Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EL Feldman, SA Goutman, S Petri, L Mazzini… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal CNS neurodegenerative disease. Despite intensive
research, current management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains suboptimal from …

Non-neuronal cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—from pathogenesis to biomarkers

BF Vahsen, E Gray, AG Thompson, O Ansorge… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The prevailing motor neuron-centric view of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
pathogenesis could be an important factor in the failure to identify disease-modifying therapy …

Recent advances in the diagnosis and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SA Goutman, O Hardiman, A Al-Chalabi… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can be challenging due to its heterogeneity in
clinical presentation and overlap with other neurological disorders. Diagnosis early in the …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-based biomarkers of inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KA Staats, DR Borchelt, MG Tansey… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease in
which many processes are detected including (neuro) inflammation. Many drugs have been …

[HTML][HTML] Uncompetitive, adduct-forming SARM1 inhibitors are neuroprotective in preclinical models of nerve injury and disease

M Bratkowski, TC Burdett, J Danao, X Wang, P Mathur… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Axon degeneration is an early pathological event in many neurological diseases. The
identification of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) hydrolase SARM1 as a central …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma and CSF neurofilament light chain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

V Vacchiano, A Mastrangelo, C Zenesini… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a validated biofluid marker of neuroaxonal
damage with great potential for monitoring patients with neurodegenerative diseases. We …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a large meta-analysis

WM Su, YF Cheng, Z Jiang, QQ Duan, TM Yang… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The survival time of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is greatly variable and
protective or risk effects of the potential survival predictors are controversial. Thus, we aim to …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of the circulating levels of cytokines with risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a Mendelian randomization study

B Liu, L Lyu, W Zhou, J Song, D Ye, Y Mao, GB Chen… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is
accompanied by muscle weakness and muscle atrophy, typically resulting in death within 3 …

Whole-genome sequencing reveals that variants in the interleukin 18 receptor accessory protein 3′ UTR protect against ALS

C Eitan, A Siany, E Barkan, T Olender, KR van Eijk… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The noncoding genome is substantially larger than the protein-coding genome but has been
largely unexplored by genetic association studies. Here, we performed region-based rare …

[HTML][HTML] Current state and future directions in the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Vidovic, LH Müschen, S Brakemeier, G Machetanz… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
loss of upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in progressive weakness of all voluntary …