07/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook
A plant-based compound from the Chinese foxglove (Radix rehmanniae) showed promise as a means of protecting the brain from cerebral diseases. A Chinese study reported that catalpol encouraged the remyelination process that fixed neurological damage caused by multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders.
The study was supported by the Capital Medical University. Its findings were released in the medical journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Based on their findings, the researchers believed that catalpol could shield the brain tissue of EAE mice and promote the repair of the myelin damaged by multiple sclerosis.
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Journal Reference:
Yang T, Zheng Q, Wang S, Fang L, Liu L, Zhao H, Wang L, Fan Y. EFFECT OF CATALPOL ON REMYELINATION THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ACTING TO PROMOTE OLIG1 AND OLIG2 EXPRESSIONS IN MICE. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017;17(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1642-2.
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