Sensory neurons regrow more after injury when treated with the drug fenofibrate (lower panel) than when given a placebo (top panel; arrows indicate site of injury). Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that an FDA-approved drug acts on support cells in the central nervous system to encourage sensory neurons to regrow after injury. Credit: RUI FENG
Targeting support cells with cholesterol drug could improve recovery after spinal cord injury. Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved drug acts on support cells in the CNS to encourage sensory neurons to regrow after injury.
A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement and sensation...
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