Macrophages Munching on Myelin

In the autoimmune disorder Multiple Sclerosis, immune cells like macrophages mistakenly react to and start eating myelin, an essential fat-like material that ensheaths nerves in the brain. This video depicts 2 human macrophages in culture moments after adding fragmented myelin, with a purple dye staining the myelin and cell membranes and a green dye staining structures inside the cells. At the very beginning at the bottom right one cell consumes, a ball of myelin floating by, after which it is slowly brought towards the cell's center as its digested.
by Daryan Chitsaz, Montreal Neurological Institute
Shortlisted entry in the 2019 RMS Scientific Imaging Competition

[henrykDzieciontko]

Is this good or bad because myelination is good for your brain .