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Selected Publications

1. Chafik, D; Bear, D; Bui, P; Patel, A; Kim, BT; Jones, NF; Hung, CT; Gupta, R:

Optimization of Schwann Cell Adhesion for Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering. Tissue

Engineering 9(2): 233-243, 2003. PMID: 12740086

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2. Gupta, R; Steward, O. Chronic nerve compression induces concurrent proliferation and

apoptosis of Schwann cells. Journal of Comparative Neurology 461(2): 174-86, June 23,

2003. PMID: 12724836

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3. Gupta, R; Lin, Y; Bui, P; Chao, T; Preston, C; Mozzafar, T: Macrophage recruitment follows

the pattern of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in a model for carpal tunnel

syndrome. Journal of Neurotrauma 20(7): 671-680, 2003; PMID: 12908928

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4. Gupta, R; Rowshan, K; Mozaffar, T; Steward, O: Chronic Nerve Compression Induces

Segmental Demyelination in a Rat Model of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Experimental

Neurology 187(2): 500-508, 2004; PMID: 15144876

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5. Rummler, LR; Gupta, R: Peripheral nerve repair: a review. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

15(4): 215-219, 2004.

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6. Azanchi, R; Bernal, G; Gupta, R; Keirstead, HS: Combined demyelination plus Schwann

cell transplantation therapy increases spread of cells and axonal regeneration following

contusion injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 21(6): 775-788, 2004. PMID: 15253804

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7. Rummler, LS; Dinh, PT; Gupta, R. The anatomy and biochemistry of myelin and

myelination. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 14(3): 146-152, 2004.

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8. Rowshan, K; Jones, NF, Gupta, R. Current Surgical Techniques in Nerve Repair. Operative

Techniques in Orthopaedics 14(3): 163-170, 2004.

 

9. Dinh, PT; Gupta, R. Subtotal Medial Epicondylectomy as a Surgical option for treatment of

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 9(1): 52-59,

2005; PMID: 16092820

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10. Gupta, R; Gray, M; Chao, T; Bear, D; Modafferri, E; Mozaffar, T. Schwann cells upregulate

vascular endothelial growth factor secondary to chronic nerve compression injury.

Muscle Nerve 31(4): 452-60, 2005; PMID: 15685607

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11. Gupta, R; Rummler, L; Steward, O. Understanding the biology of compressive neuropathies.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 436:251-260, June 2005.

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12. Gupta, R; Truong, L; Bear, D; Chafik, D; Modafferi, E; Hung, CT: Shear stress alters

Schwann cell expression of myelin associated glycoprotein (MAG) and myelin basic protein

(MBP). Journal of Orthopaedic Research 23:1232-1239, 2005. PMID: 16140204

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13. Gupta, R; Chanual, J. Spatiotemporal pattern of macrophage recruitment after chronic nerve

compression injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 23(2): 216-226, 2006. PMID: 16503805

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14. Gupta, R; Rummler, LS; Palispis, W; Chao, T; Truong, L; Steward, O: Local downregulation

of myelin-associated glycoprotein permits axonal sprouting with chronic nerve

compression injury. Experimental Neurology 200(2): 418-29, 2006. Epub 2006 Jun 9;

PMID: 16764860

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15. Berger, B; Gupta, R. Demyelination after chronic nerve compression injury alters SchmidtLaterman

Incisures. Journal of Anatomy 209:111-118, 2006.

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16. Rasouli, A; Bhatia, N; Souryadevara, S; Cahill, K; Gupta, R. Transplantation of preconditioned

Schwann cells in peripheral nerve grafts following contusion injury to the adult

spinal cord improves recovery in a rat model. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 88A(11):

2400-2410, 2006; PMID: 17079397

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17. Gray, M; Palispis, W; Popovich, PG; van Rooijen, N; Gupta,R. Macrophage depletion alters

the blood nerve barrier without affecting Schwann cell function after neural injury. Journal

of Neuroscience Research 85(4): 766-777, 2007. [Epub ahead of print January 31, 2007];

PMID: 17266098. Cover Image for the Journal is from this manuscript.

