[HN Gopher] A potential active ingredient for nerve regeneration
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       A potential active ingredient for nerve regeneration
        
       Author : walterbell
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2024-03-11 11:35 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (medicalxpress.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (medicalxpress.com)
        
       | krunck wrote:
       | "Using a defined compound (parthenolide) from feverfew (Tanacetum
       | Parthenium), they inhibited the vasohibins so that the balance
       | between detyrosinated and tyrosinated microtubules in neurons of
       | adult animals became similar to that of newborn animals.
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       | This led to a significant acceleration of nerve regeneration."
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       | The compound was extracted from a common daisy-like plant:
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanacetum_parthenium
        
         | walterbell wrote:
         | _> Although its earliest medicinal use is unknown, it was
         | documented in the 1st century CE as an anti-inflammatory by the
         | Greek herbalist physician Dioscorides._
        
         | jakedata wrote:
         | That's why it will cost $100,000 per injection and insurance
         | won't cover it because it is an experimental treatment.
         | 
         | For those of you who do not enjoy American style healthcare, I
         | am either happy or sorry for you depending on your individual
         | circumstances.
        
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