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Delayed systemic Nogo-66 receptor antagonist promotes recovery from spinal cord injury.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Li, Shuxin Strittmatter, Stephen M. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | Traumatized axons possess an extremely limited ability to regenerate within the adult mammalian CNS. The myelin-derived axon outgrowth inhibitors Nogo, oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein, and myelin-associated glycoprotein, all bind to an axonal Nogo-66 receptor (NgR) and at least partially account for this lack of CNS repair. Although the intrathecal application of an NgR competitive antagonist at the time of spinal cord hemisection induces significant regeneration of corticospinal axons, such immediate local therapy may not be as clinically feasible for cases of spinal cord injury. Here, we consider whether this approach can be adapted to systemic therapy in a postinjury therapeutic time window. Subcutaneous treatment with the NgR antagonist peptide NEP1-40 (Nogo extracellular peptide, residues 1-40) results in extensive growth of corticospinal axons, sprouting of serotonergic fibers, upregulation of axonal growth protein SPRR1A (small proline-rich repeat protein 1A), and synapse re-formation. Locomotor recovery after thoracic spinal cord injury is enhanced. Furthermore, delaying the initiation of systemic NEP1-40 administration for up to 1 week after cord lesions does not limit the degree of axon sprouting and functional recovery. This indicates that the regenerative capacity of transected corticospinal tract axons persists for weeks after injury. Systemic Nogo-66 receptor antagonists have therapeutic potential for subacute CNS axonal injuries such as spinal cord trauma. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1523/jneurosci.23-10-04219.2003 |
| PubMed reference number | 12764110 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jneurosci.org/content/23/10/4219.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/23/10/4219.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://labs.icb.ufmg.br/lbcd/prodabi5/homepages/hugo/Hugo/Li_JNeurosc_2003_4219.pdf |
| Journal | The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
