In the PNS, one Schwann cell forms a single myelin sheath (Figure 1A). By contrast, in the CNS, the oligodendrocyte sends cell processes to myelinate multiple segments on many axons (Figure 2).

That myelin sheath degrades in CMT1A. Because the PMP22 protein is produced by Schwann cells, that's where the lab of Prof. Ludo Van Den Bosch (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research ...

Myelin – produced by Schwann cells in the periphery and oligodendrocytes in the CNS – is defective in diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and many myelin repair strategies aim to mitigate ...

Unlike traditional painkillers that only mask symptoms, NeuroGenica focuses on repairing and strengthening Schwann cells, which are essential for maintaining the myelin sheath around nerves.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found a promising drug candidate that could help ...

Myelin is an insulating layer of lipids and proteins surrounding nerves. Myelin damage can cause problems with the nerves’ ability to send and receive electrical messages. Inflammatory disorders ...

They are often between the ages of 30 and 60. Acoustic neuroma tumors begin in what are called Schwann cells. These cells make myelin, which is the material that insulates and protects the nerves ...

These join to other nerve cells, allowing them to pass messages around the body. They have a fatty (myelin) sheath that surrounds them. The fatty sheath increases the speed at which the message ...

In a test tube, AMPK activation reversed insulin resistance in Schwann cells, which form the myelin sheath that cover the nerves. "Taken together, these results help us understand how peripheral ...

Moreover, because myelin is produced by non-neuronal glial cells called oligodendrocytes, which myelinate axons by extending thin processes of their cell membranes to wrap around them, the study ...