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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2024

Unravelling the Road to Recovery: Mechanisms of Wnt Signalling in Spinal Cord Injury.

Suchita Ganesan, Arun Dharmarajan, G Sudhir, Lakshmi R Perumalsamy

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Suchita GanesanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
Arun DharmarajanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
G SudhirDepartment of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India. sudhiraxon@gmail.com.
Lakshmi R PerumalsamyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India. lakshmi.revathi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8811-4795

Funding

AOSpine 2021-031 Ganesan
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex neurodegenerative pathology that consistently harbours a poor prognostic outcome. At present, there are few therapeutic strategies that can halt neuronal cell death and facilitate functional motor recovery. However, recent studies have highlighted the Wnt pathway as a key promoter of axon regeneration following central nervous system (CNS) injuries. Emerging evidence also suggests that the temporal dysregulation of Wnt may drive cell death post-SCI. A major challenge in SCI treatment resides in developing therapeutics that can effectively target inflammation and facilitate glial scar repair. Before Wnt signalling is exploited for SCI therapy, further research is needed to clarify the implications of Wnt on neuroinflammation during chronic stages of injury. In this review, an attempt is made to dissect the impact of canonical and non-canonical Wnt pathways in relation to individual aspects of glial and fibrotic scar formation. Furthermore, it is also highlighted how modulating Wnt activity at chronic time points may aid in limiting lesion expansion and promoting axonal repair.

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Recovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsAxonsCicatrixHumansNeurogliaAxon regenerationGlial scarSpinal cord injuryWnt signalling

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