Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis

Biomedical scientists reports a drug — an estrogen receptor ligand called indazole chloride (IndCl) — has the potential to improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis, or MS. The study was performed on mice induced with a model of MS and the first to investigate IndCl’s effect on the pathology and function of the complete afferent visual pathway.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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