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Basic information of GFAP :

Official Symbol of Gene GFAP
Species Rattus norvegicus
Entrez Gene ID 24387
Official Full Name glial fibrillary acidic protein
Also known as N/A
Gene Type protein coding
dbXrefs Ensembl:ENSRNOG00000002919 AllianceGenome:RGD:2679
Map Location 10q32.1
Drug ribavirin
Interaction Type inhibitor

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Descent (n = 6 within each group): control group (C), intact rats; EAE group, EAE was induced as described
Disease EAE

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID 22785017
Year 2012
Title The effect of ribavirin on reactive astrogliosis in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Result The present study indicates that ribavirin may have the ability to attenuate astrocyte proliferation and glial scaring at the peak of the disease and modulate the astroglial response to EAE during the time-course of the disease.
Mechanism/pathway N/A