Theophylline Enhances Myelin Production in CMT1A Mice

Theophylline, a medication used to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions, promoted myelination — the process by which sheaths of myelin, a fatty substance, are produced around nerves to protect them — in a mouse model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 subtype A (CMT1A), a study shows. Treatment with…

Farnesol, Part of Essential Oils, Aids Myelin in CMT1A Mouse Model

Farnesol, a component of essential oils of various plants, increased the amount of myelin — a fatty layer that covers and protects nerves — made by lab-grown cells and in a mouse model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 subtype A (CMT1A), a study found. Researchers also observed that farnesol…