NIH-funded mouse study suggests scar formation may help, not hinder, nerve regrowth
Benefits of scarring Previously injured axons (in red) can grow through a dense astrocyte scar (in green) in the presence of molecules that stimulate growth (in blue). Decades of research suggested that scars block regrowth after injury. Dr. Michael V. Sofroniew, UCLA
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. For decades, it was thought that scar-forming cells called astrocytes were responsible for blocking neuronal regrowth across…
