POLYPEPTIDES INVOLVED IN THE NEUROREGENERATION-PROMOTING PROPERTIES OF OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING GLIA

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for promoting regeneration response of primary olfactory nervous system in mammals in need of such biological effects. The methods comprise altering the activity or steady state level of a polypeptide as defined herein that control regeneration of injured or degenerated neuronal cells. Preferably the activity or steady state level of said polypeptide is altered by introducing nucleic acids to increase expressing of at least one of these polypeptides. These are useful in or suffering from neurotraumatic injury such as spinal cord injury.