However, these tests are expensive and can be risky for people in poor health. A simpler test involves measuring the level of ferritin (a protein that stores iron) in the blood, to estimate the amount ...

In this image, an axon appears in green, while abnormal protein clumps (amyloid, red) lodge in tiny channels within the myelin sheath. Amyloid aggregates form filament-like strands across the ...

T cell reactivity to P0, P2, PMP-22, and myelin basic protein in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy ...

New research published in The FEBS Journal reveals the importance of a protein called C1QL1 for promoting the replacement of the specialized cells that produce myelin.

Kedia and colleagues found the Serpina3n oligodendrocytes had swelled with myelin basic protein (MBP), and their processes had fragmented, suggesting they were overwhelmed with myelin. Scanning ...

DNA parasite now plays key role in making critical nerve cell protein An RNA has been adopted to help the production of myelin, a key nerve protein.

Rather, the team found, the RNA latches on to a protein called SOX10, and together they turn on production of myelin basic protein, which zips myelin into a tight sleeve around nerve cells.

In rodents, the researchers found that the RNA transcript of RetroMyelin regulates the expression of myelin basic protein, one of the key components of myelin.

They insulated axons of all diameters in the white matter; myelin basic protein levels seemed normal. Even so, on closer inspection, McNamara found that all was not well with the myelin around FIREΔ/Δ ...