Key advance reported in regenerating nerve fibers
...ting factors they achieved about three times more regeneration of nerve fibers than previously attained. The s...h.D. in biology/psychobiology. The amount of axon regeneration wasn't enough to restore sight, but was about triple that achieved by stimulating growth factors alo...Destructive wizardry of Ozz-E3 ligase appears key to building skeletal muscles in embryos and adults
...e fibers, and, in turn, for the remodeling and the regeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle," d'Azzo said. Sarcomeres are composed in large part of two different proteins, actin and myosin. The interaction of actin and myosin pulls the ends of the sarcomere toward each other in a miniature contraction. Thous...Making new muscle: Researchers in Rome produce a mouse that can regenerate its tissues
...hat stem cells can be mobilized to achieve a major regeneration of damaged tissue." In a collaboration with the g...mal mice that have stopped producing IGF-1. Muscle regeneration can also be boosted in aging mice, or animals with a form of muscular dystrophy, whose muscles are u...JCI table of contents, February 2, 2004
...ttps://www.the-jci.org/press/20963.pdf 2. Skin regeneration not isolated to epidermal stem cells The outermost layer of the skin the epidermis is a rapidly renewing tissue and relies on the regenerative capacity of keratinocytes. Skin grafts using human cultured epidermal cells have been successful in trea......sts has now uncovered a key process leading to the regeneration of peripheral nerves. Nerves in the peripheral ner...ocking this newly uncovered process inhibits nerve regeneration (photos available). The identification of the proteins containing the "healing message" and of the ...Araucariaceae of New-Caledonia: endemic species in danger
...ll individual trees are fairly fire-resistant, the regeneration process is often thwarted by fires which destroy the plant embryos and young plantations. In the forest, the Araucaria and the Agathis dominate the high ground and regrowth only develops with the help of gaps caused by clearances, which indicates hel...Regenerative chemical turns muscle cells into stem cells
...ntists hope to find ways of mimicking this natural regeneration by finding chemicals that will allow them to devel...e first steps in this process. However, tissue regeneration is years away at best, and at the moment, Schultz and Ding are still working on understanding the ex...Traditional Christmas snack under threat
... younger trees present, suggesting that the normal regeneration cycle has been disrupted. Having established the ...anagement of exploited populations to avoid future regeneration failure and encourage establishment of younger trees. Other suggestions include managing the annual ...New method of identifying and isolating stem cells developed
... variety of medical applications, such as improved regeneration of skin epidermis for burn victims and new understanding of what prompts skin stem cells to grow new hair. "And this powerful tool may now help us to identify stem cells in other tissues that undergo extensive rejuvenation, like those in the gut and...2nd Annual CDB Symposium: Developmental Remodeling (March 29 - 31, 2004; Kobe, Japan)
...ering diverse aspects of developmental biology and regeneration and aimed at promoting the free and timely exchang...sues in morphogenetic processes in development and regeneration following injury. The final session will address organismal remodeling during ontogeny (i.e., metamo...Researchers look to stem cell therapy and bone marrow transplants to find a cure for diabetes
...of this study were negative in that we did not see regeneration of islet cells after bone marrow transplantation alone, but we did confirm tolerance to islet cell grafts," said Dr. Kang. "Without further manipulation, bone marrow transplantation in and of itself will not cure diabetes, but this method still hold...Growth hormone activates gene involved in healing damaged tissue
... colleagues report the results of studies on liver regeneration in aged (12-month-old) and young (2-month-old) mic... that did not receive hormone injections, complete regeneration took a month or longer. Without growth hormone to turn on Foxm1b, the gene remained stuck at the low...Squirrel invasion sows seeds of change for future forests
...t Indiana. Further confounding the topic of forest regeneration is Indiana's history of fire suppression. "While s...nt role, they're not the sole driving force behind regeneration of trees like oaks, hickories and walnuts," Swihart said. "The problem is that we've suppressed dist...Calcium channel involved in coronary artery relaxation
...be involved in cellular events critical for muscle regeneration made this protein an interesting target for the UI team led by Kevin Campbell, Ph.D., professor and interim head of physiology and biophysics, professor of neurology in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and a Howard Hughes Medi...Research on spleen cells could yield potential cure for Type 1 diabetes
.... "By accomplishing effective, robust and durable regeneration of islets, this discovery opens up an entirely new...w remaining islet cells in the diabetic mice or of regeneration of the insulin-secreting islets from another source," said Faustman, an associate professor of Medic...Emory scientists use enzymes to enhance regeneration of damaged peripheral nerves in mice
...f regenerating after such injuries, in humans this regeneration is modest at best and there currently is no effective clinical treatment. One reason peripheral nerves do not regenerate well is the presence of growth inhibitory substances, called proteoglycans, within the environment of the damaged nerve. In an e...JCI Table of Contents, November 3, 2003
...leagues suggest that while hepatic homeostasis and regeneration likely involves multiple complex mechanisms and pathways, their current report indicates that SCF plays a significant role in maintaining and reestablishing the health of the liver. TITLE : Stem cell factor restores hepatocyte proliferation in IL-6...ORNL earns top Southeastern laboratory technology transfer award
...-On-A-Chip technology and the new ion exchange and regeneration technology for water. The lab on a chip is a micro...d Michael R. Knapp. The selective ion exchange and regeneration for water treatment research involves using three separate technologies to remove and degrade the ha...Stem cells shown to regenerate damaged lung tissue for first time
...m cell transplantation results in spontaneous cell regeneration in damaged lung tissue. Published in the August 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the study further supports an existing body of research that suggests blood- and marrow-derived stem cells have the capacity to......ollinger's research team plans to use the new bone regeneration process to treat osteoporotic fractures, and in other applications in other pasrts of the body including the spine, pelvis and all powerful thigh bone about 20 inches long and more than an inch across at the midshaft. A mature body contains more th...