Extracellular vesicles and intercellular communication within the nervous system

V Zappulli, KP Friis, Z Fitzpatrick… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Extracellular vesicles (EVs, including exosomes) are implicated in many aspects of nervous
system development and function, including regulation of synaptic communication, synaptic …

Exosomes and their MicroRNA cargo: new players in peripheral nerve regeneration

L Qing, H Chen, J Tang, X Jia - … and neural repair, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Peripheral nerve injury is a major clinical problem and often results in a poor functional
recovery. Despite obvious clinical need, treatment strategies have been largely suboptimal …

A role for Schwann cell–derived neuregulin-1 in remyelination

RM Stassart, R Fledrich, V Velanac… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
After peripheral nerve injury, axons regenerate and become remyelinated by resident
Schwann cells. However, myelin repair never results in the original myelin thickness …

Exosomes for repair, regeneration and rejuvenation

J Basu, JW Ludlow - Expert opinion on biological therapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Application of regenerative medicine strategies for repair of organs/tissue
impacted by chronic disease is an active subject for product development. Such …

Motor axon regeneration and muscle reinnervation in young adult and aged animals

H Kang, JW Lichtman - Journal of Neuroscience, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Injuries to peripheral nerves can cause paralysis and sensory disturbances, but such
functional impairments are often short lived because of efficient regeneration of damaged …

Repair of injured spinal cord using biomaterial scaffolds and stem cells

B Shrestha, K Coykendall, Y Li, A Moon… - Stem cell research & …, 2014 - Springer
The loss of neurons and degeneration of axons after spinal cord injury result in the loss of
sensory and motor functions. A bridging biomaterial construct that allows the axons to grow …

Dose-effect relationship and molecular mechanism by which BMSC-derived exosomes promote peripheral nerve regeneration after crush injury

J Zhao, Y Ding, R He, K Huang, L Liu, C Jiang… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background The development of new treatment strategies to improve peripheral nerve
repair after injury, especially those that accelerate axonal nerve regeneration, is very …

Research progress of targeting NLRP3 inflammasome in peripheral nerve injury and pain

W Li, J Liang, S Li, L Wang, S Xu, S Jiang… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nerve injury and nerve pain are common diseases caused by neuroinflammation.
Numerous studies have shown that the activation of NLRP3 (nod-like receptor family, pyrin …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of mesenchymal stem cells and melatonin on experimentally induced peripheral nerve injury in rats

SA Khodir, S Imbaby, MSAA Amer, MM Atwa… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Injury of a peripheral nerve (PNI) leads to both ischemic and inflammatory alterations. Sciatic
nerve injury (SNI) represents the most widely used model for PNI. Mesenchymal stem cell …

Corneal epithelial cells function as surrogate Schwann cells for their sensory nerves

MA Stepp, G Tadvalkar, R Hakh, S Pal‐Ghosh - Glia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The eye is innervated by neurons derived from both the central nervous system and
peripheral nervous system (PNS). While much is known about retinal neurobiology and …