Acidic fibroblast growth factor enhances regeneration of processes by postnatal mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture.
Lipton S, Wagner J, Madison R, D'Amore P. Acidic fibroblast growth factor enhances regeneration of processes by postnatal mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 2388-2392. PMID: 3353388, PMCID: PMC279998, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.7.2388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat retinal ganglion cellsBasic fibroblast growth factorAcidic fibroblast growth factorRetinal ganglion cellsFibroblast growth factorGlial cellsGrowth factorProcess outgrowthGanglion cellsPostnatal rat retinal ganglion cellsMammalian retinal ganglion cellsOutgrowth of processesGlial fibrillary acidic proteinEffect of aFGFMammalian central nervous systemMammalian central neuronsRegeneration of processesFibrillary acidic proteinCentral nervous systemPeptide growth factorsRGC survivalHumoral effectsHeparin-like moleculesCentral neuronsAddition of heparinNicotinic Antagonists Enhance Process Outgrowth by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells in Culture
Lipton S, Frosch M, Phillips M, Tauck D, Aizenman E. Nicotinic Antagonists Enhance Process Outgrowth by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells in Culture. Science 1988, 239: 1293-1296. PMID: 3344435, DOI: 10.1126/science.3344435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsNicotinic antagonistsGanglion cellsFunctional nicotinic cholinergic receptorsRetinal ganglion cell processesRat retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cell neuronsNicotinic cholinergic drugsSpecific nicotinic antagonistsProcess outgrowthGanglion cell neuronsNicotinic cholinergic receptorsGanglion cell processesNormal control mechanismsApplied acetylcholinePostsynaptic effectsCholinergic receptorsAmacrine cellsCholinergic drugsPharmacologic blockadeSpontaneous leaksRemoval of inhibitionRetinal culturesAcetylcholineCell neurons