The Effects of the S1P Receptor Agonist Fingolimod (FTY720) on Central and Peripheral Myelin in Twitcher Mice

Krabbe’s disease (KD) is caused by mutations in the lysosomal enzyme galactocerebrosidase and is associated with psychosine toxicity. The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) agonist fingolimod (FTY720) attenuates psychosine-induced cell death of human astrocytes, demyelination in cerebellar slic...

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Main Authors: Sibylle Béchet, Kumlesh K. Dev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/3/594