Effects of combining electrical stimulation with BDNF gene transfer on the regeneration of crushed rat sciatic nerve

[1] Al-Majed AA(2000)Electrical stimulation accelerates and increases expression of BDNF and trkB mRNA in regenerating rat femoral motoneurons Eur J Neurosci 12 4381-4390

[2] Brushart TM(2000)Brief electrical stimulation promotes the speed and accuracy of motor axonal regeneration J Neurosci 20 2602-2608

[3] Gordon T(2010)Thirty minutes of low intensity electrical stimulation promotes nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve crush injury in a rat model Acta Neurol Belg 110 168-179

[4] Al-Majed AA(2009)Electrical stimulation combined with exercise increase axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury Exp Neurol 219 258-265

[5] Neumann CM(1989)Functional evaluation of complete sciatic, peroneal, and posterior tibial nerve lesions in the rat Plast Reconstr Surg 83 129-138

[6] Brushart TM(2002)A dose-dependent facilitation and inhibition of peripheral nerve regeneration by brain-derived neurotrophic factor Eur J Neurosci 15 613-626

[7] Gordon T(2003)Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor sustain the axonal regeneration of chronically axotomized motoneurons in vivo Exp Neurol 183 610-619

[8] Alrashdan MS(2001)Neurotrophins are key mediators of the myelination program in the peripheral nervous system Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98 14661-14668

[9] Park JC(2008)Over-expression of BDNF by adenovirus with concurrent electrical stimulation improves cochlear implant thresholds and survival of auditory neurons Hear Res 245 24-34

[10] Sung MA(1993)A model system for in vivo gene transfer into the central nervous system using an adenoviral vector Nat Genet 3 219-223

[1] Al-Majed AA(2000)Electrical stimulation accelerates and increases expression of BDNF and trkB mRNA in regenerating rat femoral motoneurons Eur J Neurosci 12 4381-4390

[2] Brushart TM(2000)Brief electrical stimulation promotes the speed and accuracy of motor axonal regeneration J Neurosci 20 2602-2608

[3] Gordon T(2010)Thirty minutes of low intensity electrical stimulation promotes nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve crush injury in a rat model Acta Neurol Belg 110 168-179

[4] Al-Majed AA(2009)Electrical stimulation combined with exercise increase axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury Exp Neurol 219 258-265

[5] Neumann CM(1989)Functional evaluation of complete sciatic, peroneal, and posterior tibial nerve lesions in the rat Plast Reconstr Surg 83 129-138

[6] Brushart TM(2002)A dose-dependent facilitation and inhibition of peripheral nerve regeneration by brain-derived neurotrophic factor Eur J Neurosci 15 613-626

[7] Gordon T(2003)Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor sustain the axonal regeneration of chronically axotomized motoneurons in vivo Exp Neurol 183 610-619

[8] Alrashdan MS(2001)Neurotrophins are key mediators of the myelination program in the peripheral nervous system Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98 14661-14668

[9] Park JC(2008)Over-expression of BDNF by adenovirus with concurrent electrical stimulation improves cochlear implant thresholds and survival of auditory neurons Hear Res 245 24-34

[10] Sung MA(1993)A model system for in vivo gene transfer into the central nervous system using an adenoviral vector Nat Genet 3 219-223