Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies

F Akçimen, ER Lopez, JE Landers, A Nath… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advances in sequencing technologies and collaborative efforts have led to
substantial progress in identifying the genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

RNA binding proteins in senescence: a potential common linker for age-related diseases?

A Varesi, LIM Campagnoli, A Barbieri, L Rossi… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging represents the major risk factor for the onset and/or progression of various disorders
including neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, and bone-related defects. As …

Nutritional and metabolic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A Ludolph, L Dupuis, E Kasarskis, F Steyn… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease that is
classically thought to impact the motor system. Over the past 20 years, research has started …

Medications on hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Hu, H Ji - Neurological Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Objective To investigate the association between the use of common medications on
hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …

Insulin docking within the open hemichannel of connexin 43 may reduce risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Lehrer, PH Rheinstein - in vivo, 2023 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Type 2 diabetes (T2D), characterized by hyperinsulinemia, protects motor
neurons against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Type 1 diabetes and a total lack of …

Exploring the Role of Metabolic Hormones in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

A Moțățăianu, IB Mănescu, G Șerban… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease
characterized by progressive loss of motor neurons. Emerging evidence suggests a …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of environmental risk factors in the development of ALS in the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus

E Mitsi, CC Christodoulou, P Nicolaou… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating, uniformly lethal
degenerative disease of motor neurons, presenting with relentlessly progressive muscle …

Premorbid lipid levels and long-term risk of ALS—a population-based cohort study

AM Vaage, JŠ Benth, HE Meyer, T Holmøy… - … Lateral Sclerosis and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To assess the temporal relationship between premorbid lipid levels and long-term
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk. Methods From Norwegian cardiovascular health …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing Transcriptomic Signals for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to Identify Novel Drugs and Enhance Risk Prediction

O Pain, A Jones, A Al Khleifat, D Agarwal, D Hramyka… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Genes associated with ALS were identified using GWAS summary statistic
methodology including SuSiE SNP-based fine-mapping, and transcriptome-and proteome …

Insulin and metformin are associated with reduced risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Lehrer, P Rheinstein - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D), but not type 1, protected against ALS. In T2D serum
insulin is normal or elevated in the early stages. Type 1 diabetes, characterized by a total …