Astrocyte-derived lipocalin 2 promotes inflammation and scarring after spinal cord injury by activating SMAD in mice
Xuankang Wang, Zhijie Zhu, Zhihao Zhang, Zhuowen Liang, Kun Li, Yangguang Ma, Jie Zhou, Tingyu Wu, Zhe Wang, Xueyu Hu
Topics & Concepts
AstrocyteSpinal cord injurySMADDownregulation and upregulationInflammationGene knockdownSpinal cordLipocalinMedicineRegeneration (biology)NeuroscienceApoptosisGlial scarCentral nervous systemBiologyTransforming growth factorImmunologyCell biologyInternal medicineGeneBiochemistryAcute Kidney Injury ResearchChemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigationSpinal Cord Injury Research