Reactive astrogliosis after spinal cord injury-beneficial and detrimental effects

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-264

  Karimi Abdolrezaee, Soheila ^a   Billakanti, Rohini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Axonal regeneration; Cell replacement; Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans; Chondroitinase; Glial scar; Spinal cord injury; Therapeutic targets

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENDOTHELIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLIA CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; SCAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84868158857     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8287-4     Document Type: Article

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