Scientists discovered a new potential pathway to repair the damaged nerves that affect the walking of those diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). They found that augmenting the cholesterol synthesis gene expression in astrocytes of the spinal cord of the patients could repair the damaged nerves, resulting in walking recovery.
The discovery was described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study was led by researchers from University of California (UCLA), according to Medical Xpress.
Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative and long-lasting disease that could affect the spinal cord, brain, and optic nerves. This disease causes damaged nerves that occur when the immune system attacks the myelin, which is a fatty material that wraps around the nerve fibers to protect them. Without this protection, the nerves will be damaged.
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