New research in mice shows the role cells called pericytes, located inside capillaries, play in spinal cord injury repair. When exposed to a growth factor protein at the SCI site, pericytes change shape, inhibit and secrete molecules, and establish “cellular bridges” supporting axon regeneration. 🐭🧬💉✨
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Ohio State News
Building ‘cellular bridges’ for spinal cord repair after injury
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