Chondroitin/dermatan sulfates in the central nervous system: their structures and functions in health and disease

U Rauch, J Kappler - Advances in Pharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The central nervous system (CNS) is a rich and complex source of
proteins modified with chondroitin/dermatan sulfate (CS/DS) chains. During brain …

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in the brain

S Aono, A Oohira - Advances in Pharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) play important roles in the
morphogenesis and maintenance of various tissues, including the central nervous system …

The role of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in regeneration and plasticity in the central nervous system

CM Galtrey, JW Fawcett - Brain research reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) consist of a core protein and glycosaminoglycan
(GAG) chains. There is enormous structural diversity among CSPGs due to variation in the …

Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans in the central nervous system: changes and synthesis after injury

F Properzi, RA Asher, JW Fawcett - Biochemical Society …, 2003 - portlandpress.com
Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are up-regulated in the central nervous system
after injury, specifically around the lesion site where the glial scar forms. This structure …

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans: key modulators in the developing and pathologic central nervous system

SM Dyck, S Karimi-Abdolrezaee - Experimental neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans (CSPGs) are a major component of the
extracellular matrix in the central nervous system (CNS) and play critical role in the …

Chondroitin sulfate: a key molecule in the brain matrix

JCF Kwok, P Warren, JW Fawcett - … journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Chondroitin sulfate is a glycosaminoglycan composed of N-acetylgalactosamine and
glucuronic acid. It attaches to a core protein to form chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) …

The emerging role of the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan family in neurodegenerative diseases

J Lin, M Duan, N Lin, W Zhao - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2021 - degruyter.com
Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is a kind of linear polysaccharide that is covalently linked to
proteins to form proteoglycans. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) consist of a core …

Chondroitin sulfates and their binding molecules in the central nervous system

L Djerbal, H Lortat-Jacob, JCF Kwok - Glycoconjugate journal, 2017 - Springer
Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is the most abundant glycosaminoglycan (GAG) in the central
nervous system (CNS) matrix. Its sulfation and epimerization patterns give rise to different …

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in neural development and regeneration

T Laabs, D Carulli, HM Geller, JW Fawcett - Current opinion in …, 2005 - Elsevier
Proteoglycans are of two main types, chondroitin sulfate (CSPGs) and heparin sulfate
(HSPGs). The CSPGs act mainly as barrier-forming molecules, whereas the HSPGs stabilise …

Mechanisms for modulation of neural plasticity and axon regeneration by chondroitin sulphate

S Miyata, H Kitagawa - The journal of biochemistry, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs), consisting of core proteins linked to one or
more chondroitin sulphate (CS) chains, are major extracellular matrix (ECM) components of …