Combinatorial use of chondroitin sulphate lyase subtypes in the treatment of nerve injury

KW Tam, YS Chan, DKY Shum - Neuroscience 2011, 2011 - hub.hku.hk
Chondroitin sulphate (CS) proteoglycans are up-regulated in the extracellular matrix of
injured nerves and constitute barriers to axonal re-growth. Chondroitin sulphate ABC lyases …

Overcoming the chondroitin sulphate barrier in injured nerve: the efficacy of chondroitinase ABC treatment and the potency of disaccharide products

KW Tam, YS Chan, DKY Shum - International Symposium on Healthy …, 2014 - hub.hku.hk
Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) up-regulated in the extracellular matrix of
injured nerves, constitute barriers to nerve regeneration. Cleavage of CS using …

Use of chondroitin sulphate exolyase and endolyase to decrease axon-restrictive chondroitin sulphates in neural environments

KW Tam, RA Li, YS Chan, DKY Shum - Neuroscience 2008, 2008 - hub.hku.hk
Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) upregulated at sites of nerve injury restrict
axonal regrowth and hamper nerve regeneration. Digestion of the CS moieties in vivo with …

The Mechanisms of Chondroitin Sulphate Lyases Treatment in Promotion of Axonal Growth

KW Tam, YS Chan, DKY Shum - … Symposium & HKSN-BSHK 2012 Joint …, 2012 - hub.hku.hk
In Injured nerves, chondroitin sulphate (CS) is upregulated forming barriers with
astrocytes/fibroblasts and other extracellular matrix molecules, and thereby hampering …

Inhibition of chondroitin sulphate-degrading enzyme Chondroitinase ABC by dextran sulphate

S Dalal, ESX Moh, NH Packer - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Chondroitin sulphate (CS) is a sulphated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) polysaccharide found
on proteoglycans (CSPGs) in extracellular and pericellular matrices. Chondroitinase ABC …

An improved assay for the spectrophotometric determination of chondroitinase ABC activity

TD Clemons, M Fitzgerald, SA Dunlop… - New Journal of …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Chondroitinase ABC (chABC) has evolved as a promising therapeutic for the degradation of
inhibitory chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) after injury to the central nervous …

Substrate specificity and biochemical characteristics of an engineered mammalian chondroitinase ABC

PM Warren, JW Fawcett, JCF Kwok - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans inhibit regeneration, neuroprotection, and plasticity
following spinal cord injury. The development of a second-generation chondroitinase ABC …

Use of immobilized chondroitinase ABC in overcoming axon-restrictive chondroitin sulfates in the injured nerve environment

ZK Soo - HKU Theses Online (HKUTO), 2017 - hub.hku.hk
 Spinal cord injury causes physiological damage to nerve tissue and often lead to
permanent paralysis. The trauma activates the reactive astrocytes to secret high level of …

Understanding the catalytic machinery of chondroitinase ABC I in processing dermatan sulfate

MA Wrick - 2006 - dspace.mit.edu
In recent studies related to injury to the central nervous system, researchers have found that
galactosaminoglycans can serve as inhibitors to neuron regeneration. The chondroitinase …

Chondroitinase ABC I as a novel candidate for reducing damage in spinal cord injury

A Shirdel, K Khalifeh - Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury, 2022 - Elsevier
Utilizing enzyme therapy to repair the spinal cord injury has originated from the fact that
various types of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are secreted in the glial scar by …