2023
Development of neural repair therapy for chronic spinal cord trauma: soluble Nogo receptor decoy from discovery to clinical trial
Howard E, Strittmatter S. Development of neural repair therapy for chronic spinal cord trauma: soluble Nogo receptor decoy from discovery to clinical trial. Current Opinion In Neurology 2023, 36: 516-522. PMID: 37865850, PMCID: PMC10841037, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryChronic cervical spinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryRecent clinical trialsCentral nervous systemClinical trialsAnimal studiesNeural repairChronic spinal cord injuryIncomplete spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryAdult mammalian central nervous systemContusion spinal cord injuryTreatment-naïve patientsSpinal cord traumaMammalian central nervous systemNeural repair therapiesUpper extremity strengthNonhuman primate studiesReceptor 1 pathwayNeurological recoveryNeurological deficitsCord traumaMedical therapyChronic stageAmino-terminal proteolytic fragment of the axon growth inhibitor Nogo-A (Rtn4A) is upregulated by injury and promotes axon regeneration
Sekine Y, Wang X, Kikkawa K, Honda S, Strittmatter S. Amino-terminal proteolytic fragment of the axon growth inhibitor Nogo-A (Rtn4A) is upregulated by injury and promotes axon regeneration. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105232. PMID: 37690690, PMCID: PMC10622843, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon regenerationCentral nervous system injuryPersistent neurological deficitsCerebral cortical neuronsNervous system injuryNeurological deficitsSystem injuryCNS injuryCortical neuronsAmino-terminal fragmentInjuryExtracellular actionPhysiological productionNogoInhibitory proteinMiceNeuronsInhibitory domainOverexpression increasesVaried resultsProteolytic fragmentsAxotomyExpressionNogoAGene targeting
2022
Rabphilin3A reduces integrin-dependent growth cone signaling to restrict axon regeneration after trauma
Sekine Y, Kannan R, Wang X, Strittmatter SM. Rabphilin3A reduces integrin-dependent growth cone signaling to restrict axon regeneration after trauma. Experimental Neurology 2022, 353: 114070. PMID: 35398339, PMCID: PMC9555232, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon regenerationModerate spinal cord contusion injurySpinal cord contusion injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryAdult mammalian central nervous systemGrowth conesRetinal ganglion cell axonsOptic nerve crushSpinal cord crush injuryGanglion cell axonsSpinal cord injuryMammalian central nervous systemCentral nervous systemCorticospinal axon regenerationContusion injuryAxonal sproutingCrush injuryNerve crushAxonal growth conesCord injuryAxon sproutingCell axonsProximal bodyNervous systemNeural repair
2001
Nogo: A Molecular Determinant of Axonal Growth and Regeneration
Grandpré T, Strittmatter S. Nogo: A Molecular Determinant of Axonal Growth and Regeneration. The Neuroscientist 2001, 7: 377-386. PMID: 11597097, DOI: 10.1177/107385840100700507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCNS environmentNervous systemAdult mammalian central nervous systemEnhanced axonal regenerationPersistent functional deficitsMammalian central nervous systemPeripheral nervous systemNeurite outgrowth inhibitorIntegral membrane proteinsCNS traumaFunctional recoveryReactive astrocytesVivo neutralizationCNS injuryAxonal regenerationFunctional deficitsGlial scarNonpermissive natureOutgrowth inhibitorCNS axonsAxonal growthAxonal elongationMembrane proteinsAxon elongation