'Death messenger' molecule causes inflammation after spinal cord injury, prevents healing

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 10:14 in Health & Medicine

The signaling molecule CD95L, known as "death messenger," causes an inflammatory process in injured tissue after spinal cord injuries and prevents its healing, according to a new study by scientists in Germany. 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.

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