RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Tß4 Significantly Improves Functional Recovery in Multiple Sclerosis Animal Model

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NYSE Amex:RGN) announced today that researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, demonstrated for the first time that Tß4 treatment of EAE (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis – an animal model for multiple sclerosis) significantly improves neurological functional recovery. In addition to this neurological benefit, the researchers reported a significant reduction of inflammation and induction of oligodendrogenesis (maturation of central nervous system cells associated with the formation of the nerve sheath), the control of which are important therapeutic goals.

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