Remyelination
Encyclopedia
Remyelination is a term for the re-generation of the nerve's
myelin sheath, damaged in many diseases such as multiple sclerosis
(MS) and the leukodystrophies
. Remyelination is a subject of active medical research.
Nerve
A peripheral nerve, or simply nerve, is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons . A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitted along each of the axons. Nerves are found only in the peripheral nervous system...
myelin sheath, damaged in many diseases such as multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
(MS) and the leukodystrophies
Leukodystrophy
Leukodystrophy refers to a group of disorders characterized by dysfunction of the white matter of the brain. The leukodystrophies are caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve fibers...
. Remyelination is a subject of active medical research.