Dietary cholesterol promotes repair of demyelinated lesions in the adult brain

Cholesterol is important for axonal myelination during development. Here the authors show that cholesterol levels are reduced in a cuprizone mouse model of multiple sclerosis and that dietary cholesterol supplementation enhances remyelination and recovery.

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Main Authors: Stefan A. Berghoff, Nina Gerndt, Jan Winchenbach, Sina K. Stumpf, Leon Hosang, Francesca Odoardi, Torben Ruhwedel, Carolin Böhler, Benoit Barrette, Ruth Stassart, David Liebetanz, Payam Dibaj, Wiebke Möbius, Julia M. Edgar, Gesine Saher
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3ee45ebdd5304a2ead8ae8d4b159b5bf
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