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Here is a selection of recent papers that mention the use of CatWalk XT. There are many more, and if you are wondering if CatWalk XT has been used for a specific disease model, feel free to contact us or click at all publications below. If you feel your paper should be on this list, please let us know at [email protected]! 

Catwalk Parameters

• Timotius, I.K.; Roelofs, R.F.; Richmond-Hacham, B.; Noldus, L.P.; von Hörsten, S.; Bikovski, L. CatWalk XT Gait Parameters: A Review of Reported Parameters in Pre-Clinical Studies of Multiple Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System Disease Models. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 2023, 17, 1147784.

Spinal Cord Injury

• Zheng, G.; Zhang, H.; Tail, M.; Wang, H.; Walter, J.; Skutella, T.; Unterberg, A.; Zweckberger, K.; Younsi, A. Assessment of Hindlimb Motor Recovery after Severe Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury in Rats: Classification of CatWalk XT® Gait Analysis Parameters. Neural Regen. Res. 2023, 18, 1084.
• Nekanti, U.; Sakthivel, P.S.; Zahedi, A.; Creasman, D.A.; Nishi, R.A.; Dumont, C.M.; Piltti, K.M.; Guardamondo, G.L.; Hernandez, N.; Chen, X.; et al. Multichannel Bridges and NSC Synergize to Enhance Axon Regeneration, Myelination, Synaptic Reconnection, and Recovery after SCI. Npj Regen. Med. 2024, 9, 1–20

Nerve Injury

• Dolińska, A.; Górka, D.; Trzęsicki, M.; Białoń, N.; Górka, M. The Role of Training and Hyperbaria in the Rehabilitation Process after Crushing Injury of the Sciatic Nerve in Mice - Assessment of Functional Parameters Using the CATWALK XT Platform. J. Educ. Health Sport 2023, 13, 150–159, doi:10.12775/JEHS.2023.13.04.016.
• Pan, Y.; Hysinger, J.D.; Yalçın, B.; Lennon, J.J.; Byun, Y.G.; Raghavan, P.; Schindler, N.F.; Anastasaki, C.; Chatterjee, J.; Ni, L.; et al. Nf1 Mutation Disrupts Activity-Dependent Oligodendroglial Plasticity and Motor Learning in Mice. Nat. Neurosci. 2024, 1–10.

Arthritis

• Ko, J.-Y.; Wang, F.-S.; Lian, W.-S.; Fang, H.-C.; Kuo, S.-J. Cartilage-Specific Knockout of MiRNA-128a Expression Normalizes the Expression of Circadian Clock Genes (CCGs) and Mitigates the Severity of Osteoarthritis. Biomed. J. 2023, 100629.

Alzheimer's disease

• Brody, A.H.; Nies, S.H.; Guan, F.; Smith, L.M.; Mukherjee, B.; Salazar, S.A.; Lee, S.; Lam, T.K.T.; Strittmatter, S.M. Alzheimer Risk Gene Product Pyk2 Suppresses Tau Phosphorylation and Phenotypic Effects of Tauopathy. Mol. Neurodegener. 2022, 17, 32, doi:10.1186/s13024-022-00526-y.

Ataxia

• Haas, E.; Incebacak, R.D.; Hentrich, T.; Huridou, C.; Schmidt, T.; Casadei, N.; Maringer, Y.; Bahl, C.; Zimmermann, F.; Mills, J.D.; et al. A Novel SCA3 Knock-in Mouse Model Mimics the Human SCA3 Disease Phenotype Including Neuropathological, Behavioral, and Transcriptional Abnormalities Especially in Oligodendrocytes. Mol. Neurobiol. 2022, 59, 495–522, doi:10.1007/s12035-021-02610-8.

Brain Injury

• Walter, J.; Mende, J.; Hutagalung, S.; Grutza, M.; Younsi, A.; Zheng, G.; Unterberg, A.W.; Zweckberger, K. Focal Lesion Size Poorly Correlates with Motor Function after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice. PLOS ONE 2022, 17, e0265448, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265448.

Parkinson's disease

• Zhu, Q.; Song, J.; Chen, J.-Y.; Yuan, Z.; Liu, L.; Xie, L.-M.; Liao, Q.; Ye, R.D.; Chen, X.; Yan, Y.; et al. Corynoxine B Targets at HMGB1/2 to Enhance Autophagy for α-Synuclein Clearance in Fly and Rodent Models of Parkinson’s Disease. Acta Pharm. Sin. B 2023, 13, 2701–2714, doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2023.03.011.

Stroke

• Pawletko, K.; Jędrzejowska-Szypulka, H.; Bogus, K.; Pascale, A.; Fahmideh, F.; Marchesi, N.; Grajoszek, A.; Gendosz de Carrillo, D.; Barski, J.J. After Ischemic Stroke, Minocycline Promotes a Protective Response in Neurons via the RNA-Binding Protein HuR, with a Positive Impact on Motor Performance. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 9446.

Pain research

• Yerofeyeva, A.-M.V.; Pinchuk, S.V.; Rjabceva, S.N.; Molchanova, A.Y. The Role of Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in the Antinociceptive and Reparative Actions of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rats with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain. Ibrain, doi:10.1002/ibra.12129.

Muscle damage

• Sun, Y.; Sheng, R.; Cao, Z.; Liu, C.; Li, J.; Zhang, P.; Du, Y.; Mo, Q.; Yao, Q.; Chen, J.; et al. Bioactive Fiber-Reinforced Hydrogel to Tailor Cell Microenvironment for Structural and Functional Regeneration of Myotendinous Junction. Sci. Adv. 2024, 10, eadm7164.

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