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4. Schwann cells make the insulation for nerve cells, they are kind of like the white lines on the side of the road and guard rails for our information highways in our brains and nerves throughout our bodies. You could also think of them as the rubber around a wire. They are affected in multiple sclerosis patients because in multiple sclerosis the body attacks its own schwann cells. New research is being done in this field including transplants to regrow and repair the damaged schwann cells but is mostly preventive. In Multiple Sclerosis patients the crucial material, myelin, needed to coat the neurons is being eaten away. the body needs these cells to signal to the rest of the body effectively. when the body is unable to create this material, you begin to get Multiple Sclerosis.
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How are schwann cells affected in multiple patients?
4. Schwann cells make the insulation for nerve cells, they are kind of like the white lines on the side of the road and guard rails for our information highways in our brains and nerves throughout our bodies. You could also think of them as the rubber around a wire. They are affected in multiple sclerosis patients because in multiple sclerosis the body attacks its own schwann cells. New research is being done in this field including transplants to regrow and repair the damaged schwann cells but is mostly preventive. In Multiple Sclerosis patients the crucial material, myelin, needed to coat the neurons is being eaten away. the body needs these cells to signal to the rest of the body effectively. when the body is unable to create this material, you begin to get Multiple Sclerosis.
Would multiple sclerosis affected schwann cells or oligodendrocytes?
Schwann cells are cells that are part of the nervous system, which warps around a nerve fiber and forms the nerve-insulating layer. Schwann cells are not affected greatly in multiple sclerosis, as MS is an autoimmune disease of the CENTRAL nervous system, and Schwann cells are only present in the PERIPHERAL nervous system. In the CNS, oligodendrocytes are responsible for insulating the axons with myelin, but are hardly affected in MS, as MS causes destruction of myelin, not the myelinating agents.
What are the difference between Lyme's disease and Multiple sclerosis disease?
Lyme disease is caused by a bite from an infected tick and is treatable, multiple sclerosis is caused by the de mylination (loss of fat cells that surround and protect nerves inside the brain) of the schwann cells in the brain
What cells are affected by ms?
The cells killed by MS are the schwann cells. These produce the mylein sheath required for propper axon conductance. The mylein sheath is also damaged and destroyed. This causes a loss of conductance in all nerve cells affected. Any nerve cell can be affected by MS.
What is the difference between the myelin in the cns versus myelin in the pns?
PNSCNSContinue along a single axonCoil around multiple axonsProduced by schwann cellsProduced by oligodendrocytesRegenerativeNon-regenerative
What invented theodor schwann?
Cellular life invented Theodor Schwann. Theodore Schwann then discovered cellular life.
Is their a place named after Theodor schwann?
interesting facts about thedor schwann
What is an interesting fact about theodor schwann?
Theodor Schwann was a German zoologist.
When was Theodor Schwann born?
Theodor Schwann was born on December 7, 1810.
What is theodor schwann birthday?
Theodor Schwann was born on December 7, 1810.
What is another name for the sheath of schwann?
another name for the sheath of schwann is neurilemma.
What is the difference between Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes?
1) starting with the obvious; oligodendrocytes myelinate axons in the CNS whereas schwann cells myelinate axons in the PNS 2) a single oligodendrocyte is able to myelinate multiple axons whereas a schwann cell can only myelinate a single axon. 3) schwann cell myelination allows for axonal grown and regeneration where as oligodendrocytes inhibit axonal growth and regeneration. 4).... and probably a bunch more differences
