myelin basic protein
Sheath structural component
Myelin basic protein is a component of myelin, the fatty sheath that insulates nerve fibers and speeds electrical transmission in the nervous system.
Often abbreviated MBP, it appears in medical contexts related to multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases, where the immune system attacks myelin: Elevated myelin basic protein in cerebrospinal fluid suggests active demyelination.
- sheathProtective blade covering
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
autoimmune · inflammation · brain · spinal cord · neuron · insulation · conduction · lesion · plaque · antibody · MRI · relapse · nerve fiber · node of Ranvier · lipid · membrane
- Autoantigenshistones, myeloperoxidase
- brain markerstangles, plaque buildup, brain waves, BDNF, alpha waves
- myelinmyelination
- Calcium Proteinstroponin