2010
Combination of NEP 1-40 Treatment and Motor Training Enhances Behavioral Recovery After a Focal Cortical Infarct in Rats
Fang PC, Barbay S, Plautz EJ, Hoover E, Strittmatter SM, Nudo RJ. Combination of NEP 1-40 Treatment and Motor Training Enhances Behavioral Recovery After a Focal Cortical Infarct in Rats. Stroke 2010, 41: 544-549. PMID: 20075346, PMCID: PMC2853474, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.572073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor trainingWeeks postinfarctBehavioral recoverySkilled reachWeek 2Focal cortical infarctsFocal cortical ischemiaFocal ischemic infarctTreatment week 2Foot-fault testFocal ischemic injuryWeeks of treatmentSkilled reach taskNEP 1Cortical infarctsForelimb impairmentCortical ischemiaFoot faultsMotor recoveryIschemic infarctIschemic injuryMotor cortexEndothelin-1Intraventricular infusionMotor function
2009
Inosine Alters Gene Expression and Axonal Projections in Neurons Contralateral to a Cortical Infarct and Improves Skilled Use of the Impaired Limb
Zai L, Ferrari C, Subbaiah S, Havton LA, Coppola G, Strittmatter S, Irwin N, Geschwind D, Benowitz LI. Inosine Alters Gene Expression and Axonal Projections in Neurons Contralateral to a Cortical Infarct and Improves Skilled Use of the Impaired Limb. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 8187-8197. PMID: 19553458, PMCID: PMC2856695, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0414-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrain InfarctionCerebral CortexComplement C1qComplement C3Disease Models, AnimalExtremitiesFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationHeat-Shock ProteinsImmunohistochemistryInjections, IntraventricularInosineNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionRNA, MessengerTreatment OutcomeUbiquitinationConceptsUndamaged neuronsSpinal cordSynaptic bouton-like structuresImpaired limbAlters gene expressionCorticospinal tract axonsSpecific cortical areasBouton-like structuresCortical infarctsCorticospinal neuronsDenervated sideUnaffected hemisphereAxon collateralsSensorimotor cortexBrain damageBrain injuryInjury modelLaser capture microdissectionAxonal projectionsGene expressionCortical areasDenervated halfComplement cascadeNeuronsAxon growth