Figure 2.
OPCs perform multiple functions in the developing and adult central nervous system (CNS). OPCs differentiate to produce premyelinating and myelinating oligodendrocytes. OPCs also secrete a number of paracrine factors that can regulate neuroinflammation; synaptic efficacy; myelin thickness; premyelinating oligodendrocyte survival; angiogenesis and blood brain barrier (BBB) integrity.