2020
Nogo receptor decoy promotes recovery and corticospinal growth in non-human primate spinal cord injury
Wang X, Zhou T, Maynard GD, Terse PS, Cafferty WB, Kocsis JD, Strittmatter SM. Nogo receptor decoy promotes recovery and corticospinal growth in non-human primate spinal cord injury. Brain 2020, 143: 1697-1713. PMID: 32375169, PMCID: PMC7850069, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryCord injuryFemale African green monkeysTreatment-related adverse eventsChronic neurological deficitsNogo receptor 1Left motor cortexRecovery of functionPreclinical rodent modelsSpinal cord injury animalsAfrican green monkeysRaphespinal fibersAdverse eventsCervical cordNeurological deficitsSurgical complicationsCNS traumaTreatment cessationCorticospinal axonsLumbar catheterInjury animalsNeural recoverySpontaneous feedingLateral hemisection
2019
Plexina2 and CRMP2 Signaling Complex Is Activated by Nogo-A-Liganded Ngr1 to Restrict Corticospinal Axon Sprouting after Trauma
Sekine Y, Algarate PT, Cafferty WBJ, Strittmatter SM. Plexina2 and CRMP2 Signaling Complex Is Activated by Nogo-A-Liganded Ngr1 to Restrict Corticospinal Axon Sprouting after Trauma. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 3204-3216. PMID: 30804090, PMCID: PMC6788813, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2996-18.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCNS traumaNeural repairMouse cervical spinal cordSpinal cord traumaCervical spinal cordNon-neuronal cellsInteraction of NogoAxon growth inhibitionAxonal guidance mechanismsNeurological recoveryAxonal sproutingCNS pathwaysCord traumaFunctional recoveryAxon sproutingSpinal cordNgR1 functionUnilateral pyramidotomyAxon regenerationAdult traumaNgR1TraumaAxon growthNogoCytoplasmic mediators
2016
Inhibition of Poly-ADP-Ribosylation Fails to Increase Axonal Regeneration or Improve Functional Recovery after Adult Mammalian CNS Injury
Wang X, Sekine Y, Byrne AB, Cafferty WB, Hammarlund M, Strittmatter SM. Inhibition of Poly-ADP-Ribosylation Fails to Increase Axonal Regeneration or Improve Functional Recovery after Adult Mammalian CNS Injury. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0270-16.2016. PMID: 28032120, PMCID: PMC5187389, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0270-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBenzimidazolesCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalFemaleIsoenzymesMaleMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMotor ActivityNerve RegenerationOptic Nerve InjuriesPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesThoracic VertebraeConceptsOptic nerve crush injuryNerve crush injuryThoracic spinal cordAxonal regenerationSpinal cordDorsal hemisectionCrush injuryFunctional recoveryPARP inhibitorsMotor function recoveryRecovery of functionPoly (ADP-ribose) polymeraseClinical PARP inhibitorsNeurological recoveryShort hairpin RNACNS traumaCNS injuryFunction recoveryAxonal regrowthSystemic administrationPharmacodynamic actionAxon regenerationTraumatic damageTherapeutic efficacyNeurological trauma
2012
Myelin-derived ephrinB3 restricts axonal regeneration and recovery after adult CNS injury
Duffy P, Wang X, Siegel CS, Tu N, Henkemeyer M, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Myelin-derived ephrinB3 restricts axonal regeneration and recovery after adult CNS injury. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 5063-5068. PMID: 22411787, PMCID: PMC3323955, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1113953109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonal regenerationAxonal growthAdult mammalian central nervous systemAdult CNS injuryDorsal hemisection injurySpinal cord injuryMammalian central nervous systemWild-type miceCentral nervous systemCaudal spinal cordAxonal guidance cuesAxonal growth inhibitionLater time pointsGreater spasticityCNS traumaHemisection injuryCrush siteOptic nerveNeurological functionCNS injuryCord injuryTransection modelGrowth restrictionSpinal cordTraumatic injury
2009
Rho-Associated Kinase II (ROCKII) Limits Axonal Growth after Trauma within the Adult Mouse Spinal Cord
Duffy P, Schmandke A, Schmandke A, Sigworth J, Narumiya S, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Rho-Associated Kinase II (ROCKII) Limits Axonal Growth after Trauma within the Adult Mouse Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 15266-15276. PMID: 19955379, PMCID: PMC2855556, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4650-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAxonsBehavior, AnimalBrain InjuriesCA1 Region, HippocampalCells, CulturedCholera ToxinEnzyme InhibitorsGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationMedian NeuropathyMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyelin ProteinsNerve RegenerationNeuronsNogo ProteinsPyridinesReceptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related PeptideRhizotomyRho-Associated KinasesSpinal Cord InjuriesTime FactorsVersicansConceptsSpinal cordCNS traumaFunctional recoveryBasso Mouse Scale scoresSpinal Cord Injury StudyAxonal growthDorsal root entry zoneDorsal root ganglion neuronsAdult mouse spinal cordAxonal growth inhibitorsSpinal cord hemisectionRoot entry zoneSpinal cord injuryCaudal spinal cordMouse spinal cordDorsal hemisectionRaphespinal axonsDorsal rhizotomyCrush injuryCord hemisectionCorticospinal axonsChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanCord injuryGanglion neuronsInjury paradigms
2001
Nogo: A Molecular Determinant of Axonal Growth and Regeneration
Grandpré T, Strittmatter S. Nogo: A Molecular Determinant of Axonal Growth and Regeneration. The Neuroscientist 2001, 7: 377-386. PMID: 11597097, DOI: 10.1177/107385840100700507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCNS environmentNervous systemAdult mammalian central nervous systemEnhanced axonal regenerationPersistent functional deficitsMammalian central nervous systemPeripheral nervous systemNeurite outgrowth inhibitorIntegral membrane proteinsCNS traumaFunctional recoveryReactive astrocytesVivo neutralizationCNS injuryAxonal regenerationFunctional deficitsGlial scarNonpermissive natureOutgrowth inhibitorCNS axonsAxonal growthAxonal elongationMembrane proteinsAxon elongation