Full Description
Neural Regeneration provides an overview of cutting-edge knowledge on a broad spectrum of neural regeneration, including:
Neural regeneration in lower vertebrates
Neural regeneration in the peripheral nervous system
Neural regeneration in the central nervous system
Transplantation-mediated neural regeneration
Clinical and translational research on neural regeneration
The contributors to this book are experts in their fields and work at distinguished institutions in the United States, Canada, Australia, and China.
Nervous system injuries, including peripheral nerve injuries, brain and spinal cord injuries, and stroke affect millions of people worldwide every year. As a result of this high incidence of neurological injuries, neural regeneration and repair is becoming a rapidly growing field dedicated to the new discoveries to promote structural and functional recoveries based on neural regeneration. The ultimate goal is to translate the most optimal regenerative strategies to treatments of human nervous system injuries.
This valuable reference book is useful for students, postdoctors, and basic and clinical scientists who are interested in neural regeneration research.
Contents
Section I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Advances and Challenges in Neural Regeneration Research
Section II. Neural Regeneration in Lower Vertebrates
Chapter 2. Functional Regeneration and Remyelination in the Zebrafish Optic Nerve
Chapter 3. Central Nerve Regeneration in Reptiles
Chapter 4. Axon Regeneration in the Lamprey Spinal Cord
Section III. Neural Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 5. Tissue engineering in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Chapter 6. Brachial plexus avulsion: a model for axonal regeneration study
Chapter 7. Conditions Affecting Accuracy of Peripheral Nerve Reinnervation and Functional Recovery
Chapter 8. Gonadal Steroids in Regeneration and Repair of Neuromuscular Systems
Section IV. Neural Regeneration in the CNS
Chapter 9. Myelin-Associated Inhibitors in Axonal Growth After CNS Injury
Chapter 10. The Nogo Receptor Pathway in CNS Regeneration and Therapeutic Opportunities
Chapter 11. Astrogliosis and Axonal Regeneration
Chapter 12. The Intrinsic Determinates of CNS Regeneration in the Central Nervous System
Chapter 13. Optic Nerve Regeneration in Lower Vertebrates and Mammals: Bridging the Gap
Chapter 14. Self-assembling Peptides Mediate Axonal Regeneration
Chapter 15. Wnt Signaling in Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 16. Inflammation and secondary damage after spinal cord injury
Chapter 17. Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Glaucoma by Blocking LINGO-1 Function, or
Using Nogo-66 Receptor Antagonist
Chapter 18. Axonal Regeneration in the Dorsal Column Sensory Pathway
Section V. Transplantation-Mediated Neural Regeneration
Chapter 19. Peripheral Nerve Graft Mediated Axonal Regeneration
Chapter 20. Olfactory ensheathing glial transplantation-mediated neural regeneration
Chapter 21. Glial restricted precursor transplantation-mediated axonal regeneration
Chapter 22. Schwann cell-mediated axonal regeneration in the CNS
Chapter 23. Fetal Spinal Cord Transplantation and Axonal Regeneration: Around and Back Again
Section VI. Clinical and Translational Research on Neural Regeneration
Chapter 24. Spinal Cord Injury: Exercise and Clinical Trials
Chapter 25. Spinal Cord Regeneration
Chapter 26. Biomarkers for CNS Injury and Regeneration
Chapter 27. High Content Screening Applied to Nervous System Injury: Advantages, Challenges, and Proof of Principle
