Ex vivo non-viral vector-mediated neurotrophin-3 gene transfer to olfactory ensheathing glia: Effects on axonal regeneration and functional recovery after implantation in rats with spinal cord injury

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-65

  Wu, Jun ^a   Sun, Tian Sheng ^a   Ren, Ji Xin ^a   Wang, Xian Zhang ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Gene therapy; Neurotrophin 3; Non viral vectors; Olfactory ensheathing glia; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CATION; LIPOSOME; NEUROTROPHIN 3; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HINDLIMB; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; PLASMID; RAT; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROWTH CONES; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROGLIA; NEUROTROPHIN 3; OLFACTORY BULB; PARALYSIS; PLASMIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 44349124496     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-008-0057-y     Document Type: Article

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