Swamping bad cells with good in ALS animal models helps sustain...(research by U.S. scientists suggests tha...)

Date:10/19/2008

research by U.S. scientists suggests that, while astrocytes go downhill in ALS, they may not be a primary cause of the disease. The idea is more that they're involved in its progression. Diseased astrocytes, studies show, may make motor neurons more susceptible to death by excitotoxicity.

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Contact: Maryalice Yakutchik myakutc1@jhmi.edu 443-287-2251 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Source:Eurekalert

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