Scar-busting chondroitinase with peripheral nerve grafting promotes axonal regeneration in chronic spinal cord injury

Neurosurgery. 2010 Feb;66(2):N12. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000367837.29399.5d.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chondroitin ABC Lyase / pharmacology
  • Chondroitin ABC Lyase / therapeutic use*
  • Cicatrix / drug therapy
  • Cicatrix / etiology
  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / therapeutic use
  • Locomotion / drug effects
  • Nerve Regeneration* / drug effects
  • Nerve Regeneration* / physiology
  • Peripheral Nerves / transplantation*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries* / drug therapy
  • Spinal Cord Injuries* / physiopathology
  • Spinal Cord Injuries* / surgery

Substances

  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
  • Chondroitin ABC Lyase