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  • Title: Hematopoietic progenitors express myelin basic protein and ensheath axons in Shiverer brain.
    Author: Goolsby J, Makar T, Dhib-Jalbut S, Bever CT, Pessac B, Trisler D.
    Journal: J Neuroimmunol; 2013 Apr 15; 257(1-2):13-20. PubMed ID: 23375677.
    Abstract:
    Oligodendroglia are cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that form myelin sheath, which insulates neuronal axons. Neuropathologies of the CNS include dysmyelination of axons in multiple sclerosis and CNS trauma. Cell replacement is a promising but largely untested therapy for dysmyelination. Shiverer mouse, a genetic mutant that does not synthesize full-length myelin basic protein (MBP), a critical prerequisite protein in CNS myelin sheath formation, provides an unequivocal model for determining the potential of stem cells to become oligodendroglia. We demonstrate that adult wild-type mouse bone marrow stem cells can express MBP and ensheath axons when transplanted into Shiverer brain.
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