Can myelin stimulate neuron growth in spinal cord injuries?

Written by Natalie Morton, Future Science Group

Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine (CA, USA) have discovered that a molecule associated with myelin could stimulate axonal growth in neural precursor cells (NPCs) and induced pluripotent (iPSC)-derived neural stem cells – a finding that could aid research into developing methods for repairing and regrowing neurons in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Myelin is well-known for preventing the growth of new neural cells, therefore inhibiting the repair of damaged nerves after spinal cord injury. In this study, published online in Science Translational Medicine, researchers monitored neurite outgrowth on a myelin substrate from NPCs...

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