3/21/2007 Inhibiting Blood to Save the Brain UCSD researchers suppress relapsing paralysis in mouse model of Multiple Sclerosis A fibrous protein
called fibrinogen, found in circulating blood and Fibrinogen (red) and activated microglia (green) in a brain lesion of an animal mode... More...
In particular, Dr. Akassoglou has investigated how a blood protein
called fibrinogen can seep into the brain and spinal cord to cause neurodegenerative diseases.
Fibrin is an insoluble protein produced by platelets (fragments of white blood cells) from a soluble protein
called fibrinogen normally present in blood.