Research Interests:
Regulation of brain development and repair. In particular the role
of the trophic factors and glial cells are being examined.
Selected Publications:
For complete updated list PubMed
Du, Yangzhou and Dreyfus, C.F. 2002 Oligodendrocytes as Providers
of Growth Factors. J. Neurosci. Res., 68, 647-654.
Dai, X., Qu. P.M. and Dreyfus, C.F. 2000 Neuronal signals regulate
neurotrophin expression in oligodendrocytes of the basal forebrain.
Glia, 34(3):, 234-239.
Lackland, J. and Dreyfus, C.F. 2001 Trophins as mediators of astrocyte
effects in the aging and regenerating brain. In: Neuroglia in the
Aging Brain. Wiley Publishing
Mount, H.T.J., Elkabes, S., Dreyfus, C.F. and Black, I.B. 1998
Differential involvement of metabotropic and p75 neurotrophin receptors
in effects of nerve growth factor and neurotrophin-3 on cultured
Purkinje cell survival. J. Neurochemistry, 70, 1045-1053.
Dreyfus, C.F., Dai, X., Lercher, L.D., Racey, B.R., Friedman, W.J.
and Black, I.B. 1999 Expression of neurotrophins in the adult spinal
cord in vivo. J. Neurosci. Res. 56, 1-7. |
