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NEURAL REGEN RES/ VOL 11 (NO. 5), MAY 2016 WWW.NRRONLINE.ORG

Alzheimer’s disease: the silver tsunami of the 21st centuryAnkita Sarkar, Madison Irwin, Aditi Singh, Matthew Riccetti, Amit Singh

TFP5/TP5 peptide provides neuroprotection in the MPTP model of Parkinson’s diseaseBinukumar BK, Harish C. Pant

Clinical trial perspective for adult and juvenile Huntington’s disease usinggenetically-engineered mesenchymal stem cells Peter Deng, Audrey Torrest, Kari Pollock, Heather Dahlenburg, Geralyn Annett, Jan A. Nolta, Kyle D. Fink

Adenosine A2A receptors in neuronal outgrowth: a target for nerve regeneration?Filipa F. Ribeiro, Ana M. Sebastião

Coordination of the axonal cytoskeleton during the emergence of axon collateral branchesGianluca Gallo

Antibody-based neuronal and axonal delivery vectors for targeted ligand deliveryKazim A. Sheikh, Gang Zhang

Possible application of apolipoprotein E-containing lipoproteins and polyunsaturated fatty acids in neural regenerationMichinori Matsuo

Self-assembling peptide nanofibrous hydrogel as a promising strategy in nerve repair after traumatic injury in the nervous systemNa Zhang, Liumin He, Wutian Wu

Cross tolerance: a tread to decipher the code of endogenous global cerebral resistanceAshish Sharma, Rohit Goyal

Focusing on the protective effects of metallothionein-I/II in cerebral ischemiaAbass Eidizadeh, George Trendelenburg

Comparative insights into mitochondrial adaptations to anoxia in brainMatthew E. Pamenter

Iron metabolism, oxidative stress, and neonatal brain injuryQing Lu, Stephen M. Black

Induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling and cell therapy of Parkinson’s diseaseMária Csöbönyeiová, Ľuboš Danišovič, Štefan Polák

Cholinergic input from the pedunculopontine nucleus to the cerebellum: implications for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s diseaseEugenio Scarnati, Flora Vitale, Annamaria Capozzo, Paolo Mazzone

Do we need a new levodopa?Thomas Müller

Programmed cell death and natural killer cells in multiple sclerosis: new potential therapeutic targets?Beatrice Macchi, Antonio Mastino

Neurotrophic factors: promising candidates in tissue regenerationNan Xiao

Ischemic penumbra in retina endures: vascular neuropathology is reconciledDavid McLeod

Complementary research in mammals and fish indicates MMP-2 as a pleiotropic contributor to optic nerve regenerationKim Lemmens, Inge Van Hove, Lieve Moons

Viral-mediated gene therapy for spinal cord injury (SCI) from a translational neuroanatomical perspectiveAndrew P Tosolini, Renée Morris

Brain Injury and Neural Regeneration Bumetanide promotes neural precursor cell regeneration and dendritic development in the hippocampal dentate gyrus in the chronic stage of cerebral ischemiaWang-shu Xu, Xuan Sun, Cheng-guang Song, Xiao-peng Mu, Wen-ping Ma, Xing-hu Zhang, Chuan-sheng Zhao

Inhibition of TYRO3/Akt signaling participates in hypoxic injury in hippocampal neuronsYan-zhen Zhu, Wei Wang, Na Xian, Bing Wu

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Methylprednisolone exerts neuroprotective effects by regulating autophagy and apoptosis Wei Gao, Shu-rui Chen, Meng-yao Wu, Kai Gao, Yuan-long Li, Hong-yu Wang, Chen-yuan Li, Hong Li

Peripheral Nerve Injury and Neural Regeneration

A self-made, low-cost infrared system for evaluating the sciatic functional index in miceLukas Fricker, Vincenzo Penna, Florian Lampert, G. Bjoern Stark, Christian Witze, Georgios Koulaxouzidis

Methylprednisolone microsphere sustained-release membrane inhibits scar formation at the site of peripheral nerve lesionQiang Li, Teng Li, Xiang-chang Cao, De-qing Luo, Ke-jian Lian

Vitamin B complex and vitamin B12 levels after peripheral nerve injuryIdiris Altun, Ergül Belge Kurutaş

Optic Nerve Injury and Neural Regeneration

Gender difference in the neuroprotective effect of rat bone marrow mesenchymal cells against hypoxia-induced apoptosis of retinal ganglion cellsJing Yuan, Jian-xiong Yu

Recovery of injured fornical crura following neurosurgical operation of a brain tumor: a case reportSung Ho Jang, You Sung Seo

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: promising therapeutic outcome–not far away? Adrija Hajra, Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Shyamal Kumar Hajra

Congratulation to Professor Kowk-fai So of him being named as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Correction: Role of pleiotrophin-proteintyrosine phosphatase receptor type Z signaling in myelination

Immediate effects of scalp acupuncture with twirling reinforcing manipulation on hemiplegia following acute ischemic stroke: a hidden association studyXiao-zheng Du, Chun-ling Bao, Gui-rong Dong, Xu-ming Yang

Ischemic preconditioning protects against ischemic brain injuryXiao-meng Ma, Mei Liu, Ying-ying Liu, Li-li Ma, Ying Jiang, Xiao-hong Chen

Neuroprotective effects of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein during mild hypothermia on traumatic brain injuryGuan Wang, Jian-ning Zhang, Jia-kui Guo, Ying Cai, Hong-sheng Sun, Kun Dong, Cheng-gang Wu

ZD7288, a selective hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel blocker, inhibits hippocampal synaptic plasticityXiao-xue Zhang, Xiao-chun Min, Xu-lin Xu, Min Zheng, Lian-jun Guo

Responses from two firing patterns in inferior colliculus neurons to stimulation of the lateral lemniscus dorsal nucleusXiao-ting Li, Ning-yu Wang, Yan-jun Wang, Zhi-qing Xu, Jin-feng Liu, Yun-fei Bai, Jin-sheng Dai, Jing-yi Zhao

Neurodegenerative Disease and Neural Regeneration

Cyanidin suppresses amyloid beta-induced neurotoxicity by inhibiting reactive oxygen species-mediated DNA damage and apoptosis in PC12 cellsYi Wang, Xiao-ting Fu, Da-wei Li, Kun Wang, Xin-zhi Wang, Yuan Li, Bao-liang Sun, Xiao-yi Yang, Zun-cheng Zheng, Nam Chun Cho

High-frequency electroacupuncture evidently reinforces hippocampal synaptic transmission in Alzheimer’s disease rats Wei Li, Li-hong Kong, Hui Wang, Feng Shen, Ya-wen Wang, Hua Zhou, Guo-jie Sun

Moderate exercise prevents neurodegeneration in D-galactose-induced aging miceLi Li, Meng Xu, Bo Shen, Man Li, Qian Gao, Shou-gang Wei

Spinal Cord Injury and Neural Regeneration

Repetitive magnetic stimulation affects the microenvironment of nerve regeneration and evoked potentials after spinal cord injuryJin-lan Jiang, Xu-dong Guo, Shu-quan Zhang, Xin-gang Wang, Shi-feng Wu

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