Melinda Fitzgerald

Metallothionein-IIA promotes neurite growth via the megalin receptor.

Redefining the role of metallothionein within the injured brain: extracellular metallothioneins play an important role in the astrocyte-neuron response to injury.

Neurite responses to ephrin-A5 modulated by BDNF: evidence for TrkB-EphA interactions.

Mineralocorticoids restore quiescent morphology and reduce VEGF receptor expression in inflamed choroidal endothelial cells in vitro.

Secondary degeneration of the optic nerve following partial transection: the benefits of lomerizine.

Secondary retinal ganglion cell death and the neuroprotective effects of the calcium channel blocker lomerizine.

Early events of secondary degeneration after partial optic nerve transection: an immunohistochemical study.

Limited restoration of visual function after partial optic nerve injury; a time course study using the calcium channel blocker lomerizine.

Near infrared light reduces oxidative stress and preserves function in CNS tissue vulnerable to secondary degeneration following partial transection of the optic nerve.

The effects of concentration-dependent morphology of self-assembling RADA16 nanoscaffolds on mixed retinal cultures.

Chronic swelling and abnormal myelination during secondary degeneration after partial injury to a central nervous system tract.

Multifunctional nanoadditives for the thermodynamic and kinetic stabilization of enzymes.

Multimodal analysis of PEI-mediated endocytosis of nanoparticles in neural cells.

Early in vivo changes in calcium ions, oxidative stress markers, and ion channel immunoreactivity following partial injury to the optic nerve.

In vivo imaging and biodistribution of multimodal polymeric nanoparticles delivered to the optic nerve.

Myelin sheath decompaction, axon swelling, and functional loss during chronic secondary degeneration in rat optic nerve.

Red/near-infrared irradiation therapy for treatment of central nervous system injuries and disorders.

Early proliferation does not prevent the loss of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells during the chronic phase of secondary degeneration in a CNS white matter tract.

Paranode Abnormalities and Oxidative Stress in Optic Nerve Vulnerable to Secondary Degeneration: Modulation by 670 nm Light Treatment.

Iron oxide-induced thermal effects on solid-state upconversion emissions in NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals.

Antioxidant phospholipid calix[4]arene mimics as micellular delivery systems.

Three Ca2+ channel inhibitors in combination limit chronic secondary degeneration following neurotrauma.

Changes to mitochondrial ultrastructure in optic nerve vulnerable to secondary degeneration in vivo are limited by irradiation at 670 nm.

Changes in subtypes of Ca microdomains following partial injury to the central nervous system.

Reactive species and oxidative stress in optic nerve vulnerable to secondary degeneration.

Differential effects of 670 and 830 nm red near infrared irradiation therapy: a comparative study of optic nerve injury, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury.

Strategies to limit dysmyelination during secondary degeneration following neurotrauma.

The influence of NaYF₄:Yb,Er size/phase on the multimodality of co-encapsulated magnetic photon-upconverting polymeric nanoparticles.

Novel combinations of ion channel inhibitors for treatment of neurotrauma.