2010
Genetic Deletion and Pharmacological Inhibition of Nogo-66 Receptor Impairs Cognitive Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice
Hånell A, Clausen F, Björk M, Jansson K, Philipson O, Nilsson LN, Hillered L, Weinreb PH, Lee D, McIntosh TK, Gimbel DA, Strittmatter SM, Marklund N. Genetic Deletion and Pharmacological Inhibition of Nogo-66 Receptor Impairs Cognitive Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2010, 27: 1297-1309. PMID: 20486800, PMCID: PMC2942864, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryMossy fiber sproutingSoluble NgR1Fiber sproutingBrain injuryCortical impact injury modelEarly post-injury periodNogo-66 receptor 1Hippocampal mossy fiber sproutingBehavioral recovery processSham-injured animalsBrain-injured animalsPost-injury periodSpinal cord injuryOligodendrocyte myelin glycoproteinPharmacological neutralizationBehavioral recoveryFunctional recoveryLoss of tissueCord injuryTimm stainInjury modelMotor functionRodent modelsHistological effects
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