研究人员通过阻止运动神经元的应激反应,发现新的ALS治疗具有潜力。 Researchers find potential new ALS treatment by blocking a stress response in motor neurons.

Case Western Reserve大学的科学家利用病人的干细胞,为ALS或Lou Gehrig的疾病确定了潜在的新治疗目标。 Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have identified a potential new treatment target for ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, using stem cells from patients. 他们发现特定基因的突变 扰乱了细胞交流 引发了压力反应 伤害了运动神经元 They found that a mutation in a specific gene disrupts cell communication, activating a stress response that damages motor neurons. 阻止实验室的这种应激反应 扭转细胞损伤 给未来的ALS治疗带来了希望 Blocking this stress response in the lab reversed cell damage, offering hope for future ALS treatments.