John C. Gensel

Identification of Two Distinct Macrophage Subsets with Divergent Effects Causing either Neurotoxicity or Regeneration in the Injured Mouse Spinal Cord

Kristina A. Kigerl, John C. Gensel, Daniel P. Ankeny et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Cytosolic phospholipase A2 in infiltrating monocyte derived macrophages does not impair recovery after spinal cord injury in female mice

Ethan P. Glaser, Timothy J. Kopper, William M. Bailey et al. · Scientific Reports · 2025 · 311 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Neuroscience +17

Immune Activation Promotes Depression 1 Month After Diffuse Brain Injury: A Role for Primed Microglia

Ashley M. Fenn, John C. Gensel, Yan Huang et al. · Biological Psychiatry · 2013 · 290 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Neuroscience +15

Behavioral and Histological Characterization of Unilateral Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion Injury in Rats

John C. Gensel, C. Amy Tovar, Frank P.T. Hamers et al. · Journal of Neurotrauma · 2006 · 240 citations

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16

Macrophages Promote Axon Regeneration with Concurrent Neurotoxicity

John C. Gensel, Satoshi Nakamura, Zhen Guan et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 235 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17