OSU SCITP Participant Publications

Many of our former participants have gone on to make important contributions in the field of spinal cord injury research.  Follow the links below for some sample abstracts from PubMed.


Galtrey CM, Asher RA, Nothais F, Fawcett JW 2007 Promoting plasticity in the spinal cord with chondroitinase improves functional recovery after peripheral nerve repair. 

Conta AC, Stelzner DJ 2004  Differential vulnerability of propriospinal tract neurons to spinal cord contusion injury.

Washburn SN, Patton BC, Ferguson AR, Hudson KL, Grau JW 2007 Exposure to intermittent nociceptive stimulation under pentobarbital anesthesia disrupts spinal cord function in rats.

Nesic-Taylor O, Cittelly D, Ye Z, Xu GY, Unabia G, Lee JC, Svrakic NM, Liu XH, Youle RJ, Wood TG, McAdoo D, Westlund KN, Hulsebosch CE, Perez-Polo JR. 2005 Exogenous Bcl-xL fusion protein spares neurons after spinal cord injury

Barritt AW, Davies M, Marchand F, Hartley R, Grist J, Yip P, McMahon SB, Bradbury EJ. 2006 Chondroitinase ABC promotes sprouting of intact and injured spinal systems after spinal cord injury.

Caggiano AO, Zimber MP, Ganguly A, Blight AR, Gruskin EA. 2005 Chondroitinase ABCI improves locomotion and bladder function following contusion injury of the rat spinal cord.

Maier IC, Schwab ME. 2006 Sprouting, regeneration and circuit formation in the injured spinal cord: factors and activity