Table 1.
A selected listing of approaches discussed in this review that promote axonal regeneration.
| Neurotrophic factors |
| Nerve growth factor (NGF) |
| Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) |
| Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and neurotrophin-4/5 (NT-4/5) |
| Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) |
| Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) |
| Oncostatin M (OSM) |
| Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) |
| Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) |
| Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) |
| Neurturin (NRTN) |
| Artemin (ARTN) |
| Persephin (PSP) |
| Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) |
| Epidermal growth factor (EGF) |
| Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) |
| Osteopontin (OPN) |
| Insulin |
| Electrical stimulation |
| Developmental molecules in regeneration |
| Unc5H inhibition |
| Growth cone manipulation |
| Inhibition of RHOA-ROK |
| Influence of tumor suppressor pathways during regeneration |
| Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) |
| Retinoblastoma 1 (Rb1) |
| APC-β-catentin pathway |