Special Issue "Myelin Repair"

Guest Editor
Dr. Randall D. McKinnon
Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Website: http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~molbiosci/faculty/mckinnon.html
E-Mail: mckinnon@umdnj.edu
Phone: +1 732 235 4419
Fax: +1 732 235 4477
Interests: CNS myelin development; growth factors; endogenous repair; transplants; stem cell programming; somatic cell reprogramming

Dear Colleagues,

Myelin sheaths that insulate and nourish CNS axons are produced by oligodendrocytes, highly metabolic cells that are vulnerable to trauma induced neurotoxicity and to autoimmune attack in diseases such as multiple sclerosis. This special issue will collect articles that address ongoing research into promoting myelin repair, including strategies to suppress innate immune attack, to promote endogenous repair processes, and to supplement this repair with exogenous cell grafts.

Dr. Randall D. McKinnon
Guest Editor

Submission

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• Autoimmune disease
• Brain repair
• Cell transplants
• CNS myelin
• Multiple sclerosis
• Stem cells
• Oligodendrocyte