Scientists discover cause of destructive inflammations
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 22:42
in Health & Medicine
The signalling molecule CD95L, known as 'death messenger,' causes an inflammatory process in injured tissue after spinal cord injuries and prevents its healing. This discovery was published by scientists of the German Cancer Research Centre. In mice, the researchers found out that if they switch off CD95L, the injured spinal cord heals and the animals regain better ability to move. Therefore, substances which block the death messenger might offer a new approach in the treatment of severe inflammatory diseases...