NGF and Related Molecules in Health and Disease

Content: 
List of Contributors
Pages v-ix

Preface
Pages xi-xii

Contents
Pages xv-xviii

Trafficking the NGF signal: implications for normal and degenerating neurons Review Article
Pages 1-23
Jean-Dominique Delcroix, Janice Valletta, Chenbiao Wu, Charles L. Howe, Chun-Fai Lai, John D. Cooper, Pavel V. Belichenko, Ahmad Salehi, William C. Mobley

The p75 neurotrophin receptor: multiple interactors and numerous functions Review Article
Pages 25-39
Jennifer J. Gentry, Philip A. Barker, Bruce D. Carter

The role of neurotransmission and the Chopper domain in p75 neurotrophin receptor death signaling Review Article
Pages 41-62
E.J. Coulson, K. Reid, K.M. Shipham, S. Morley, T.J. Kilpatrick, P.F. Bartlett

The role of NT-3 signaling in Merkel cell development Review Article
Pages 63-72
Maya Sieber-Blum, Viktor Szeder, Milos Grim

Stem cells and nervous tissue repair: from in vitro to in vivo Review Article
Pages 73-91
Laura Calz`, Mercedes Fernandez, Alessandro Giuliani, Stefania Pirondi, Giulia D'Intino, Marco Manservigi, Nadia De Sordi, Luciana Giardino

Pathways of survival induced by NGF and extracellular ATP after growth factor deprivation Review Article
Pages 93-100
Nadia D'Ambrosi, Barbara Murra, Fabrizio Vacca, Cinzia Volonté

ProNGF: a neurotrophic or an apoptotic molecule? Review Article
Pages 101-110
Margaret Fahnestock, Guanhua Yu, Michael D. Coughlin

NGF deprivation-induced gene expression: after ten years, where do we stand? Review Article
Pages 111-126
Robert S. Freeman, Robert L. Burch, Robert J. Crowder, David J. Lomb, Matthew C. Schoell, Jennifer A. Straub, Liang Xie

Neural stem and progenitor cells: choosing the right Shc Review Article
Pages 127-133
Tiziana Cataudella, Luciano Conti, Elena Cattaneo

Acute and long-term synaptic modulation by neurotrophins Review Article
Pages 135-150
Bai Lu

Neurotrophic factors and CNS disorders: findings in rodent models of depression and schizophrenia Review Article
Pages 151-165
Francesco Angelucci, Aleksander A. Math$e\prime$, Luigi Aloe

Discovering novel phenotype-selective neurotrophic factors to treat neurodegenerative diseases Review Article
Pages 167-183
Penka S. Petrova, Andrei Raibekas, Jonathan Pevsner, Noel Vigo, Mordechai Anafi, Mary K. Moore, Amy Peaire, Viji Shridhar, David I. Smith, John Kelly, Yves Durocher, John W. Commissiong

Neurobehavioral coping to altered gravity: endogenous responses of neurotrophins Review Article
Pages 185-194
Nadia Francia, Daniela Santucci, Luigi Aloe, Enrico Alleva

Neurotrophic factors in Huntington's disease Review Article
Pages 197-229
Jordi Alberch, Esther Pérez-Navarro, Josep M. Canals

Neural crest development and neuroblastoma: the genetic and biological link Review Article
Pages 231-242
Akira Nakagawara

Neurotrophin-3 in the development of the enteric nervous system Review Article
Pages 243-263
Alcmène Chalazonitis

Neurotrophins in the ear: their roles in sensory neuron survival and fiber guidance Review Article
Pages 265-278
Bernd Fritzsch, Lino Tessarollo, Enzo Coppola, Louis F. Reichardt

Neurotrophin presence in human coronary atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome: a role for NGF and BDNF in cardiovascular disease? Review Article
Pages 279-289
George N. Chaldakov, Marco Fiore, Ivan S. Stankulov, Luigi Manni, Mariyana G. Hristova, Alessia Antonelli, Peter I. Ghenev, Luigi Aloe

Neurotrophins in spinal cord nociceptive pathways Review Article
Pages 291-321
Adalberto Merighi, Giorgio Carmignoto, Sara Gobbo, Laura Lossi, Chiara Salio, Angela Maria Vergnano, Michaela Zonta

The role of neurotrophins in bronchial asthma: contribution of the pan-neurotrophin receptor p75 Review Article
Pages 323-333
Harald Renz, Sebastian Kerzel, Wolfgang Andreas Nockher

Expression of nerve growth factor in the airways and its possible role in asthma Review Article
Pages 335-346
Véronique Freund, Nelly Frossard

Neurotrophins and neurotrophin receptors in allergic asthma Review Article
Pages 347-367
Christina Nassenstein, Sebastian Kerzel, Armin Braun

Nerve growth factor and wound healing Review Article
Pages 369-384
Keiko Kawamoto, Hiroshi Matsuda

Interactions between the cells of the immune and nervous system: neurotrophins as neuroprotection mediators in CNS injury Review Article
Pages 385-401
Rinat Tabakman, Shimon Lecht, Stela Sephanova, Hadar Arien-Zakay, Philip Lazarovici

Role of nerve growth factor and other trophic factors in brain inflammation Review Article
Pages 403-414
Pablo Villoslada, Claude P. Genain

Remyelination in multiple sclerosis: a new role for neurotrophins? Review Article
Pages 415-432
Hans H. Althaus

Role of NGF and neurogenic inflammation in the pathogenesis of psoriasis Review Article
Pages 433-437
Siba P. Raychaudhuri, Smriti K. Raychaudhuri

Nerve growth factor: from animal models of cholinergic neuronal degeneration to gene therapy in Alzheimer's disease Review Article
Pages 439-449
Mark H. Tuszynski, Armin Blesch

Viral vector-mediated gene transfer of neurotrophins to promote regeneration of the injured spinal cord Review Article
Pages 451-476
William T.J. Hendriks, Marc J. Ruitenberg, Bas Blits, Gerard J. Boer, Joost Verhaagen

Neurotrophic factors and their receptors in human sensory neuropathies Review Article
Pages 477-492
Praveen Anand

Epithelial growth control by neurotrophins: leads and lessons from the hair follicle Review Article
Pages 493-513
Vladimir A. Botchkarev, Natalia V. Botchkareva, Eva M.J. Peters, Ralf Paus

Nerve growth factor, human skin ulcers and vascularization. Our experience Review Article
Pages 515-522
Luigi Aloe

The nerve growth factor and the neuroscience chess board Review Article
Pages 523-527
Rita Levi-Montalcini

Subject Index
Pages 529-544