New life for nerves forgotten
for the millions who have been condemned to life on a wheelchair after having met with an accident and damaging their nerves and for those suffering from multiple sclerosis, there is now a ray of hope. Scientists have found that certain drugs could come handy in curing multiple sclerosis or other kinds of nerve damages.
Researchers working in the laboratories of Guilford Pharmaceuticals, of Baltimore, Maryland, us, have successfully regenerated severely damaged nerve tissue in rats. They used a group of compounds called neuroimmunophilin ligands (nils) to achieve the same. According to the vice president of the company's research wing, Peter Suzdak, even a disease like Parkinson's could be treated with the help of these compounds. They are capable of stopping the degeneration of nerve cells and promoting the regeneration of nerve tissue.
The scientists found that rats with badly crushed sciatic nerves