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ReviewNeural regeneration research2012

Neuroprotection and its molecular mechanism following spinal cord injury.

Nai-Kui Liu, Xiao-Ming Xu

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Review in Neural regeneration research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Targeting axon guidance cues for neural circuit repair after spinal cord injury.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nai-Kui LiuSpinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Department of Neurological Surgery & Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Xiao-Ming XuSpinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Department of Neurological Surgery & Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Indiana University Bloomington · US

Funding

PKC inhibition-mediated spinal cord regenerationR01NS052290 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI XU, XIAO-MING · 2005 to 2009
$1.8M
Tissue engineering in spinal cord regenerationR01NS050243 · NINDS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI WEN, XUEJUN · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
Role of phospholipase A2 in spinal cord secondary injuryR01NS059622 · NINDS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI XU, XIAO-MING · 2009 to 2013
$1.6M
Role of Acrolein in Spinal Cord InjuryR01NS073636 · NINDS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI SHI, RIYI · 2012 to 2015
$1.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050243NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS052290NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS059622NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute spinal cord injury initiates a complex cascade of molecular events termed 'secondary injury', which leads to progressive degeneration ranging from early neuronal apoptosis at the lesion site to delayed degeneration of intact white matter tracts, and, ultimately, expansion of the initial injury. These secondary injury processes include, but are not limited to, inflammation, free radical-induced cell death, glutamate excitotoxicity, phospholipase A2 activation, and induction of extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways, which are important targets in developing neuroprotective strategies for treatment of spinal cord injury. Recently, a number of studies have shown promising results on neuroprotection and recovery of function in rodent models of spinal cord injury using treatments that target secondary injury processes including inflammation, phospholipase A2 activation, and manipulation of the PTEN-Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. The present review outlines our ongoing research on the molecular mechanisms of neuroprotection in experimental spinal cord injury and briefly summarizes our earlier findings on the therapeutic potential of pharmacological treatments in spinal cord injury.

Indexed as

apoptosisglucocorticoid receptorinflammationmicroRNAsneuroprotectionoxidationphospolipase A2signaling pathwayspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID25624837
PMCPMC4296426
OpenAlexW1543150445

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