Administration of chondroitinase ABC rostral or caudal to a spinal cord injury site promotes anatomical but not functional plasticity

VJ Tom, R Kadakia, L Santi, JD Houlé - Journal of neurotrauma, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Growth-inhibitory chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPG) are a primary target for
therapeutic strategies after spinal cord injury because of their contribution to the inhibitory …

Manipulating the glial scar: chondroitinase ABC as a therapy for spinal cord injury

EJ Bradbury, LM Carter - Brain research bulletin, 2011 - Elsevier
Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are potent inhibitors of growth in the adult
CNS. Use of the enzyme chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) as a strategy to reduce CSPG …

Local delivery of high-dose chondroitinase ABC in the sub-acute stage promotes axonal outgrowth and functional recovery after complete spinal cord transection

CH Cheng, CT Lin, MJ Lee, MJ Tsai, WH Huang… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are glial scar-associated molecules considered
axonal regeneration inhibitors and can be digested by chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) to …

Benefit of chondroitinase ABC on sensory axon regeneration in a laceration model of spinal cord injury in the rat

LBE Shields, YP Zhang, DA Burke, R Gray… - Surgical neurology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans are up-regulated in the spinal cord after
SCI, creating a molecular barrier inhibitory to axon growth. Chondroitinase ABC degrades …

Combination treatment with chondroitinase ABC in spinal cord injury—breaking the barrier

RR Zhao, JW Fawcett - Neuroscience bulletin, 2013 - Springer
After spinal cord injury (SCI), re-establishing functional circuitry in the damaged central
nervous system (CNS) faces multiple challenges including lost tissue volume, insufficient …

Chondroitinase ABC promotes sprouting of intact and injured spinal systems after spinal cord injury

AW Barritt, M Davies, F Marchand… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are inhibitory extracellular matrix molecules that
are upregulated after CNS injury. Degradation of CSPGs using the enzyme chondroitinase …

Astrocytic and vascular remodeling in the injured adult rat spinal cord after chondroitinase ABC treatment

U Milbreta, Y Von Boxberg, P Mailly… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Upregulation of extracellular chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPG) is a primary cause
for the failure of axons to regenerate after spinal cord injury (SCI), and the beneficial effect of …

Chondroitinase combined with rehabilitation promotes recovery of forelimb function in rats with chronic spinal cord injury

D Wang, RM Ichiyama, R Zhao… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) in combination with rehabilitation has been shown to promote
functional recovery in acute spinal cord injury. For clinical use, the optimal treatment window …

Delayed treatment with chondroitinase ABC reverses chronic atrophy of rubrospinal neurons following spinal cord injury

LM Carter, SB McMahon, EJ Bradbury - Experimental neurology, 2011 - Elsevier
Degradation of extracellular matrix chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) using
Chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) is a promising strategy for the treatment of spinal cord injury …

Chondroitinase ABC promotes axonal re-growth and behavior recovery in spinal cord injury

WC Huang, WC Kuo, JH Cherng, SH Hsu… - Biochemical and …, 2006 - Elsevier
In spinal cord injury, the injury could trigger some inhibitory signal cascades to promote
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs), the structures of scar tissues, formation. CSPGs …