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18. Dinh, PT; Bhatia, N; Souryadevara, S; Cahill, K; Gupta, R. Transplantation of preconditioned

Schwann cells in peripheral nerve grafts following hemisection spinal cord

injury. Spine 32(9): 943-9, 2007; PMID: 17450067

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19. Gupta, R; Lee, TQ. Contributions of the Different Rabbit Models to our Understanding of

Rotator Cuff Pathology. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 16(5): 149S-157S,

September/October 2007; PMID: 17903710

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20. Strandberg, E; Mozaffar, T; Gupta, R. The Role of Electrodiagnostic Studies in Nerve

Injuries and other Orthopaedic Disorders. Journal of Hand Surgery 32A(8): 1280-1290,

2007; PMID: 17923316

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21. Chao, T; Pham, K; Steward, O; Gupta, R. Chronic nerve compression injury induces a

phenotypic switch of neurons within the dorsal root ganglia. Journal of Comparative

Neurology 506:180-193, 2008; PMID: 18022951

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22. Tafti, M; Cramer, S; Gupta, R. Orthopaedic Management of the Upper Extremity in Stroke

Patients. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 16(8): 462-70. 2008;

PMID: 18664635

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23. Mozaffar T, Strandberg E, Abe K, Hilgenberg LG, Smith MA, Gupta R. Neuromuscular

junction integrity after chronic nerve compression injury. Journal of Orthopaedic Research

27(1): 114-9, Jan 2009; 2008 Jul 24. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID:18655131

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24. Rasouli A, Bhatia N, Dinh P, Cahill K, Suryadevara S, Gupta R. Resection of glial scar

following spinal cord injury. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 27(7): 931-6; July,

2009.PMID: 19062171

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25. Pham, KD and Gupta, R. Understanding the mechanisms of entrapment neuropathies.

Neurosurgical Focus 26(2): E7, February, 2009.

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26. Grumet, RC; Hadley, S; Diltz, MV; Lee, TQ; Gupta, R. Development of a Novel Model for

Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Rabbit Subscapularis Muscle. Acta Orthopaedica 80(1): 97-

103, 2009 Feb; PMID: 19234889

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27. Dinh, PT; Hazel, A; Palispis, W; Gupta, R. Functional Assessment after Sciatic Nerve

Injury. Microsurgery 29(8): 644-649; 2009 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19653327

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28. Frieboes LR and Gupta R. An in vitro traumatic model to evaluate the response of

myelinated cultures to sustained hydrostatic compression injury. Journal of Neurotrauma

26(12): 2245-56, Dec 2009. [Epub 2009 Jul 31] PMID: 19645529

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29. Pham, KD; Nassirin, N; Gupta, R. c-Jun, krox-20, and integrin beta4 expression following

chronic nerve compression injury. Neuroscience Letters 465(2): 194-8; 2009 Nov 13. [Epub

2009 Sep 16] PMID: 19765400

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30. Frieboes, LR; Palispis, WA; Gupta, R. Nerve compression activates selective nociceptive

pathways and up regulates peripheral sodium channel expression in Schwann cells. Journal

of Orthopaedic Research 28(6): 753-61; June, 2010. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:

20014316 Cover Image for this issue of the Journal is Figure 4 from this manuscript

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31. Tapadia, M; Mozaffar, T; Gupta, R. Compressive Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity:

Update on Pathophysiology, Classification, and Electrodiagnostic Findings. Journal of Hand

Surgery 35(4): 668-677; April, 2010. [Epub 2010 Mar 11] PMID: 20223605

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32. Gupta R; Bathen, ME; Smith, JS; Levi, AD; Bhatia, NN; Steward, O. Advances in the

management of spinal cord injury. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic

Surgery 18(4): 210-222; April, 2010. PMID: 20357230.

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33. Smith, JS; Landers, R; Pham, T; Bhatia, N; Steward, O; Gupta, R. Role of early surgical

decompression of the intradural space after cervical spinal cord injury in an animal model.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 92(5):1206-1214; May, 2010. PMID: 20439667.

