uring aging.Progesterone Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: Effects on Receptors, Neurotrophins, and Myelination In addition to its traditional role in reproduction, progesterone (PROG) has demonstrated neuroprotective and promyelinating effects in lesions of the peripheral and central nervous systems, including the spinal cord??????..Furthermore, PROG-induced BDNF might regulate, in a paracrine or