Identification of the growth cone as a probe and driver of neuronal migration in the injured brain

C Nakajima, M Sawada, E Umeda, Y Takagi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Axonal growth cones mediate axonal guidance and growth regulation. We show that
migrating neurons in mice possess a growth cone at the tip of their leading process, similar …

Chronic spinal cord injury regeneration with combined therapy comprising neural stem/progenitor cell transplantation, rehabilitation, and semaphorin 3A inhibitor

T Yoshida, S Tashiro, N Nagoshi, M Shinozaki… - eneuro, 2024 - eneuro.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in various long-term sequelae, and chronically injured
spinal cords exhibit a refractory feature, showing a limited response to cell transplantation …

Differential effects of the G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) on rat embryonic (E18) hippocampal and cortical neurons

K Pemberton, M Rosato, C Dedert, C DeLeon, C Arnatt… - eneuro, 2022 - eneuro.org
Estrogen plays fundamental roles in nervous system development and function. Traditional
studies examining the effect of estrogen in the brain have focused on the nuclear estrogen …

Novel repositioning therapy for drug-resistant glioblastoma: in vivo validation study of clindamycin treatment targeting the mTOR pathway and combination therapy …

T Eda, M Okada, R Ogura, Y Tsukamoto, Y Kanemaru… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Given the significant costs and lengthy timelines of drug development and
clinical trials, drug repositioning is a promising alternative to find effective treatments for …

Will cannabigerol trigger neuroregeneration after a spinal cord injury? An in vitro answer from NSC-34 scratch-injured cells transcriptome

A Valeri, L Chiricosta, A Gugliandolo, F Pollastro… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury affects the lives of millions of people around the world, often causing
disability and, in unfortunate circumstances, death. Rehabilitation can partly improve …

Stem cell exosome-loaded Gelfoam improves locomotor dysfunction and neuropathic pain in a rat model of spinal cord injury

R Poongodi, TH Yang, YH Huang, KD Yang… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating illness in humans that causes
permanent loss of movement or sensation. To treat SCI, exosomes, with their unique …

Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Progenitor Cells Showed Neuronal Differentiation, Neurite Extension, and Formation of Synaptic Structures in …

Y Kanemura, A Yamamoto, A Katsuma, H Fukusumi… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ischemic stroke is a major cerebrovascular disease with high morbidity and mortality rates;
however, effective treatments for ischemic stroke-related neurological dysfunction have yet …

JNK1-dependent phosphorylation of GAP-43 serine 142 is a novel molecular marker for axonal growth

M Okada, Y Kawagoe, T Takasugi, M Nozumi… - Neurochemical …, 2022 - Springer
Mammalian axon growth has mechanistic similarities with axon regeneration. The growth
cone is an important structure that is involved in both processes, and GAP-43 (growth …

Identification of z‐axis filopodia in growth cones using super‐resolution microscopy

M Nozumi, Y Sato, M Nishiyama‐Usuda… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A growth cone is a highly motile tip of an extending axon that is crucial for neural network
formation. Three‐dimensional‐structured illumination microscopy, a type of super‐resolution …

Recipient Reaction and Composition of Autologous Sural Nerve Tissue Grafts into the Human Brain

I Colvett, A Gilmore, S Guzman, A Ledreux… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a severe neurological disease for which there is no effective
treatment or cure, and therefore it remains an unmet need in medicine. We present data from …