John D. Houle

Maintenance of muscle mass is not dependent on the calcineurin-NFAT pathway.

Combination of gonadal steroid treatment and peripheral nerve grafting results in a peripheral motoneuron-like pattern of beta II-tubulin mRNA expression in axotomized hamster rubrospinal motoneurons.

Transplants of fibroblasts genetically modified to express BDNF promote axonal regeneration from supraspinal neurons following chronic spinal cord injury.

Radiation-induced modulation of the microglial population in the normal and injured mature spinal cord.

Repair of chronic spinal cord injury.

betaII-tubulin and GAP 43 mRNA expression in chronically injured neurons of the red nucleus after a second spinal cord injury.

Treatment of chronically injured spinal cord with neurotrophic factors stimulates betaII-tubulin and GAP-43 expression in rubrospinal tract neurons.

Restriction of axonal retraction and promotion of axonal regeneration by chronically injured neurons after intraspinal treatment with glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF).

Exercise-induced gene expression in soleus muscle is dependent on time after spinal cord injury in rats.

Passive exercise and fetal spinal cord transplant both help to restore motoneuronal properties after spinal cord transection in rats.

Combining an autologous peripheral nervous system "bridge" and matrix modification by chondroitinase allows robust, functional regeneration beyond a hemisection lesion of the adult rat spinal cord.

Aspiration of a cervical spinal contusion injury in preparation for delayed peripheral nerve grafting does not impair forelimb behavior or axon regeneration.

Intraspinal microinjection of chondroitinase ABC following injury promotes axonal regeneration out of a peripheral nerve graft bridge.

NMDA receptor subunit expression in GABAergic interneurons in the prefrontal cortex: application of laser microdissection technique.

Forced exercise as a rehabilitation strategy after unilateral cervical spinal cord contusion injury.

Administration of chondroitinase ABC rostral or caudal to a spinal cord injury site promotes anatomical but not functional plasticity.

Proprioceptive neuropathy affects normalization of the H-reflex by exercise after spinal cord injury.

Combining peripheral nerve grafts and chondroitinase promotes functional axonal regeneration in the chronically injured spinal cord.

PEGylated interferon-beta modulates the acute inflammatory response and recovery when combined with forced exercise following cervical spinal contusion injury.

Secretion profile of human bone marrow stromal cells: donor variability and response to inflammatory stimuli.

Peripheral nerve grafts after cervical spinal cord injury in adult cats.

Cycling exercise affects the expression of apoptosis-associated microRNAs after spinal cord injury in rats.

A training paradigm to enhance motor recovery in contused rats: effects of staircase training.

Activity-dependent increase in neurotrophic factors is associated with an enhanced modulation of spinal reflexes after spinal cord injury.

Peripheral nerve grafts support regeneration after spinal cord injury.

Peripheral nerve graft with immunosuppression modifies gene expression in axotomized CNS neurons.

Exercise modulates microRNAs that affect the PTEN/mTOR pathway in rats after spinal cord injury.

Nanofibrous Collagen Nerve Conduits for Spinal Cord Repair.

Acute and prolonged hindlimb exercise elicits different gene expression in motoneurons than sensory neurons after spinal cord injury.