Delayed grafting of BDNF and NT-3 producing fibroblasts into the injured spinal cord stimulates sprouting, partially rescues axotomized red nucleus neurons from loss and atrophy, and provides limited regeneration

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-113

  Tobias, C A ^a   Shumsky, J S ^a   Shibata, M ^a   Tuszynski, M H ^b   Fischer, I ^a   Tessler, A ^a,c   Murray, M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Ex vivo; Gene therapy; Neurotrophins; NT 3; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NEUROMODULIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; SEROTONIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CELL SECRETION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE THERAPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RED NUCLEUS; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0345227300     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4886(03)00394-7     Document Type: Article

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