Question

A new therapeutic drug can treat the symptom of the demyelinating disease multiple sclerosis(MS) by blockage of voltage gated potassium channels . neuron action potential conduction improves becouse

Answer 1

action potential conduction increases becoz meelin sheath provides non conducting covering to neuron so action potential travels in one single direction and at node of ranvier the myelin sheath is absent so conduction of action potential becomes faster.

Answer 2

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease o central nervous system characterized by demyelination, therefore many neurological signs and symptoms are observed. Such neurological function can be improved by blocking the pottasium channel which results in the increase of action potential conduction because myelin sheath provides non conducting covering to neuron so action potential travels in one direction and at node of ranvier the myelin sheath is absent so conduction of action potential becomes faster.