Regeneration of CNS axons back to their target following treatment of adult rat brain with chondroitinase ABC (original) (raw)

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Following CNS injury in the adult mammal, axon regeneration fails in scar regions containing a number of different chondroitin sulfate-bearing proteoglycans (CSPGs)1. Degradation of chondroitin sulfate using chondroitinase ABC reduces growth inhibition associated with many CSPGs2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13. Here we demonstrate that it is possible to enhance CNS axon regeneration in the adult rat nigrostriatal tract following chondroitinase ABC degradation of chondroitin sulfate.

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This work was funded by grants from the Medical Research Council, Action Research, the International Spinal Research Trust and the Wellcome Trust. Various antibodies were donated by J. Levine and A. Oohira, or obtained from the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank maintained by the University of Iowa.

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    Lawrence D. F. Moon, Richard A. Asher, Kate E. Rhodes & James W. Fawcett

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Moon, L., Asher, R., Rhodes, K. et al. Regeneration of CNS axons back to their target following treatment of adult rat brain with chondroitinase ABC.Nat Neurosci 4, 465–466 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/87415

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