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ArticleNeural regeneration research2015

Upregulated Ras/Raf/ERK1/2 signaling pathway: a new hope in the repair of spinal cord injury.

Tao Liu, Fu-Jiang Cao, Dong-Dong Xu, Yun-Qiang Xu, Shi-Qing Feng

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tao LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Fu-Jiang CaoDepartment of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Dong-Dong XuDepartment of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yun-Qiang XuDepartment of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Shi-Qing FengDepartment of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increasing number of studies report that the Ras/Raf/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) signaling pathway has a death-promoting apoptotic function in neural cells. We hypothesized that the Ras/Raf/ERK1/2 signaling pathway may be abnormally regulated in rat injured spinal cord models. The weight drop method was used to establish rat spinal cord injury at T9. Western blot analysis and immunohistochemical staining revealed Ras expression was dramatically elevated, and the phosphorylations of A-Raf, B-Raf and C-Raf were all upregulated in the injured spinal cord. Both mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 and ERK1/2, which belong to the Ras/Raf signaling kinases, were upregulated. These results indicate that Ras/Raf/ERK1/2 signaling may be upregulated in injured spinal cord and are involved in recovery after spinal cord injury.

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apoptosisinhibitionnerve regenerationneural regenerationRas/Raf/Erk1/2 signaling pathwayregulationrepairspinal cord injury

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PMID26109956
PMCPMC4468773
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