Search Results - "Bohn, Martha C"
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The "Perivascular Pump" Driven by Arterial Pulsation is a Powerful Mechanism for the Distribution of Therapeutic Molecules within the Brain
Published in Molecular therapy (01-07-2006)“…We investigated the movement of interstitially infused macromolecules within the central nervous system (CNS) in rats with high and low blood pressure…”
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AAV2 mediated retrograde transduction of corticospinal motor neurons reveals initial and selective apical dendrite degeneration in ALS
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-08-2012)“…Abstract Corticospinal motor neurons (CSMN) are the cortical component of motor neuron circuitry, which controls voluntary movement and degenerates in diseases…”
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-secreting genetically modified human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote recovery in a rat model of Parkinson's disease
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-09-2010)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DA) neurons. The therapeutic…”
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Novel Magnetic Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles as Non-Viral Vectors for the Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene
Published in Advanced functional materials (08-01-2010)“…Nanoparticles (NPs) of synthetic hydroxyapatite (Hap) and natural bone mineral (NBM) are rendered magnetic by treatment with iron ions using a wet‐chemical…”
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Onset of rosette formation during spontaneous neural differentiation of hESC and hiPSC colonies
Published in Gene (25-01-2014)“…In vitro neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is an advantageous system for studying early neural development. The process of early…”
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Reversal of dopaminergic degeneration in a parkinsonian rat following micrografting of human bone marrow-derived neural progenitors
Published in Cell transplantation (01-01-2009)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by the selective loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the midbrain. Various types…”
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Mesenchymal stem cells and neuroregeneration in Parkinson's disease
Published in Experimental neurology (01-09-2013)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive and extensive loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the…”
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Dopaminergic Neurons Protected from Degeneration by GDNF Gene Therapy
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (07-02-1997)“…Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) supports growth and survival of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. A replication-defective adenoviral (Ad) vector…”
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Targeting alpha-synuclein with a microRNA-embedded silencing vector in the rat substantia nigra: Positive and negative effects
Published in Brain research (06-03-2014)“…Abstract Background : Alpha-synuclein (SNCA) downregulation shows therapeutic potential for synucleinopathies, including Parkinson’s disease (PD). Previously…”
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Corticospinal Motor Neurons Are Susceptible to Increased ER Stress and Display Profound Degeneration in the Absence of UCHL1 Function
Published in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) (01-11-2015)“…Corticospinal motor neurons (CSMN) receive, integrate, and relay cerebral cortex's input toward spinal targets to initiate and modulate voluntary movement…”
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Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) Gene Delivery Protects Dopaminergic Terminals from Degeneration
Published in Experimental neurology (01-05-2001)“…Previously, we observed that injection of an adenoviral (Ad) vector expressing glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) into the striatum, but not…”
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A microRNA embedded AAV alpha-synuclein gene silencing vector for dopaminergic neurons
Published in Brain research (22-04-2011)“…Abstract Alpha-synuclein (SNCA), an abundantly expressed presynaptic protein, is implicated in Parkinson's disease (PD). Since over-expression of human SNCA…”
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Motoneurons crave glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
Published in Experimental neurology (01-12-2004)“…This is a commentary on the developmental and therapeutic relevance of recent studies in the glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP)-glial cell line-derived…”
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Silencing of human α-synuclein in vitro and in rat brain using lentiviral-mediated RNAi
Published in Experimental neurology (01-04-2006)“…Human α-synuclein overexpression and its toxic accumulation in neurons or glia are known to play key roles in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and other…”
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Inclusion of a portion of the native SNCA 3'UTR reduces toxicity of human S129A SNCA on striatal-projecting dopamine neurons in rat substantia nigra
Published in Developmental neurobiology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-06-2012)“…Experimental models of Parkinson's disease (PD) created by aberrant expression of the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) coding region have been reported. However,…”
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Hypothalamic IGF-I Gene Therapy Prolongs Estrous Cyclicity and Protects Ovarian Structure in Middle-Aged Female Rats
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-06-2013)“…There is substantial evidence that age-related ovarian failure in rats is preceded by abnormal responsiveness of the neuroendocrine axis to estrogen positive…”
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An alpha-synuclein AAV gene silencing vector ameliorates a behavioral deficit in a rat model of Parkinson's disease, but displays toxicity in dopamine neurons
Published in Brain research (13-06-2011)“…Abstract Effects of silencing ectopically expressed hSNCA in rat substantia nigra (SN) were examined as a novel therapeutic approach to Parkinson's disease…”
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Progressive degeneration of dopamine neurons in 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of parkinson's disease does not involve activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (01-02-2008)“…6‐Hydroxydopamine (6‐OHDA), a neurotoxin that causes the death of dopamine (DA) neurons, is commonly used to produce experimental models of Parkinson's disease…”
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene delivery protects cortical neurons from dying following a traumatic brain injury
Published in Restorative neurology and neuroscience (2010)“…The therapeutic potential of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene delivery was examined in a rodent model of traumatic brain injury (TBI),…”
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Non-viral delivery of the gene for glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor to mesenchymal stem cells in vitro via a collagen scaffold
Published in Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods (01-09-2008)“…Recent advances in tissue engineering that combine an extracellular matrix-like scaffold with therapeutic molecules, cells, DNA encoding therapeutic proteins,…”
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