Pre-differentiated embryonic stem cells promote neuronal regeneration by cross-coupling of BDNF and IL-6 signaling pathways in the host tissue

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1029-1042

  Glazova, Margarita ^a   Pak, Elena S ^a   Moretto, Justin ^a   Hollis, Sarah ^a   Brewer, Kori L ^a   Murashov, Alexander K ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; cAMP; Embryonic stem cells; IL 6; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COFILIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; QUISQUALIC ACID; SYNAPSIN I; COFILIN 1; SYNAPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; COFILIN 1; CYCLIC AMP; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; PHOSPHORYLATION; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SYNAPSINS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 69249140621     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0785     Document Type: Article

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