Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the study.
Here are four highlights:
1. The study focused on protein interleukin 37, examining the its effect on physiopathology spinal cord injury in mouse models.
2. The mice maintained some of their mobility when researchers immediately applied IL 37 following spinal cord injury.
3. IL 37 suppressed the inflammatory response, which causes spinal tissue degeneration and functional disabilities.
4. The study’s findings may prove helpful for alternative therapeutic treatments for acute spinal cord injury.
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