Myelin Repair and Neuroprotection in Multiple Sclerosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Duncan, Ian D. (Editor), Franklin, Robin J M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.

Myelin Repair and Neuroprotection in Multiple Sclerosis presents an up-date on the translational potential of promoting remyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS).  A number of research frontiers still exist in this challenging disease.  The cause remains elusive, preventing breakthroughs in its preve...

Table of Contents:

• Development of oligodendrocytes in the vertebrate CNS
• Demyelination and remyelination in multiple sclerosis
• Microglia function in MS pathology
• Endogenous remyelination in the CNS
• Exogenous cell myelin repair and neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis
• A peripheral alternative to central nervous system myelin repair
• Immune modulation and repair following neural stem transplantation
• Axonal protection with sodium channel blocking agents in models of multiple sclerosis
• Effects of current medical therapies on reparative and neuroprotective functions in multiple sclerosis
• Imaging of demyelination and remyelination in multiple sclerosis
• Designing clinical trials to test neuroprotective therapies in multiple sclerosis.