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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
In multiple sclerosis (MS), myelin destroyed by the immune attack is not effectively repaired by oligodendrocytes (OLs) and MS foci eventually undergo glial scarring. Although oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) are normally recruited to the lesion areas, they fail to mature and remyelinate the damaged fibers. Activation of the Notch pathway has been shown to inhibit OPC differentiation and to hamper their ability to produce myelin during CNS development. We have recently shown that inhibition of gamma-secretase within the CNS of SJL/J mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) blocks Notch pathway activation in OLs, promotes remyelination, reduces axonal damage and significantly enhances clinical recovery from the disease. Our results suggest that inhibiting the non-myelin permissive environment maintained by Notch pathways within the mature CNS offers a new strategy for treating autoimmune demyelination, including MS.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
265
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Central Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Demyelinating Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Injections, Intraventricular, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Myelin Proteolipid Protein, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Oligodendroglia, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Receptors, Notch, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:17949754-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Overcoming failure to repair demyelination in EAE: gamma-secretase inhibition of Notch signaling.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, 22, Kopcinskiego Street, Lodz, 90-153, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural