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White-matter repair: Interaction between oligodendrocytes and the neurovascular unit
Gen Hamanaka, Ryo Ohtomo, Hajime Takase, Josephine Lok, Ken Arai
Department of Radiology and Neurology, Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ken Arai
Department of Radiology and Neurology, Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_15_18
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There are currently no adequate treatments for white-matter injury, which often follows central nervous system maladies and their accompanying neurodegenerative processes. Indeed, the white matter is compromised by the deterioration of the blood–brain barrier and the demyelination of neuronal axons. Key repairs to the white matter are mediated by oligodendrocyte lineage cells after damaging events. Oligodendrocytes are supported by other cells in the neurovascular unit and these cells collaborate in processes such as angiogenesis, neurogenesis, and oligodendrogenesis. Understanding the various interactions between these cells and oligodendrocytes will be imperative for developing reparative therapies for impaired white matter. This minireview will discuss how oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte lineage cells mend damage to the white matter and restore brain function ensuing neural injury. |
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