Peripherally-derived BDNF promotes regeneration of ascending sensory neurons after spinal cord injury
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2008
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Li, Fang
Zhang, Feng-He
Zhong, Jin Hua
Zhou, Xin-Fu
Song, Xingyun
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The blood brain barrier (BBB) and truncated trkB receptor on astrocytes prevent the penetration of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) applied into the peripheral (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) thus restrict its application in the treatment of nervous diseases. As BDNF is anterogradely transported by axons, we propose that peripherally derived and/or applied BDNF may act on the regeneration of central axons of ascending sensory neurons.
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Copyright: © 2008 Song et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Song, X., Li, F., Zhang, F., Zhong, J.,
& Zhou, X., 2008. Peripherally-derived BDNF promotes regeneration of ascending
sensory neurons after spinal cord injury. PLoS One, 3(3), 1-16.