutralization of myelinRecipient spinal cordStem cell transplantationSpinal cord injuryStem cell-derived neuronsCentral nervous systemCell-derived neuronsIntrinsic regenerative capacityPoor intrinsic regenerative capacityStem cellsNeurologic recoveryAxonal sproutingSecondary complicationsCell transplantationCord injuryAxonal regenerationGlial cellsAdult brain
2007
Nogo receptor interacts with brain APP and Abeta to reduce pathologic changes in Alzheimer's transgenic mice.
Park JH, Strittmatter SM. Nogo receptor interacts with brain APP and Abeta to reduce pathologic changes in Alzheimer's transgenic mice. Current Alzheimer Research 2007, 4: 568-70. PMID: 18220524, PMCID: PMC2846284, DOI: 10.2174/156720507783018235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseasePlaque depositionAdult central nervous systemAlzheimer's transgenic miceNogo-66 receptorAmyloid β plaquesCentral nervous systemAxonal sproutingAβ accumulationΒ plaquesDystrophic neuritesPathologic changesNogo receptorNervous systemBrain APPDiseasePotential mechanistic basisMiceExpression increasesNGR modificationReceptorsNeurite responseNGRMechanistic basis
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 routeExtracellular regulators of axonal growth in the adult central nervous system
Liu BP, Cafferty WB, Budel SO, Strittmatter SM. Extracellular regulators of axonal growth in the adult central nervous system. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2006, 361: 1593-1610. PMID: 16939977, PMCID: PMC1664666, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonal growth inhibitorsAxonal sproutingCNS injuryAdult CNSAxonal growthAdult central nervous systemAdult CNS injuryCentral nervous system functionRecovery of functionRobust axonal growthAstroglial scar formationAdult CNS axonsCentral nervous systemOligodendrocyte myelin glycoproteinNervous system functionNeurological functionPathological damageAxonal stabilityNervous systemScar formationAxonal receptorsNeuronal connectivityCNS axonsEphrin-B3Such interventions
2005
Effect of combined treatment with methylprednisolone and soluble Nogo‐66 receptor after rat spinal cord injury
Ji B, Li M, Budel S, Pepinsky RB, Walus L, Engber TM, Strittmatter SM, Relton JK. Effect of combined treatment with methylprednisolone and soluble Nogo‐66 receptor after rat spinal cord injury. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 22: 587-594. PMID: 16101740, PMCID: PMC2846292, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04241.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAxonsBehavior, AnimalBiotinCells, CulturedChick EmbryoDextransDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsDrug Therapy, CombinationExploratory BehaviorFemaleGanglia, SpinalGPI-Linked ProteinsImmunoglobulin GLaminectomyMethylprednisoloneMyelin ProteinsMyelin SheathNerve RegenerationNeuronsNogo Receptor 1Pyramidal TractsRatsRats, Long-EvansReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, PeptideRecombinant ProteinsRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryRat spinal cord injuryMP treatmentAdult central nervous systemThoracic dorsal hemisectionNovel experimental therapiesCorticospinal tract axonsRecovery of functionNogo-66 receptorNumber of axonsCentral nervous systemGrowth inhibitory effectsDorsal hemisectionBBB scoresAxonal sproutingFunctional recoveryBresnahan (BBB) scoringAxonal regenerationMotor neuronsExperimental therapiesMethylprednisoloneSynthetic glucocorticoidNervous systemAxonal growth
2004
Regulating axon growth within the postnatal central nervous system
Hu F, Strittmatter SM. Regulating axon growth within the postnatal central nervous system. Seminars In Perinatology 2004, 28: 371-378. PMID: 15693393, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2004.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsCentral Nervous SystemGPI-Linked ProteinsGrowth InhibitorsHumansHypoxiaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNerve RegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsNogo ProteinsNogo Receptor 1Receptor, Nerve Growth FactorReceptors, Cell SurfaceConceptsCentral nervous systemAxonal growthNervous systemNeuronal developmentAdult central nervous systemMature central nervous systemAxon growth inhibitorsPostnatal central nervous systemPotential therapeutic interventionsNew neuronal connectionsMyelin-derived proteinsAxonal sproutingDirect blockadeNgR proteinPostnatal brainNeuronal connectionsTherapeutic interventionsAxon growthDevelopmental hypoxiaReduced expressionMyelin proteinsHypoxic conditionsInhibitor pathwayImportant investigationCritical role
2002
Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein as a Functional Ligand for the Nogo-66 Receptor
Liu BP, Fournier A, GrandPré T, Strittmatter SM. Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein as a Functional Ligand for the Nogo-66 Receptor. Science 2002, 297: 1190-1193. PMID: 12089450, DOI: 10.1126/science.1073031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBinding SitesChick EmbryoCloning, MolecularCOS CellsGanglia, SpinalGene LibraryGPI-Linked ProteinsLigandsMiceMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinNerve RegenerationNeuritesNeuronsNogo ProteinsNogo Receptor 1Peptide FragmentsPhosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-LyaseProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSialic AcidsTransfectionType C Phospholipases
2000
Identification of the Nogo inhibitor of axon regeneration as a Reticulon protein
GrandPré T, Nakamura F, Vartanian T, Strittmatter S. Identification of the Nogo inhibitor of axon regeneration as a Reticulon protein. Nature 2000, 403: 439-444. PMID: 10667797, DOI: 10.1038/35000226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsCattleCell DivisionCell LineCentral Nervous SystemChick EmbryoCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceEscherichia coliGrowth InhibitorsHumansMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMyelin ProteinsNerve RegenerationNogo ProteinsOligodendrogliaPC12 CellsRatsRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsCentral nervous systemPeripheral nervous systemCNS white matterAxonal regenerationAxon regenerationNervous systemWhite matterAdult central nervous systemMammalian axon regenerationIN-1 antibodiesReticulon 1Dorsal root ganglion growth conesFunctional recoverySpinal cordSchwann cellsCNS axonsExtracellular domainAxonal extensionNogoAxon extensionGrowth conesOligodendrocytesInhibitory activityReticulon 4Moderate degree