2016
Reorganization of Intact Descending Motor Circuits to Replace Lost Connections After Injury
Fink KL, Cafferty WB. Reorganization of Intact Descending Motor Circuits to Replace Lost Connections After Injury. Neurotherapeutics 2016, 13: 370-381. PMID: 26846379, PMCID: PMC4824020, DOI: 10.1007/s13311-016-0422-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCentral nervous systemMotor pathwaysFunctional recoveryMotor functionMotor circuitsIntact circuitsIncomplete spinal cord injuryPartial spinal cord injuryAdult central nervous systemCorticospinal tract lesionsLimited spontaneous recoveryPermanent functional impairmentSpontaneous functional recoveryExperimental rodent modelsIntrinsic growth capacityRestoration of functionFine motor behaviorRaphespinal tractsDenervated sideTract lesionsCord injuryRubrospinal tractReticulospinal tractCNS neurons
2015
Comprehensive Corticospinal Labeling with mu-crystallin Transgene Reveals Axon Regeneration after Spinal Cord Trauma in ngr1−/− Mice
Fink KL, Strittmatter SM, Cafferty WB. Comprehensive Corticospinal Labeling with mu-crystallin Transgene Reveals Axon Regeneration after Spinal Cord Trauma in ngr1−/− Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 15403-15418. PMID: 26586827, PMCID: PMC4649010, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3165-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidinesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAxonsBiotinCrystallinsDextransDisease Models, AnimalFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGPI-Linked ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMu-CrystallinsMyelin ProteinsNerve RegenerationNogo Receptor 1Pyramidal TractsReceptors, Cell SurfaceRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsCorticospinal tractCST axonsTransgenic miceMotor tractsDextran amineFunctional deficitsSpinal cordAxon regenerationSpinal Cord Injury StudySpontaneous axon regenerationSpinal cord traumaNogo receptor 1Permanent functional deficitsPersistent functional deficitsBilateral pyramidotomyDorsal hemisectionMidthoracic cordCord traumaMotor pathwaysAdult CNSCST regenerationInjury studiesLesion siteRegenerating fibersNeural repair