Research articles (2002-2005)

Madhavan, L., Ourednik, V., Ourednik, J. Neural stem cells (NSCs) protect primary neural cell cultures from chemically- induced oxidative stress. (manuscript in preparation)

Xu, Y., Madhavan, L., Zhang, Y., Ourednik, J., Ourednik, V. Transgenic L1 enhances resistance of proliferating neural stem cells (NSCs) to oxidative stress and their differentiation into neurons. (manuscript in preparation)

Madhavan, L., Ourednik, V., Ourednik, J. Preventive transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) protects striatal neurons from oxidative stress. (manuscript in preparation)

Ourednik, V.*, Ourednik J.*, Xu, Y., Zang , Y., Lynch, W.P., Snyder, E.Y., Schachner, M. L1 enhancing migration and survival of neural tem cells grafted into dysfunctional aged    brain. (submitted, Nature Cell Biology)

Redmond, D.E., Jr., Ourednik, V., Bjugstad, K.B., Teng, Y.D., Ourednik, J., Blanchard, B.C., Daadi, M.M., Lachyankar, M., Gonzalez, R., Parsons, J., Sidman, R.L., Kim, S.U., Roth, R.H., Elsworth, J.D., Sladek, J.R., Jr., & Snyder, E.Y., Human neural stem cells mediate homeostasis and functional recovery through multiple mechanisms in a primate model of Parkinson's disease (submitted, Nature).

Ourednik, J. and Ourednik, V. Graft-induced plasticity in the mammalian host CNS, Cell Transplantation 13: 307-318 (2004)

Ourednik V and Ourednik J. Multifaceted dialogue between graft and host in neurotransplantation, J. Neurosci. Res., 76: 193-204 (2004)

Ourednik,  J., Ourednik, V., Lynch, W.P., Schachner, M., Snyder, E.Y.  Neural stem cells display an inherent mechanism for rescuing dysfunctional neurons: evidence in aged mice, Nature Biotech., 20:1103-1110 (2002)

Ourednik,  J., Ourednik, V.,  Snyder EY.  Neural tissue and stem cell grafts induce regenerative plasticity in damaged mammalian brain (review), Clin. Neurosci. Res. 2: 80- 85 (2002)

Teng, Y.D, Lavik, E.B, Qu, X., Park, K.I., Ourednik, J ., Zurakowski, D., Langer, R., Snyder, E.Y. Functional Recovery Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Mediated by a Unique Polymer Scaffold Seeded with Neural Stem Cells,  Proc Natl. Acad. Sci USA, 99: 3024-29 (2002)

Park, K.I.,  Ourednik, J., Ourednik, .V, Taylor, R.M., Aboody, K.S., Tate, B.A., Auguste, K.I., Lachyankar, M., Redmond, D.E., and Snyder E.Y. Global gene and cell replacement  strategies via stem cells (review),  Gene Therapy 9:613-624 (2002)

Book chapters (2002-2005)

Ourednik, J. and Ourednik, V. Graft/host relationships in the developing and regenerating CNS of mammals. Review. In: Stem Cell Biology – Development and Plasticity, J. Ourednik et al., eds., Ann NY Acad. Sci., pp. 172-185 (2005)

Madhavan, L., Ourednik, V., Ourednik, J. Grafted neural stem cells (NSCs) shield the host environment from oxidative stress. In: Stem Cell Biology – Development and Plasticity, J. Ourednik et al., eds., Ann NY Acad. Sci., pp. 185-189 (2005)

Vodicka, P., Smetana, K., Jr., Dvorankova, B., Emerick, T., Xu, Y. Z., Ourednik, J., Ourednik, V., Motlik, J., The miniature pig as an animal model in biomedical research In: Stem Cell Biology – Development and Plasticity, J. Ourednik et al., eds., Ann NY Acad. Sci., pp. 161-172 (2005)

Imitola, J., Park, K.I., Teng, Y.D., Nisim, S., Lachyankar, M., Ourednik, J., Mueller, F.-J., Yiou,  R., Atala, A., Sidman, R.L., Tuszynski, M., Khoury, S.J., Snyder, E.Y. Stem cells: cross-talk and developmental programs Phil., Trans., R. Soc. Lond. B 359: 823-837 (2004)

Marconi, M.A., Park, K.I., Teng, Y.D. Ourednik, J., Ourednik, V., et al. Neural stem cells: From in vivo to in vitro and back again – practical aspects. In: Stem Cells Handbook, S.Sell, ed., Humana Press, p. 191- 208 (2003)

Lee, J.-P., Ourednik J., Ourednik V., Park K.I., Teng, Y.D., and Snyder, E.Y. Neural stem cells and CNS diseases in: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Elsevier (2003)

Park, K.I., Palacino J.J., Taylor, R., Aboody, K.A., Tate, B.A., Ourednik V., Ourednik J., Lachyankar M., and Snyder E.Y., Global gene and cell replacement strategies via stem           cells, in: Neural stem cells for brain and spinal cord repair, Zigova T., Snyder E.Y., Sanberg P.R., eds., Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, 89-332 (2003)

Park, K.I., Palacino, J.J., Taylor, R., Aboody, K.A., Tate, B.A., Ourednik, V., Ourednik, J., Lachyankar, M. and Snyder, E.Y, Global gene and cell replacement strategies via stem            cells, in Neural stem cells for brain and spinal cord repair, Zigova,T., Snyder EY, Sanberg, P.R., eds., Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, 289-332 (2003).

Editorial work

Major editor of a special issue of the Annals of NY Academy of Sciences covering the major topics of stem cell research presented by top scientists at the special symposium at ISU in Ames 2004