George M. Smith

Sensory axon regeneration: rebuilding functional connections in the spinal cord.

A novel growth-promoting pathway formed by GDNF-overexpressing Schwann cells promotes propriospinal axonal regeneration, synapse formation, and partial recovery of function after spinal cord injury.

Quantitative assessment of neurite outgrowth over growth promoting or inhibitory substrates.

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans potently inhibit invasion and serve as a central organizer of the brain tumor microenvironment.

Use of self-complementary adeno-associated virus serotype 2 as a tracer for labeling axons: implications for axon regeneration.

The effect of systemic PTEN antagonist peptides on axon growth and functional recovery after spinal cord injury.

Functional distinction between NGF-mediated plasticity and regeneration of nociceptive axons within the spinal cord.

Bridging between transplantation therapy and neurotrophic factors in Parkinson's disease.

BDNF-dependent plasticity induced by peripheral inflammation in the primary sensory and the cingulate cortex triggers cold allodynia and reveals a major role for endogenous BDNF as a tuner of the affective aspect of pain.

Neurotrophin treatment to promote regeneration after traumatic CNS injury.

Myelomeningocele: How we can improve the assessment of the most severe form of spina bifida.

Histone acetylation inhibitors promote axon growth in adult dorsal root ganglia neurons.

Neurotrophin selectivity in organizing topographic regeneration of nociceptive afferents.

Acetylation as a mechanism that regulates axonal regeneration.

NT-3 promotes proprioceptive axon regeneration when combined with activation of the mTor intrinsic growth pathway but not with reduction of myelin extrinsic inhibitors.

Reactive astrocyte scar and axon regeneration: suppressor or facilitator?

Targeting Neurotrophins to Specific Populations of Neurons: NGF, BDNF, and NT-3 and Their Relevance for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury.

Clusters of amniotic fluid cells and their associated early neuroepithelial markers in experimental myelomeningocele: Correlation with astrogliosis.

Effects of αTAT1 and HDAC5 on axonal regeneration in adult neurons.

Postinjury Induction of Activated ErbB2 Selectively Hyperactivates Denervated Schwann Cells and Promotes Robust Dorsal Root Axon Regeneration.

The role of mitochondria in axon development and regeneration.

Cell-type specific expression of constitutively-active Rheb promotes regeneration of bulbospinal respiratory axons following cervical SCI.

Editorial: Gene Therapy for the Central and Peripheral Nervous System.

Retrogradely Transportable Lentivirus Tracers for Mapping Spinal Cord Locomotor Circuits.

Remodeling of lumbar motor circuitry remote to a thoracic spinal cord injury promotes locomotor recovery.

Altered Amniotic Fluid Levels of Hyaluronic Acid in Fetal Rats with Myelomeningocele: Understanding Spinal Cord Injury.

Promoting Axon Regeneration in Adult CNS by Targeting Liver Kinase B1.

Astrocyte progenitor transplantation promotes regeneration of bulbospinal respiratory axons, recovery of diaphragm function, and a reduced macrophage response following cervical spinal cord injury.

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase σ Inhibitory Peptide Promotes Recovery of Diaphragm Function and Sprouting of Bulbospinal Respiratory Axons after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.

Partial Reconstruction of the Nigrostriatal Circuit along a Preformed Molecular Guidance Pathway.

Long-Distance Axon Regeneration Promotes Recovery of Diaphragmatic Respiratory Function after Spinal Cord Injury.

Emerging molecular therapeutic targets for spinal cord injury.

AAV2-BDNF promotes respiratory axon plasticity and recovery of diaphragm function following spinal cord injury.

Neurotrophins induce fission of mitochondria along embryonic sensory axons.

Descending motor circuitry required for NT-3 mediated locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in mice.

Spinal Cord Injury in Myelomeningocele: Prospects for Therapy.

Epidural Electrical Stimulation: A Review of Plasticity Mechanisms That Are Hypothesized to Underlie Enhanced Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury With Stimulation.

LAR inhibitory peptide promotes recovery of diaphragm function and multiple forms of respiratory neural circuit plasticity after cervical spinal cord injury.

Coupled Control of Distal Axon Integrity and Somal Responses to Axonal Damage by the Palmitoyl Acyltransferase ZDHHC17.

Addition of angled rungs to the horizontal ladder walking task for more sensitive probing of sensorimotor changes.

Co-targeting myelin inhibitors and CSPGs markedly enhances regeneration of GDNF-stimulated, but not conditioning-lesioned, sensory axons into the spinal cord.

Respiratory axon regeneration in the chronically injured spinal cord.

Quantitative Assessment of Neurite Outgrowth Over Growth Promoting or Inhibitory Substrates.

Axotomy Induces Drp1-Dependent Fragmentation of Axonal Mitochondria.