remyelination.

Amber R Philp1,2,3, Carolina R Reyes1,2,4, Josselyne Mansilla1,2

  • 1Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.

eLife
|August 20, 2024
PubMed
概括

血小板在复髓化中具有双重作用,对于多发性硬化症 (MS) 疗法至关重要. 暂时的血小板暴露有助于寡腺细胞原生细胞 (OPC) 的分化,但持续的暴露会阻碍它,影响MS恢复.

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