2015
Plasticity of Intact Rubral Projections Mediates Spontaneous Recovery of Function after Corticospinal Tract Injury
Siegel CS, Fink KL, Strittmatter SM, Cafferty WB. Plasticity of Intact Rubral Projections Mediates Spontaneous Recovery of Function after Corticospinal Tract Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 1443-1457. PMID: 25632122, PMCID: PMC4308593, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3713-14.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDesigner DrugsFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinLocomotionMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMuscle StrengthMyelin ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNogo ProteinsPsychomotor DisordersPyramidal TractsRaphe NucleiRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesStereotyped BehaviorTime FactorsConceptsSpinal cord injurySpontaneous functional recoveryFunctional recoverySpontaneous recoveryIncomplete spinal cord injuryCorticospinal tract lesionsWeeks of lesionCorticospinal tract injuryNogo receptor 1Nucleus raphe magnusTract injuryRubrospinal projectionsTract lesionsCord injuryRaphe magnusCircuit rearrangementsAdult CNSCircuit plasticityLocomotor functionAdult micePharmacogenetic toolsRed nucleusRubral projectionReceptor 1Extensive sprouting
2003
Rho Kinase Inhibition Enhances Axonal Regeneration in the Injured CNS
Fournier AE, Takizawa BT, Strittmatter SM. Rho Kinase Inhibition Enhances Axonal Regeneration in the Injured CNS. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 1416-1423. PMID: 12598630, PMCID: PMC6742251, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-04-01416.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADP Ribose TransferasesAmidesAnimalsAxonsBotulinum ToxinsCells, CulturedChick EmbryoEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleGanglia, SpinalIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMotor ActivityMyelin ProteinsNerve RegenerationNeuritesNogo ProteinsPC12 CellsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPyridinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsAxonal regenerationAdult ratsNeurite outgrowthCorticospinal tract lesionsNeurite outgrowth inhibitorChick DRG neuronsRho-kinase inhibitionCST fibersDRG neuronsCST lesionLocomotor recoveryTract lesionsSpinal cordOutgrowth inhibitorInhibits neurite outgrowthNogo-66Activity levelsMyelinKinase inhibitionLesionsActivation of RhoRatsC3 transferaseInhibition of p160ROCKInhibitors