Stimulating neuroregeneration as a therapeutic drug approach for traumatic brain injury

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 675-685

  Mueller, Bernhard K ^a   Mueller, Reinhold ^a   Schoemaker, Hans ^a  

^a ABBOTT GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Neuronal growth cone; Neuroplasticity; Neuroregeneration; Retraction bulb; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

12 (2 CYANOETHYL) 6,7,12,13 TETRAHYDRO 13 METHYL 5 OXOINDOLO[2,3 A]PYRROLO[3,4 C]CARBAZOLE; 2 (3 CHLORO 4 HYDROXYANILINO) 3 (2 NITROPHENYL)MALEIMIDE; 4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE L1; CETHRIN; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORDANEURIN; FASUDIL; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GROWTH PROMOTOR; IRON CHELATING AGENT; LITHIUM; N [4 (3 BROMOANILINO) 6 QUINAZOLINYL]ACRYLAMIDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NOGGIN; NOGO A ANTIBODY; NOGO RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; REPULSIVE GUIDANCE MOLECULE A ANTIBODY; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR; ROLIPRAM; SEMAPHORIN 3A; SM 216289; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AXONAL INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GROWTH CONES; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 70350161806     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00220.x     Document Type: Review

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