In mice, an experimental drug reduced MS-like nerve damage

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Key Takeaway

In mice with MS-like disease, an experimental drug reduced immune attacks and damage to nerve fibers.

What They Found

People with MS had more of a signal-receiving protein in certain immune cells in the brain and spinal cord. Higher blood levels of substances that activate this protein were linked to MS progression. In mice with MS-like disease, this protein contributed to damage in immune cells and loss of nerve fibers. It also helped keep immune cells that attack the nerve covering active. An experimental drug called T0080 blocked the protein and reduced immune attacks and nerve fiber damage in mice.

Who Should Care and Why

The study examined people with MS and mice with MS-like disease. The researchers studied how immune activity might contribute to worsening MS. Blood findings in people linked substances that activate a protein with disease progression. The mouse experiments explored how that protein might contribute to nerve damage. The drug findings came from mice, not from testing treatment in people with MS.

Important Considerations

The abstract does not say how many people or mice were studied. You cannot tell from these results whether T0080 helps people with MS. The abstract does not report whether T0080 is safe for people.

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