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According to this release, Sulfonylurea receptor-1 (Sur1) protein is part of the self-destructive response to spinal cord injuries. Eliminating Sur1 reduced the Spinal Cord Injuries in mice and rats. See: Simard JM, Woo SK, Norenberg MD, Tosun C, Chen Z, Ivanova S, Tsymbalyuk O, Bryan J, Landsman D, Gerzanich V "Brief suppression of Abcc8 prevents autodestruction of spinal cord after trauma" (21 April 2010) Science Translational Medicine Vol. 2, Issue 28, p. 28ra29 doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3000522