Gene therapy approaches to enhancing plasticity and regeneration after spinal cord injury

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-69

  Franz, Steffen ^a   Weidner, Norbert ^a   Blesch, Armin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HERPESVIRUS VECTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROMODULIN; NEURONAL CALCIUM SENSOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 4; PARVOVIRUS VECTOR; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR BETA; SEMAPHORIN 3A; SOMATOMEDIN; STAT3 PROTEIN;

CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EX VIVO GENE TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD REGENERATION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GENE THERAPY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84859893578     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.01.015     Document Type: Review

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