Uniform: an evidence review of the microbiological significance of uniforms and uniform policy in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections …

JA Wilson, HP Loveday, PN Hoffman… - Journal of Hospital …, 2007 - Elsevier
A systematic search and quality assessment of published literature was conducted to establish
current knowledge on the role of healthcare workers uniforms’ as vehicles for the transfer …

A conditioning lesion induces changes in gene expression and axonal transport that enhance regeneration by increasing the intrinsic growth state of axons

PN Hoffman - Experimental neurology, 2010 - Elsevier
Injury of axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) induces transcription-dependent
changes in gene expression and axonal transport that promote effective regeneration by …

Oligodendroglia metabolically support axons and contribute to neurodegeneration

…, Y Li, S Lengacher, MH Farah, PN Hoffman… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Oligodendroglia support axon survival and function through mechanisms independent of
myelination, and their dysfunction leads to axon degeneration in several diseases. The cause …

Measuring nerve regeneration in the mouse

JW Griffin, BH Pan, MA Polley, PN Hoffman… - Experimental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Genetic engineering of mice has become a major tool in understanding the roles of individual
molecules in regeneration of nerves, and will play an increasing role in the future. Mice are …

The slow component of axonal transport. Identification of major structural polypeptides of the axon and their generality among mammalian neurons.

PN Hoffman, RJ Lasek - The Journal of cell biology, 1975 - rupress.org
This study of the slow component of axonal transport was aimed at two problems: the
specific identification of polypeptides transported into the axon from the cell body, and the …

Neurofilament gene expression: a major determinant of axonal caliber.

PN Hoffman, DW Cleveland… - Proceedings of the …, 1987 - National Acad Sciences
Within the wide spectrum of axonal diameters occurring in mammalian nerve fibers, each
class of neurons has a relatively restricted range of axonal calibers. The control of caliber has …

[PDF][PDF] Spinal axon regeneration induced by elevation of cyclic AMP

J Qiu, D Cai, H Dai, M McAtee, PN Hoffman… - Neuron, 2002 - cell.com
Myelin inhibitors, including MAG, are major impediments to CNS regeneration. However,
CNS axons of DRGs regenerate if the peripheral branch of these neurons is lesioned first. We …

Electrical stimulation promotes motoneuron regeneration without increasing its speed or conditioning the neuron

TM Brushart, PN Hoffman, RM Royall… - Journal of …, 2002 - Soc Neuroscience
Motoneurons reinnervate the distal stump at variable rates after peripheral nerve transection
and suture. In the rat femoral nerve model, reinnervation is already substantial 3 weeks …

Control of axonal caliber by neurofilament transport.

PN Hoffman, JW Griffin, DL Price - The Journal of cell biology, 1984 - rupress.org
… Recovery of caliber is associated with an increase in neurofilament transport to above-normal
levels (Hoffman, PN, GW Thompson, JW Griffin, and DL Price, unpublished observations). …

A long noncoding RNA contributes to neuropathic pain by silencing Kcna2 in primary afferent neurons

…, X Guan, SC Kao, V Tiwari, YJ Gao, PN Hoffman… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Neuropathic pain is a refractory disease characterized by maladaptive changes in gene
transcription and translation in the sensory pathway. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are …