Sentences with phrase «attack damages nerve cells»

This attack damages the nerve cells, leading to a host of symptoms that include numbness, fatigue, difficulty walking, paralysis and loss of vision.

This attack damages nerve cells, leading to a host of symptoms including numbness, fatigue, difficulty walking, paralysis and loss of vision.

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They also found AXIN2 in the damaged nerve cells of adults with multiple sclerosis, a disease in which the immune system attacks myelin.

«Instead of cleaning up when neurons die, the microglia assume they're under attack when they see too much cell death and kill nerve cells as collateral damage,» says Tanzi, who led the research team.

RIPK1, the researchers found, inflicts damage by directly attacking the body's myelin production plants — nerve cells known as oligodendrocytes, which secrete the soft substance, rich in fat and protein that wraps around axons to support their function and shield them from damage.

Do these antibodies simply function like drugs in the brain or do they «attack» and damage nerve cells in some ways?»

A particular type of macrophage known as microglia are found throughout the brain and spinal cord — in progressive forms of MS, they attack the CNS, causing chronic inflammation and damage to nerve cells.

To prevent or reduce the damage done to nerve cells by the immune system, researchers are exploring ways to modulate what cells the immune system attacks or the intensity of its attack.

Instead of being transported to other cells for energy, sugar builds up in the bloodstream and can contribute to nerve damage, artery hardening, and heart attack.