Protecting oligodendrocytes may reduce the impact of multiple sclerosis

(University of Chicago Medical Center) Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating inflammatory disorder in which autoreactive T cells migrate into the central nervous tissue and damage oligodendrocytes and myelin, which protect nerve cells. Sephin1 prolongs a cytoprotective response in oligodendrocytes, protecting those cells and myelin from this inflammatory attack. It dampens central nervous system inflammation, limits myelin damage and reduces the reactivation of T cells
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