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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lehmann HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4053445 | biostudies-other | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
CNS & neurological disorders drug targets 20101201 6
Schwann cells, the myelin forming cells in the peripheral nervous system, play a key role in the pathology of various inflammatory, metabolic and hereditary polyneuropathies. Advances in identifying growth factors and signaling molecules that are expressed by Schwann cells have paved the way for development of new treatment strategies that are aimed to improve the protective and regenerative properties of Schwann cells in peripheral nerve disorders. These include the exogenous application of gro ...[more]