Schwann cell‐specific RhoA knockout accelerates peripheral nerve regeneration via promoting Schwann cell dedifferentiation

J Liu, X Ma, X Hu, J Wen, H Zhang, J Xu, Y He, X Wang… - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Our previous studies indicated that RhoA knockdown or inhibition could alleviate the
proliferation, migration, and differentiation of Schwann cells. However, the role of RhoA in …

RhoA regulates Schwann cell differentiation through JNK pathway

J Wen, D Tan, L Li, X Wang, M Pan, J Guo - Experimental neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
RhoA is a small GTPase that regulates many functions of mammalian cells via actin
reorganization. Lots of studies uncovered that its activation acts as a major negative …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage-specific RhoA knockout delays Wallerian degeneration after peripheral nerve injury in mice

J Xu, J Wen, L Fu, L Liao, Y Zou, J Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Plenty of macrophages are recruited to the injured nerve to play key roles in the
immunoreaction and engulf the debris of degenerated axons and myelin during Wallerian …

[HTML][HTML] RhoA as a target to promote neuronal survival and axon regeneration

J Hu, ME Selzer - Neural regeneration research, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Paralysis following spinal cord injury (SCI) is due to failure of axonal regeneration. It is
believed that the capacities of neurons to regrow their axons are due partly to their intrinsic …

Rho signaling pathway targeted to promote spinal cord repair

P Dergham, B Ellezam, C Essagian… - Journal of …, 2002 - Soc Neuroscience
The Rho signaling pathway regulates the cytoskeleton and motility and plays an important
role in neuronal growth inhibition. Here we demonstrate that inactivation of Rho or its …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of the Rho signaling pathway improves neurite outgrowth and neuronal differentiation of mouse neural stem cells

H Gu, SP Yu, CA Gutekunst, RE Gross… - International journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurons in the adult mammalian CNS do not spontaneously regenerate axons after injury
due to CNS myelin and other inhibitory factors. Previous studies have showed that inhibition …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting a dominant negative rho kinase to neurons promotes axonal outgrowth and partial functional recovery after rat rubrospinal tract lesion

D Wu, P Yang, X Zhang, J Luo, ME Haque, J Yeh… - Molecular Therapy, 2009 - cell.com
Many axonal growth inhibitors that contribute to the usual failure of axon regeneration in the
central nervous system (CNS) exert their effects via the RhoA-Rho kinase (ROCK) signal …

Direct Rho-associated kinase inhibiton induces cofilin dephosphorylation and neurite outgrowth in PC-12 cells

Z Zhang, AK Ottens, SF Larner, FH Kobeissy… - Cellular & molecular …, 2006 - Springer
Axons fail to regenerate in the adult central nervous system (CNS) following injury.
Developing strategies to promote axonal regeneration is therapeutically attractive for various …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of RhoA-subfamily GTPases suppresses Schwann cell proliferation through regulating AKT pathway rather than ROCK pathway

D Tan, J Wen, L Li, X Wang, C Qian, M Pan… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Inhibiting RhoA-subfamily GTPases by C3 transferase is widely recognized as a prospective
strategy to enhance axonal regeneration. When C3 transferase is administered for treating …

Lentivirus-mediated RNA interference targeting RhoA slacks the migration, proliferation, and myelin formation of Schwann cells

J Wen, C Qian, M Pan, X Wang, Y Li, Y Lu, Z Zhou… - Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
RhoA, a member of Rho GTPases family, is known to play an important role in remodeling
actin cytoskeleton. During the development of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) …