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Aug 21, 2020

Cashew Molecule Promotes Remyelination, Halts Disease Progression in MS Mice

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Anacardic acid, a compound found in cashew nuts, promoted myelin regeneration and eased neuronal damage and disability in two mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS).

These protective effects were associated with maturation of myelin-producing cells and production of IL-33, an immune-related molecule with a neuroreparative role in the central nervous system (CNS, the brain and spinal cord).

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