“We have discovered a new metabolic function of Schwann cells,” Beirowski said. “This is a paradigm shift away from the neuron-focused mechanisms of axon protection.” “We have discovered that when ...

Here we studied the role of signaling through ErbB-family receptors in interactions between unmyelinated axons and non-myelinating Schwann cells in adult nerves. We generated transgenic mice that ...

New research reveals for the first time that despite the fragility of axons, Schwann cells — which surround axons within nerves like a glove covers a hand — can come to the assistance of injured axons ...

Research into the mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy have focused on neurons, but evidence is accumulating that Schwann cells have a central role. In this Review, the authors consider how Schwann ...

Injured Axons Instruct Schwann Cells to Build Constricting Actin Spheres to Accelerate Axonal Disintegration. Cell Reports, 2019; 27 (11): 3152 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.060; ...

Adrien Vaquié, Alizée Sauvain, Mert Duman, Noo Li Jeon, Sophie Ruff, Claire Jacob, 'Injured Axons Instruct Schwann Cells to Build Constricting Actin Spheres to Accelerate Axonal Disintegration ...

Study finds axon regeneration after Schwann cell graft to injured spinal cord Peer-Reviewed Publication. Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair ...

Svaren, senior author of a report published Aug. 30 in The Journal of Neuroscience, studied how Schwann cells, which hug axons in the peripheral nervous system, transform themselves to play a much ...

Findings from the new study were published recently in Nature Communications through an article titled “Myelinating Schwann cells ensheath multiple axons in the absence of E3 ligase component ...

A study carried out at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for "The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis" has found that transplanting self-donated Schwann cells (SCs, the principal ...

Unique Schwann cells: the eyes have it Newly discovered genetic properties of the glial cells that wrap around axons in our corneas have potential implications for wound healing, nerve ...

Axons are long, finger-like projections of neurons that transmit critical signals throughout the nervous system. But because they are fragile, they are often among the first casualties of certain ...