2007
Demyelinating diseases and potential repair strategies
Radtke C, Spies M, Sasaki M, Vogt PM, Kocsis JD. Demyelinating diseases and potential repair strategies. International Journal Of Developmental Neuroscience 2007, 25: 149-153. PMID: 17408905, PMCID: PMC2692731, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2007.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisInjury modelSpinal cord injuryCell-based strategiesAxon lossNerve compressionNeuroprotective potentialCord injuryFunctional outcomeClinical studiesMS lesionsTherapeutic goalsVulnerable axonsCellular transplantationNeurological disordersDemyelinationRemyelinationNeuroprotectionPotential repair strategiesCell typesSclerosisTransplantationInjuryLesionsAxons
1998
Resistance to anoxic injury in the dorsal columns of adult rat spinal cord following demyelination
Imaizumi T, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Resistance to anoxic injury in the dorsal columns of adult rat spinal cord following demyelination. Brain Research 1998, 779: 292-296. PMID: 9473700, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)01171-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialDorsal columnsSpinal cordAction potentialsWhite matterSpinal cord dorsal columnAdult rat spinal cordAdult spinal cordRat spinal cordMin of reoxygenationAdult white matterAction potential conductionControl ratsFocal demyelinationAnoxic injurySupramaximal stimulationOnset of anoxiaAdult ratsDemyelinationPotential conductionCordX-irradiationRatsGreater recoveryOnset
1983
Myelin protein metabolism in demyelination and remyelination in the sciatic nerve
Smith M, Kocsis J, Waxman S. Myelin protein metabolism in demyelination and remyelination in the sciatic nerve. Brain Research 1983, 270: 37-44. PMID: 6871715, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)90789-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin proteinsControl nervesLPC injectionSciatic nerveRight sciatic nerveSeries of ratsLeft nerveSchwann cellsNerveStructural myelin proteinsLPC treatmentFirst weekTime pointsAmino acid incorporationProtein metabolismLabeled amino acidsAcid incorporationMyelinDaysInjectionLysophosphatidylcholineDemyelinationRemyelinationProteinRats
1980
Absence of potassium conductance in central myelinated axons
Kocsis J, Waxman S. Absence of potassium conductance in central myelinated axons. Nature 1980, 287: 348-349. PMID: 7421994, DOI: 10.1038/287348a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral myelinated axonsMyelinated axonsAction potentialsPotassium conductanceDorsal column axonsVoltage-clamp experimentsLate outward currentOutward currentsAxonsSodium ion permeabilityLate increaseDepolarization phasePotassium permeabilityAxonal membraneRepolarizationMyelinInitial increaseVoltage-dependent changesSodium inactivationDemyelinationPrevious studies
1979
Lysophosphatidyl choline-induced focal demyelination in the rabbit corpus callosum Light-microscopic observations
Waxman S, Kocsis J, Nitta K. Lysophosphatidyl choline-induced focal demyelination in the rabbit corpus callosum Light-microscopic observations. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1979, 44: 45-53. PMID: 512691, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(79)90221-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research