Sciatic nerve regeneration is not inhibited by anti-NGF antibody treatment in the adult rat
Lankford K, Arroyo E, Liu C, Somps C, Zorbas M, Shelton D, Evans M, Hurst S, Kocsis J. Sciatic nerve regeneration is not inhibited by anti-NGF antibody treatment in the adult rat. Neuroscience 2013, 241: 157-169. PMID: 23531437, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorAdult ratsNerve regenerationFunctional recoveryAnti-NGF antibody treatmentElevated nerve growth factorUnilateral sciatic nerve crushDorsal root ganglion neuronsAnti-NGF antibodySciatic nerve crushType of painVehicle-treated animalsSciatic nerve regenerationPost nerve injuryNovel therapeutic approachesCell body sizePeripheral nerve regenerationFluro-GoldPeripheral nervous system developmentNerve injuryPain modelNerve crushPain managementAntibody treatmentGait recoveryParacrine Loop of Keratinocyte Proliferation and Directed Neuritic Outgrowth in a Neuroepithelial Coculture
Radtke C, Rennekampff H, Reimers K, Vogt P, Kocsis J. Paracrine Loop of Keratinocyte Proliferation and Directed Neuritic Outgrowth in a Neuroepithelial Coculture. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2013, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. DOI: 10.1097/sap.0b013e318276d946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNerve growth factorNeuritic outgrowthDRG neuronsHuman keratinocytesNeurotrophin nerve growth factorDorsal root ganglion neuronsCutaneous afferent axonsKeratinocyte proliferationAnti-NGF antibodyWound healingChronic nonhealing woundsProliferation of keratinocytesNGF levelsSkin innervationPrimary human keratinocytesNeurotrophic factorGanglion neuronsAfferent axonsParacrine loopNonhealing woundsMitogenic effectCell bodiesNeuritic processesGrowth factorNeurons