 

34. Rowshan, K; Hadley, S; Caiozzo, VJ; Lee, TQ; Gupta, R. Development of fatty atrophy after

neurologic and rotator cuff injuries in an animal model of rotator cuff pathology. Journal of

Bone and Joint Surgery 92(13): 2270-8; October, 2010. PMID: 20926720

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35. Kang, J; Zamorano, DP; Gupta, R. Challenges of Limb Salvage with Major Nerve Injuries:

Current Management and Future Directions. Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic

Surgeons 19: S28-S34, 2011.

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36. Gupta, R; Nassirin, N; Bathen, M; Hazel, A; Palispis, W; Mozaffar, T. Chronic nerve

compression alters Schwann cell myelin architecture in a murine model. Muscle Nerve

45(2): 231-241, February 2012. PMID: 22246880

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37. Kang, J and Gupta, R. Mechanisms of Fatty Degeneration in Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 21(2): 175-180; February, 2012. PMID: 22244060

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38. Lin, MY; Palispis, W; Forootan, M; Gall, CM; Steward, O; Gupta, R. Biophysical stimuli

induce demyelination via an integrin dependent mechanism. Annals of Neurology

72(1):112-23; July, 2012. PMID: 22829273

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39. Chao T, Frump D, Lin M, Caiozzo VJ, Mozaffar T, Steward O, Gupta R. Matrix

metalloproteinase 3 deletion Preserves Denervated Motor Endplate after Traumatic Nerve

Injury. Annals of Neurology 73(2): 210-23; Feb, 2013. doi: 10.1002/ana.23781. Epub 2012

Dec 31. PMID: 23281061

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40. Rafijah, G; Bowen, A; Dolores, C; Vitali, R; Mozaffar, T; Gupta, R. The Use of Fibrin Glue

to Augment Nerve Repairs Does Not Impede Neural Regeneration in an Animal Model for

Segmental Nerve Defects in an Animal Model for Segmental Nerve Defects. Journal of

Hand Surgery 38(5): 847-855, May 2013. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.01.044. Epub 2013 Apr

3. PMID: 23561728

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41. Berrocal YA, Almeida VW, Gupta R, Levi AD. Transplantation of Schwann cells in a

collagen tube for the repair of large, segmental peripheral nerve defects in rats. Journal of

Neurosurgery. 119(3): 720-32; 2013 Sep. PMID: 23746104

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42. Lin, MY; Manzano, G, Gupta R. Nerve conduits and allograft in peripheral nerve repair.

Hand Clinics 29(3): 331-348; August, 2013.

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43. Jung, J; Hahn, P; Choi, B; Mozaffar, T; Gupta, R. Early but not Late Surgical

Decompression Restores Neurovascular Blood Flow and Ischemic Parameters in an Invivo

Animal model of Chronic Nerve Compression Injury. Journal of Bone & Joint

Surgery 96A (11): 897-906, June 4, 2014. PMID: 24897737

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44. Kurimoto, S; Jung, JS; Tapadia, Lengfeld, J; Agalliu, D; Waterman,M; Mozaffar, T;

Gupta, R. Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Cascade After Traumatic Nerve

Injury. Neuroscience 294: 101-8; May 21, 2015. doi:

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.02.049. Epub 2015 Mar 3. PMID: 25743255

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45. Jung, J; Frump, D; Su, J; Wang, W; Mozaffar, T; Gupta, R. Desert Hedgehog is a Critical

Mediator of Demyelination in Compression Neuropathies. Experimental Neurology

271:84-94; May 1, 2015. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.04.014. PMID: 25936873

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46. Palispis W and Gupta, R. Surgical Repair in Humans After Traumatic Nerve Injury

Provides Limited Functional Neural Regeneration in Adults. Experimental Neurology

290:106-114, April, 2017. PMID: 28111229

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47. Zhu D, and Gupta, R. Attenuation of Robust Glial Scar Formation Facilitates Functional Recovery in Animal Models of Chronic Nerve Compression Injury. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Dec 20;99(24):e132. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00396.

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