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Oncostatin M protects against demyelination by inducing a protective microglial phenotype.
Glia - 1 Oct 2015
Janssens Kris, Maheshwari Anurag, Van den Haute Chris, Baekelandt Veerle, Stinissen Piet, Hendriks Jerome J A, Slaets Helena, Hellings Niels
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disabling disease of the central nervous system (CNS), in which destruction of myelin sheaths leads to disturbed axonal conduction. Available MS therapies modulate the immune response, but are unable to prevent neurological decline. Therefore, great efforts are made to develop therapies that limit demyelination and axonal degeneration. Oncostatin M (OSM), a member of the...
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