2019
VEGF/VEGFR2 signaling regulates hippocampal axon branching during development
Luck R, Urban S, Karakatsani A, Harde E, Sambandan S, Nicholson L, Haverkamp S, Mann R, Martin-Villalba A, Schuman EM, Acker-Palmer A, de Almodóvar C. VEGF/VEGFR2 signaling regulates hippocampal axon branching during development. ELife 2019, 8: e49818. PMID: 31868583, PMCID: PMC6927742, DOI: 10.7554/elife.49818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVEGF/VEGFR2Hippocampal axonsAxon branchingVEGF/VEGFR2 signalingHippocampal neurons resultsMouse hippocampal neuronsCA1 neuronsFunctional synapsesCA3 regionHippocampal neuronsNeurons resultsAngiogenic factorsHippocampus developmentAxonsReceptor VEGFR2NeuronsVEGFR2Neuronal networksVEGFNumber of filopodiaVEGFR2 signaling
2017
Regulated viral BDNF delivery in combination with Schwann cells promotes axonal regeneration through capillary alginate hydrogels after spinal cord injury
Liu S, Sandner B, Schackel T, Nicholson L, Chtarto A, Tenenbaum L, Puttagunta R, Müller R, Weidner N, Blesch A. Regulated viral BDNF delivery in combination with Schwann cells promotes axonal regeneration through capillary alginate hydrogels after spinal cord injury. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 60: 167-180. PMID: 28735026, DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHost spinal cordSpinal cord injurySpinal cordLesion siteSchwann cellsBDNF expressionCord injuryNeurotrophic factorAxonal regenerationBDNF deliveryExpression of BDNFGraft/host interfaceSpinal cord lesion siteAdult mammalian central nervous systemHost/graft interfaceSpinal cord transectionMammalian central nervous systemRat spinal cordCentral nervous systemCaudal spinal cordCaudal injectionHemisection lesionCord transectionCell transplantation
2012
Dependence of Regenerated Sensory Axons on Continuous Neurotrophin-3 Delivery
Hou S, Nicholson L, van Niekerk E, Motsch M, Blesch A. Dependence of Regenerated Sensory Axons on Continuous Neurotrophin-3 Delivery. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 13206-13220. PMID: 22993437, PMCID: PMC3513675, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5041-11.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntigensAxonsCell TransplantationCells, CulturedCholera ToxinDisease Models, AnimalDoxycyclineEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenetic TherapyGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLamininLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexMembrane GlycoproteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNerve Growth FactorsNerve RegenerationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurofilament ProteinsNeurotrophin 3ProteoglycansRatsRats, Inbred F344S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitS100 ProteinsSchwann CellsSciatic NerveSensory Receptor CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesStem Cell TransplantationTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsNT-3 expressionRegenerated sensory axonsRegenerated axonsSensory axonsLesion siteNeurotrophin-3Dorsal column sensory axonsLesion/graft siteNT-3 gene expressionSpinal cord lesion siteCholera toxin βNT-3 deliveryIntrinsic growth capacityBone marrow stromal cellsAxodendritic synapsesConditioning lesionPresynaptic markersAxon numberSpinal cordMarrow stromal cellsSchwann cellsSensory neuronsAdult ratsDoxycycline administrationGraft site