Growth factors in CNS repair and regeneration.
Prog Growth Factor Res
; 5(4): 379-405, 1994.
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ABSTRACT
Traumatic central nervous system (CNS) injury is a significant clinical problem in the developed world. After injuries that penetrate into either the mature brain or spinal cord, damaged neurons initially begin to regrow, but this regeneration is aborted as a fibrotic scar is laid down within the wound. Reconnection of several neuronal pathways does not occur. Functional recovery from such injuries is therefore poor and morbidity severe, particularly for those patients with spinal cord damage. Although palliative measures are available to improve the quality of life, there is no accepted treatment to restore impaired sensory or motor function, so patients remain significantly and permanently debilitated. However, the rapid recent advances that have been made in our understanding of the underlying cellular and trophic pathology of such injuries offer the potential for development of novel therapies to control scarring, enhance neuron survival and stimulate axon regeneration, thereby promoting functional recovery.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistema Nervoso Central
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Substâncias de Crescimento
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Regeneração Nervosa
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
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Article