The dichotomic role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in neurodegeneration

MS Basile, G Battaglia, V Bruno, K Mangano… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic cytokine expressed by different
cell types and exerting multiple biological functions. It has been shown that MIF may be …

Combined brain and spinal FDG PET allows differentiation between ALS and ALS mimics

D Van Weehaeghe, M Devrome, G Schramm… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
with on average a 1-year delay between symptom onset and diagnosis. Studies have …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and traffic jams in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

R Jhanji, T Behl, A Sehgal, S Bungau - Mitochondrion, 2021 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by progressive neuronal loss anatomically
or physiologically and accumulation of protein in the cells. Mitochondria provide energy to …

Living near waterbodies as a proxy of cyanobacteria exposure and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A population based case-control study

M Fiore, R Parisio, T Filippini, V Mantione… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiological studies highlighted the possibility that exposure to cyanotoxins
leads to the development of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Expression profile of pattern recognition receptors in skeletal muscle of SOD1(G93A) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) mice and sporadic ALS patients

S Lehmann, E Esch, P Hartmann… - Neuropathology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by degeneration of motoneurons
and progressive muscle wasting. Inflammatory processes, mediated by non‐neuronal cells …

Diaphragm ultrasonography in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a diagnostic tool to assess ventilatory dysfunction and disease severity

F Sartucci, A Pelagatti, M Santin, T Bocci… - Neurological …, 2019 - Springer
Background Respiratory failure represents an unavoidable step in patients with amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases (MND). The development of …

Brain Kynurenine Pathway Metabolite Levels May Reflect Extent of Neuroinflammation in ALS, FTD and Early Onset AD

A Heylen, Y Vermeiren, IP Kema, M van Faassen… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Objectives: Despite distinct clinical profiles, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients share a remarkable portion of pathological features …

NOS1AP is a novel molecular target and critical factor in TDP-43 pathology

S Cappelli, A Spalloni, F Feiguin, G Visani… - Brain …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Many lines of evidence have highlighted the role played by heterogeneous nuclear
ribonucleoproteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In this study, we have aimed to identify …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in seven provinces of Chinese mainland: a cross-sectional survey from 2015 to 2016

J Zhang, X Liu, H Liang, S Xu, X Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The large-scale survey about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on both
population and hospitals in the Chinese mainland has been deficient at present. To this end …

A preliminary comparison between ECAS and ALS-CBS in classifying cognitive–behavioural phenotypes in a cohort of non-demented amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

LC Greco, A Lizio, J Casiraghi, VA Sansone… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
To define the presence and type of frontotemporal dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS), different screening tools have been created. Currently, the most used …