RhoA-inhibiting NSAIDs promote axonal myelination after spinal cord injury

B Xing, H Li, H Wang, D Mukhopadhyay, D Fisher… - Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are extensively used to relieve pain and
inflammation in humans via cyclooxygenase inhibition. Our recent research suggests that …

Strategies to neutralize RhoA/ROCK pathway after spinal cord injury

A Roy, Z Pathak, H Kumar - Experimental Neurology, 2021 - Elsevier
Regeneration is bungled following CNS injuries, including spinal cord injury (SCI). Inherent
decay of permissive conditions restricts the regrowth of the mature CNS after an injury …

Inactivation of intracellular Rho to stimulate axon growth and regeneration

B Ellezam, C Dubreuil, M Winton, L Loy… - Progress in brain …, 2002 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the inactivation of intracellular Rho to stimulate
axon growth and regeneration. In tissue culture, inactivation of the Rho signaling pathway is …

Lesional RhoA+ cell numbers are suppressed by anti‐inflammatory, cyclooxygenase‐inhibiting treatment following subacute spinal cord injury

JM Schwab, S Conrad, T Elbert, K Trautmann… - Glia, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Inhibition of the small GTPase RhoA or its downstream target Rho‐associated coiled kinase
(ROCK) has been shown to promote axon regeneration and to improve functional recovery …

Rho‐kinase inhibition enhances axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury

A Hiraga, S Kuwabara, H Doya, K Kanai… - Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In injured adult neurons, the process of axonal regrowth and reestablishment of the
neuronal function have to be activated. We assessed in this study whether RhoA, a key …

Targeting Rho to stimulate repair after spinal cord injury

L McKerracher, H Higuchi - Journal of neurotrauma, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Rho is an important signaling target to promote repair following spinal cord injury (SCI).
Myelinderived inhibitory proteins, as well as other classes of known growth inhibitory …

RhoA, RhoB, RhoC, Rac1, Cdc42, and Tc10 mRNA levels in spinal cord, sensory ganglia, and corticospinal tract neurons and long‐lasting specific changes following …

MK Erschbamer, CP Hofstetter… - Journal of Comparative …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Inhibition of RhoA has been shown to enhance axonal regeneration following spinal cord
injury. Here we mapped mRNA expression patterns of RhoA, B, and C, Rac1, Cdc42, and …

[HTML][HTML] Wallerian degeneration involves Rho/Rho-kinase signaling

S Yamagishi, M Fujitani, K Hata, K Kitajo… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Local axon degeneration is a common pathological feature of many neurodegenerative
diseases, whereas the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. In this study …

The development of a rat in vitro model of spinal cord injury demonstrating the additive effects of rho and ROCK inhibitors on neurite outgrowth and myelination

SD Boomkamp, MO Riehle, J Wood, MF Olson… - Glia, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
It is currently thought that treatment for spinal cord injury (SCI) will involve a combined
pharmacological and biological approach; however, testing their efficacy in animal models …

[PDF][PDF] RhoA drives actin compaction to restrict axon regeneration and astrocyte reactivity after CNS injury

S Stern, BJ Hilton, ER Burnside, S Dupraz, EE Handley… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
An inhibitory extracellular milieu and neuron-intrinsic processes prevent axons from
regenerating in the adult central nervous system (CNS). Here we show how the two aspects …