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Aileen J. Anderson is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with significant contributions in neurology, pathology and forensic medicine, immunology, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main topics covered in Anderson's work include spinal cord injury research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, nerve injury and regeneration, immune cells in cancer, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, traumatic brain injury research, and neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Recent publications by Anderson showcase a diverse portfolio of research exploring clinical and experimental approaches to neurological conditions. Notable papers include:

  • Cell-based and stem-cell-based treatments for spinal cord injury: evidence from clinical trials, 2022, The Lancet Neurology
  • Subventricular zone/white matter microglia reconstitute the empty adult microglial niche in a dynamic wave, 2021, eLife
  • Polycistronic Delivery of IL-10 and NT-3 Promotes Oligodendrocyte Myelination and Functional Recovery in a Mouse Spinal Cord Injury Model, 2020, Tissue Engineering Part A
  • Novel C1q receptor-mediated signaling controls neural stem cell behavior and neurorepair, 2020, eLife
  • Lentiviral Interleukin-10 Gene Therapy Preserves Fine Motor Circuitry and Function After a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Male and Female Mice, 2020, Neurotherapeutics

Their work has been widely cited, reflecting ongoing engagement with cutting-edge neurological research.

Anderson frequently collaborates with several researchers including B. Cummings, Katja Piltti, Sarah E. Hocevar, Lonnie D. Shea, and P Sakthivel. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications contributing to advances in their fields.

In terms of publication venues, Anderson has authored numerous papers in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Neurotherapeutics, PLoS ONE, and PubMed. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach connecting preprint platforms and peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

Best Publications

  • Basso Mouse Scale for locomotion detects differences in recovery after spinal cord injury in five common mouse strains.

    D. Michele Basso;Lesley C. Fisher;Aileen J. Anderson;Lyn B. Jakeman

  • Human neural stem cells differentiate and promote locomotor recovery in spinal cord-injured mice

    Brian J. Cummings;Nobuko Uchida;Stanley J. Tamaki;Desirée L. Salazar

  • Immunohistochemical evidence for apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease.

    Joseph H. Su;Alleen J. Anderson;Brian J. Cummings;Carl W. Cotman

  • Quantitative analysis of cellular inflammation after traumatic spinal cord injury: Evidence for a multiphasic inflammatory response in the acute to chronic environment

    Kevin D. Beck;Hal X. Nguyen;Manuel D. Galvan;Desirée L. Salazar

  • A potential role for apoptosis in neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease

    Carl W. Cotman;Aileen J. Anderson

  • DNA damage and apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease: colocalization with c-Jun immunoreactivity, relationship to brain area, and effect of postmortem delay.

    AJ Anderson;JH Su;CW Cotman

  • Odor-induced increases in c-fos mRNA expression reveal an anatomical "unit" for odor processing in olfactory bulb.

    Kathleen M. Guthrie;Aileen J. Anderson;Michael Leon;Christine Gall

  • Activated caspase-3 expression in Alzheimer's and aged control brain: correlation with Alzheimer pathology.

    Joseph H. Su;Ming Zhao;Aileen J. Anderson;Anu Srinivasan

  • Human neural stem cells differentiate and promote locomotor recovery in an early chronic spinal cord injury NOD-scid mouse model.

    Desirée L. Salazar;Nobuko Uchida;Frank P. T. Hamers;Brian J. Cummings

  • Cell-based and stem-cell-based treatments for spinal cord injury: evidence from clinical trials

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  • Polymorphonuclear leukocytes promote neurotoxicity through release of matrix metalloproteinases, reactive oxygen species, and TNF‐α

    Hal X. Nguyen;Thaddeus J. O’Barr;Aileen J. Anderson

  • Voluntary wheel running improves recovery from a moderate spinal cord injury.

    Christie Engesser-Cesar;Aileen J. Anderson;D. Michele Basso;V.R. Edgerton

  • Increased Immunoreactivity for Jun- and Fos-Related Proteins in Alzheimer's Disease: Association with Pathology

    Aileen J. Anderson;Brian J. Cummings;Carl W. Cotman

  • The complement cascade: Yin-Yang in neuroinflammation--neuro-protection and -degeneration.

    Jessy John Alexander;Aileen Judith Anderson;Scott Robert Barnum;Beth Stevens

  • The induction of the TNFalpha death domain signaling pathway in Alzheimer's disease brain.

    Ming Zhao;David H. Cribbs;Aileen J. Anderson;Brian J. Cummings

  • Correlation between Caspase Activation and Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Troy T. Rohn;Elizabeth Head;Joseph H. Su;Aileen J. Anderson

  • Differential Induction of Immediate Early Gene Proteins in Cultured Neurons by β‐Amyloid (Aβ): Association of c‐Jun with Aβ‐Induced Apoptosis

    Aileen J. Anderson;Christian J. Pike;Carl W. Cotman

  • Multifunctional, multichannel bridges that deliver neurotrophin encoding lentivirus for regeneration following spinal cord injury.

    Hannah M. Tuinstra;Misael O. Aviles;Seungjin Shin;Samantha J. Holland

  • Complement activation in the injured central nervous system: another dual-edged sword?

    Faith H Brennan;Aileen J Anderson;Stephen M Taylor;Trent M Woodruff

  • Human Neural Stem Cells Induce Functional Myelination in Mice with Severe Dysmyelination

    Nobuko Uchida;Kevin Chen;Monika Dohse;Kelly D. Hansen

  • Activation of complement pathways after contusion-induced spinal cord injury.

    Aileen J. Anderson;Stephanie Robert;Wencheng Huang;Wise Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl W. Cotman
Carl W. Cotman University of California, Irvine
Trent M. Woodruff
Trent M. Woodruff University of Queensland
Kim N. Green
Kim N. Green University of California, Irvine
Lorne M. Mendell
Lorne M. Mendell Stony Brook University
Stephen A. Back
Stephen A. Back Oregon Health & Science University
Lyn B. Jakeman
Lyn B. Jakeman National Institutes of Health
Christopher D. Kroenke
Christopher D. Kroenke Oregon National Primate Research Center
Paul A. Adlard
Paul A. Adlard Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Christian J. Pike
Christian J. Pike University of Southern California
Jun Kudoh
Jun Kudoh Keio University

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