BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (AMEX:RGN) (www.regenerx.com) reported today that researchers at The Institute of Neuroscience, The Fourth Military Medical University in Xi’an, Shaanxi, PRC found that Tß4 significantly enhanced survival of neurons (nerve cells that send electrical signals throughout the body and control muscle movement) and promoted the process of growing neurites, which are tree-like outgrowths of nerve cells that transmit electrical signals. Administering Tß4 in vitro had a promotional effect by creating longer and more vigorous outgrowth of the neurites compared to the non-Tß4 groups. According to the paper, Tß4 exerts its effects on neuron survival and neurites in a dose-dependent manner.
