Do multi-walled carbon nanotubes change morpho-functional and GABA characteristics of mouse cortical astrocytes?
Our result confirm that MW-CNTs modulate astrocytic morphology, the distribution of astrocytic GABA, cell-cell interactions and the extension of cell processes. CNTs look to be a promising material for use neuroprosthetics such as brain-machine interface technologies.
In patients with severe stroke, with no functional arm movement, electrical stimulation of wrist extensors improves muscle strength for wrist extension and grip, and larger studies are required to study its influence on arm function.