Hepatocyte growth factor overexpression in the nervous system enhances learning and memory performance in mice

Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF): Neurotrophic Functions and Therapeutic Implications for Neuronal Injury/Diseases

(2012) Hiroshi Funakoshi et al.   Current Signal Transduction Therapy

Hepatocyte growth factor acts as a mitogen and chemoattractant for postnatal subventricular zone-olfactory bulb neurogenesis

(2011) Tsu-Wei Wang et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Molecular Motor KIF17 Is Fundamental for Memory and Learning via Differential Support of Synaptic NR2A/2B Levels

(2011) Xiling Yin et al.   NEURON

Strong neurogenesis, angiogenesis, synaptogenesis, and antifibrosis of hepatocyte growth factor in rats brain after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion

(2010) Jingwei Shang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Differential functions of NR2A and NR2B in short-term and long-term memory in rats

(2010) Ye-Ha Jung et al.   NEUROREPORT

The discovery of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and its significance for cell biology, life sciences and clinical medicine

(2010) Toshikazu NAKAMURA et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Hepatocyte growth factor inhibits CNS autoimmunity by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells and CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

(2010) M. Benkhoucha et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adult Neurogenesis Modulates the Hippocampus-Dependent Period of Associative Fear Memory

(2009) Takashi Kitamura et al.   CELL

New hippocampal neurons are not obligatory for memory formation; cyclin D2 knockout mice with no adult brain neurogenesis show learning

(2009) P. Jaholkowski et al.   LEARNING & MEMORY

Disease-dependent reciprocal phosphorylation of serine and tyrosine residues of c-Met/HGF receptor contributes disease retardation of a transgenic mouse model of ALS

(2009) Keiichi Kadoyama et al.   NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Genetic increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels enhances learning and memory

(2008) Yukako Nakajo et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Improved short-term memory and increased expression of NR2B observed in senescence-accelerated mouse (SAM) P6

(2008) Kimie Niimi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Regulation of NMDA receptor subunit expression and its implications for LTD, LTP, and metaplasticity

(2008) Koji Yashiro et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Hepatocyte growth factor and c-Met promote dendritic maturation during hippocampal neuron differentiation via the Akt pathway

(2007) Chol Seung Lim et al.   CELLULAR SIGNALLING

Hepatocyte growth factor improves synaptic localization of the NMDA receptor and intracellular signaling after excitotoxic injury in cultured hippocampal neurons

(2007) Hiromi Akita et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Expression of GDNF transgene in astrocytes improves cognitive deficits in aged rats

(2007) M. Pertusa et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING