2014
Human NgR-Fc Decoy Protein via Lumbar Intrathecal Bolus Administration Enhances Recovery from Rat Spinal Cord Contusion
Wang X, Yigitkanli K, Kim CY, Sekine-Konno T, Wirak D, Frieden E, Bhargava A, Maynard G, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Human NgR-Fc Decoy Protein via Lumbar Intrathecal Bolus Administration Enhances Recovery from Rat Spinal Cord Contusion. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2014, 31: 1955-1966. PMID: 24964223, PMCID: PMC4245872, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injurySpinal cord contusionNeurological recoveryCord contusionRat spinal cord contusionSpinal contusion injuryLumbar intrathecal spaceLumbar spinal cordContinuous intracerebroventricular infusionRodent SCI modelsPercentage of ratsRaphespinal axonsContusion injuryAdministration regimenSCI modelContinuous infusionCord injuryIntracerebroventricular infusionIntrathecal spaceSpinal cordPreclinical modelsEffective treatmentWalking tasksClinical testing
2012
Small-molecule-induced Rho-inhibition: NSAIDs after spinal cord injury
Kopp MA, Liebscher T, Niedeggen A, Laufer S, Brommer B, Jungehulsing GJ, Strittmatter SM, Dirnagl U, Schwab JM. Small-molecule-induced Rho-inhibition: NSAIDs after spinal cord injury. Cell And Tissue Research 2012, 349: 119-132. PMID: 22350947, PMCID: PMC3744771, DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1334-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCentral nervous systemAxonal plasticityCord injuryAcute spinal cord injuryExperimental spinal cord injuryNon-steroid anti-inflammatory drugsRelevant SCI modelGrowth-inhibitory environmentCNS injury modelsAnti-inflammatory drugsOligodendrocyte myelin glycoproteinRhoA inhibitionRepulsive guidance moleculeMotor recoveryAxonal sproutingPreclinical evidenceFunctional recoveryLocomotor recoverySCI modelChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanCNS injuryNeurofunctional outcomeGrowth cone collapsePossible clinical translation