Chondroitinase treatment

Chondroitinase treatment

Chondroitinase treatment is a treatment of proteoglycans, a protein in the fluid among cells where (among other things) they affect neural activity (communication, plasticity).[1] Chondroitinase treatment has been shown to allow adults vision to be restored as far as ocular dominance is concerned.[2] Moreover there is some evidence that Chondroitinase could be used for the treatment of spinal injuries.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair. Plasticity and the extracellular matrix.
  2. ^ Hensch TK (2005). "Critical period mechanisms in developing visual cortex". Curr. Top. Dev. Biol. 69: 215–37. doi:10.1016/S0070-2153(05)69008-4. PMID 16243601. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0070-2153(05)69008-4. 
  3. ^ "Spinal injury regeneration hope.". BBC NEWS, online. Sunday, 17 February, 00:01 GMT. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7240898.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-31 

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