New Hadassah Research: Human Embryonic Stem Cells implanted in Mice with MS,
Slowed Down the Disease
Posted on Hadassah Site on Sep 08, 2008
Transplantation of human embryonic stem cells into the brains of a mouse with multiple sclerosis (MS) slowed down significantly the clinical symptoms and pathological manifestations of the disease, Hadassah physicians and scientists reported last week.
Multiple sclerosis is the most common cause of neurological disabilities in young adults. It is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which the immune system attacks the insulation of neurons (Myelin). As a result, the nervous system is damaged at a number of levels, leading to functional deficiencies in a number of neurological systems: sensory, motor, balance, sphincteral, and vision.
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Slowed Down the Disease
Posted on Hadassah Site on Sep 08, 2008
Transplantation of human embryonic stem cells into the brains of a mouse with multiple sclerosis (MS) slowed down significantly the clinical symptoms and pathological manifestations of the disease, Hadassah physicians and scientists reported last week.
Multiple sclerosis is the most common cause of neurological disabilities in young adults. It is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which the immune system attacks the insulation of neurons (Myelin). As a result, the nervous system is damaged at a number of levels, leading to functional deficiencies in a number of neurological systems: sensory, motor, balance, sphincteral, and vision.
» Read More
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