Chemical compound produces beneficial inflammation, remyelination that could help treat MS

(University of California - Riverside) Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, report that indazole chloride, a synthetic compound that acts on one form of the body's estrogen receptors, is able to remyelinate (add new myelin to) damaged axons and alter the body's immune system -- findings that could help treat multiple sclerosis. Drugs available to treat MS alter the immune system but do not induce repair of damaged axons.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news