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
2007
Functional Axonal Regeneration through Astrocytic Scar Genetically Modified to Digest Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans
Cafferty WB, Yang SH, Duffy PJ, Li S, Strittmatter SM. Functional Axonal Regeneration through Astrocytic Scar Genetically Modified to Digest Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 2176-2185. PMID: 17329414, PMCID: PMC2848955, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5176-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanRole of CSPGsTransgenic miceSensory axon regenerationMotor function recoveryFunctional axonal regenerationCombination-based therapyEnzyme chondroitinase ABCSulfate proteoglycanDorsal hemisectionAxotomized neuronsDorsal rhizotomyCorticospinal axonsCNS injuryFunction recoveryMyelin inhibitorsAxonal regenerationAstrocytic scarLocal efficacyTraumatic injuryAxon regenerationLesion siteInhibitory moleculesFunctional regenerationChondroitinase ABC