Source: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Posted: May 16, 2006
Summary:
Bethesda, MD – A group of German scientists has synthesized a new compound that dramatically decreases the damage to neurons in rats demonstrating stroke symptoms.
Scientists found that their compound protected the rats' neurons and also caused neural stem cell proliferation and neuronal differentiation. Diseased animals with motor behavior deficits also showed improvement when they were given the synthetic drug.
These results suggest a potential therapeutic application specific immunosuppressive drug inhibitors in the treatment of neurodegeneration following stroke and a number of other diseases.
Commentary: Hopefully this research will provide a basis for the deveolopmment of similar compouds to decrease, or even reverse, stroke damage in humans.
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