2011
Myelin associated inhibitors: A link between injury-induced and experience-dependent plasticity
Akbik F, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Myelin associated inhibitors: A link between injury-induced and experience-dependent plasticity. Experimental Neurology 2011, 235: 43-52. PMID: 21699896, PMCID: PMC3189418, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrainGPI-Linked ProteinsMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinNeuronal PlasticityNogo ProteinsRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsExperience-dependent plasticityAnatomical rearrangementsNogo-66 receptor 1Spinal cord injuryNeurologic recoveryFunctional recoveryInciting stimulusCNS injuryCord injuryAxonal regenerationAdult CNSInjury studiesAnimal modelsReceptor 1Common receptorPaired-ImmunoglobulinMyelinInhibitorsInjuryAnatomical growthCNSReceptorsWide spectrumExtracellular matrixGrowth inhibitor
2010
MAG and OMgp Synergize with Nogo-A to Restrict Axonal Growth and Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Trauma
Cafferty WB, Duffy P, Huebner E, Strittmatter SM. MAG and OMgp Synergize with Nogo-A to Restrict Axonal Growth and Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Trauma. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 6825-6837. PMID: 20484625, PMCID: PMC2883258, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6239-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiotinCells, CulturedDextransDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFunctional LateralityGanglia, SpinalGPI-Linked ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationMyelin ProteinsMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNogo ProteinsPyramidal TractsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, SerotoninRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsAxonal growthSpinal Cord Injury StudyMutant miceGreater axonal growthGreater behavioral recoverySpinal cord traumaWild-type miceAxonal growth inhibitionHeterozygous mutant miceDeficient myelinNeurological recoveryCNS damageTriple-mutant miceBehavioral recoveryCord traumaFunctional recoveryNeurological functionMyelin inhibitorsAxonal regrowthReceptor mechanismsInjury studiesMyelin inhibitionDecoy receptorOptimal chanceMice