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CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM; AUTOIMMUNE INFLAMMATION; NEUROPROTECTION
Abstract:
In neuroinflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis, ion channels may fan the embers of neurodegeneration. A new study shows that the cation channel TRPM4 (transient receptor potential melastatin 4) crucially contributes to axonal loss in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (pages 1805-1811).