Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41678629›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2026

Myelin sheaths in the central nervous system can withstand damage and dynamically remodel.

Donia Arafa, Julia van de Korput, Philipp N Braaker, Kieran P Higgins, Niels R C Meijns, Katy L H Marshall-Phelps, Julia Meng, Daniel Soong, Eleonora Scalia, Kyle Lathem and 15 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Disruption to TFEB signaling and autophagy in newly formed oligodendrocytes leads to aberrant generation of CNS myelin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. Actin disassembly triggers CNS myelin compaction and wrapping.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Donia Arafa *Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0035-9430
Julia van de Korput *Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9267-8331
Philipp N Braaker *Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Kieran P Higgins *Department of Axonal Signalling, Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences (NIN), Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Niels R C Meijns *Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2561-0206
Katy L H Marshall-PhelpsInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6275-5941
Julia MengInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0364-4437
Daniel SoongInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0413-2820
Eleonora ScaliaInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0009-0005-1680-6142
Kyle LathemInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Marcus KeatingeInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2055-1187
Claire RichmondInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Anna KlingseisenInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Marja MainInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sarah A NeelyInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
David W HamptonInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Greg J DuncanDepartment of Neurology, Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Geert J SchenkDepartment of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9984-120X
Marie Louise GrootFaculty of Science, Department of Physics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5360-6987
Siddharthan ChandranInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6827-1593
Ben EmeryDepartment of Neurology, Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9132-3045
Antonio LuchicchiDepartment of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0189-4347
Maarten H P KoleDepartment of Axonal Signalling, Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences (NIN), Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3883-5682
Anna C WilliamsMS Society Edinburgh Centre for MS Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6329-382X
David A LyonsInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1166-4454

Funding

Neuronal responses to chronic demyelinationR01NS120981 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI EMERY, BEN · 2021 to 2025
$2.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myelin damage is a hallmark of several neurological disorders, but how it occurs remains to be fully understood. In this study, we found that early damage in zebrafish and rodent demyelination models is characterized by myelin swelling. We show, through live imaging, that myelin swelling does not always lead to myelin loss and that swellings can sometimes resolve, allowing sheaths to remodel. Increased neuronal activity during early demyelination exacerbates myelin damage, whereas reducing neuronal activity mitigates myelin swelling in both zebrafish and mice. In human multiple sclerosis tissue, myelin swelling is also dynamic and is prominent around active lesions. Our data indicate that myelin swelling is a conserved feature of demyelination and that damage to myelin sheaths can resolve, opening opportunities for targeting human disease.

Indexed as

Central Nervous SystemDemyelinating DiseasesMyelin SheathAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMultiple SclerosisNeuronsZebrafish

Identifiers

PMID41678629
PMCPMC7618902

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