Role of macrophages in Wallerian degeneration and axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury

P Chen, X Piao, P Bonaldo - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) has remarkable regenerative abilities after injury.
Successful PNS regeneration relies on both injured axons and non-neuronal cells, including …

Wallerian degeneration: gaining perspective on inflammatory events after peripheral nerve injury

AD Gaudet, PG Popovich, MS Ramer - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2011 - Springer
In this review, we first provide a brief historical perspective, discussing how peripheral nerve
injury (PNI) may have caused World War I. We then consider the initiation, progression, and …

The neuroimmunology of degeneration and regeneration in the peripheral nervous system

A DeFrancesco-Lisowitz, JA Lindborg, JP Niemi… - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Peripheral nerves regenerate following injury due to the effective activation of the intrinsic
growth capacity of the neurons and the formation of a permissive pathway for outgrowth due …

Self-assembling multidomain peptide hydrogels accelerate peripheral nerve regeneration after crush injury

TL Lopez-Silva, CD Cristobal, CSE Lai… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Multidomain peptide (MDP) hydrogels are a class of self-assembling materials that have
been shown to elicit beneficial responses for soft tissue regeneration. However, their …

Autophagic myelin destruction by Schwann cells during Wallerian degeneration and segmental demyelination

SY Jang, YK Shin, SY Park, JY Park, HJ Lee, YH Yoo… - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As lysosomal hydrolysis has long been suggested to be responsible for myelin clearance
after peripheral nerve injury, in this study, we investigated the possible role of …

Taxanes and platinum derivatives impair Schwann cells via distinct mechanisms

S Imai, M Koyanagi, Z Azimi, Y Nakazato… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Impairment of peripheral neurons by anti-cancer agents, including taxanes and platinum
derivatives, has been considered to be a major cause of chemotherapy-induced peripheral …

Physiological importance of hydrogen sulfide: emerging potent neuroprotector and neuromodulator

S Panthi, HJ Chung, J Jung… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an emerging neuromodulator that is considered to be a
gasotransmitter similar to nitrogen oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). H2S exerts …

Actin polymerization is essential for myelin sheath fragmentation during Wallerian degeneration

J Jung, W Cai, HK Lee, M Pellegatta… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
The mechanisms that trigger Wallerian degeneration (WD) of peripheral nerves after injury
are not well understood. During the early period of WD, fragmentation of myelin into ovoid …

Axon degeneration: make the Schwann cell great again

KM Wong, E Babetto, B Beirowski - Neural regeneration research, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Axonal degeneration is a pivotal feature of many neurodegenerative conditions and
substantially accounts for neurological morbidity. A widely used experimental model to study …

The natural plant flavonoid apigenin is a strong antioxidant that effectively delays peripheral neurodegenerative processes

M Kim, J Jung, NY Jeong, HJ Chung - Anatomical Science International, 2019 - Springer
Oxidative stress contributes to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases of the central
and peripheral nervous systems, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke …