Title |
Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor ameliorates excessive astrogliosis and improves the regeneration microenvironment and functional recovery in adult rats following spinal cord injury
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Published in |
Journal of Neuroinflammation, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1742-2094-11-71 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Zai-Wang Li, Ji-Jun Li, Lan Wang, Jian-Ping Zhang, Jing-Jing Wu, Xu-Qiang Mao, Guo-Feng Shi, Qian Wang, Feng Wang, Jian Zou |
Abstract |
Astrogliosis is a common phenomenon after spinal cord injury (SCI). Although this process exerts positive effects on axonal regeneration, excessive astrogliosis imparts negative effects on neuronal repair and recovery. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway is critical to the regulation of reactive astrogliosis, and therefore is a potential target of therapeutics to better control the response. In this report, we aim to investigate whether blocking EGFR signaling using an EGFR tyrosine kinase specific inhibitor can attenuate reactive astrogliosis and promote functional recovery after a traumatic SCI. |
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