The age factor in axonal repair after spinal cord injury: A focus on neuron-intrinsic mechanisms.
Age is an important consideration for recovery and repair after spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury is increasingly affecting the middle-aged and aging populations. Despite rapid progress in research to promote axonal regeneration and repair, our understanding of how age can modulate this repair is rather limited. In this review, we discuss the literature supporting the notion of an age-dependent decline in axonal growth after central nervous system (CNS) injury. While both neuron-intrinsic and extrinsic factors are involved in the control of axon growth after injury, here we focus on possible intrinsic mechanisms for this age-dependent decline.
Department of Neurosciences, University of California at San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0691, USA. Electronic address: cgeoffroy@ucsd.edu.
Cédric G
CG
Geoffroy
Department of Neurosciences, University of California at San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0691, USA.
Jessica M
JM
Meves
Department of Neurosciences, University of California at San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0691, USA. Electronic address: binhai@ucsd.edu.
Binhai
B
Zheng
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000473:pathology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D058630:Spinal Cord Regeneration
Aging; Axon growth; Axon regeneration; CNS injury; Neuron-intrinsic; Spinal cord injury