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Oligodendrocyte and Myelin Pathophysiology in Multiple Sclerosis

Eneritz López-Muguruza, Carla Peiró-Moreno, Asier Ruiz, Carlos Matute

Advances in neurobiology · 2025

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Summary

This chapter reviews the mechanistic basis of oligodendrocyte dysfunction and myelin pathology in multiple sclerosis, synthesising current evidence on cellular and molecular drivers of neuroinflammation. The work sits substantially outside Vitagri's core remit on farming systems and food-based health interventions. Although dietary factors may modulate MS disease progression (an emerging area in nutritional neuroscience), this chapter appears to focus on fundamental neurobiology rather than any food systems or nutritional angle.

Regional applicability

This is a clinical neurobiology review with no regional specificity. It addresses fundamental mechanisms of MS pathophysiology applicable across healthcare settings globally, but offers no insight relevant to UK agricultural policy, farming practice, or soil health.

Key measures

Not specified in available metadata; likely includes oligodendrocyte cell death pathways, myelin degradation mechanisms, and inflammatory markers in MS pathophysiology.

Outcomes reported

This is a mechanistic review chapter examining oligodendrocyte pathophysiology and myelin degeneration in multiple sclerosis. The chapter synthesises understanding of cellular and molecular drivers of neuroinflammatory dysfunction affecting myelin-producing cells.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Out of scope / non-food
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Book chapter
Status
Published
System type
Other
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-87919-7_12
Catalogue ID
SNmq64coy2-870osd

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