Neurofilament proteins as biomarkers to monitor neurological diseases and the efficacy of therapies

A Yuan, RA Nixon - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomarkers of neurodegeneration and neuronal injury have the potential to improve
diagnostic accuracy, disease monitoring, prognosis, and measure treatment efficacy …

Neurofilaments as biomarkers in neurological disorders

M Khalil, CE Teunissen, M Otto, F Piehl… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Neuroaxonal damage is the pathological substrate of permanent disability in various
neurological disorders. Reliable quantification and longitudinal follow-up of such damage …

Neurochemical evidence of astrocytic and neuronal injury commonly found in COVID-19

N Kanberg, NJ Ashton, LM Andersson, A Yilmaz… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To test the hypothesis that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has an impact
on the CNS by measuring plasma biomarkers of CNS injury. Methods We recruited 47 …

Serum neurofilament light levels in normal aging and their association with morphologic brain changes

M Khalil, L Pirpamer, E Hofer, MM Voortman… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Neurofilament light (NfL) protein is a marker of neuro-axonal damage and can be measured
not only in cerebrospinal fluid but also in serum, which allows for repeated assessments …

Diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light protein in neurology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Bridel, WN Van Wieringen, H Zetterberg… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Neurofilament light protein (NfL) is elevated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a
number of neurological conditions compared with healthy controls (HC) and is a candidate …

A multicentre validation study of the diagnostic value of plasma neurofilament light

NJ Ashton, S Janelidze, A Al Khleifat, A Leuzy… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Increased cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light (NfL) is a recognized biomarker for
neurodegeneration that can also be assessed in blood. Here, we investigate plasma NfL as …

The multifaceted role of neurofilament light chain protein in non-primary neurological diseases

S Abu-Rumeileh, A Abdelhak, M Foschi, L D'Anna… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The advancing validation and exploitation of CSF and blood neurofilament light chain
protein as a biomarker of neuroaxonal damage has deeply changed the current diagnostic …

Plasma neurofilament light as a potential biomarker of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

P Lewczuk, N Ermann, U Andreasson… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2018 - Springer
Background A growing body of evidence suggests that the plasma concentration of the
neurofilament light chain (NfL) might be considered a plasma biomarker for the screening of …

CSF biomarkers in patients with COVID-19 and neurologic symptoms: a case series

A Eden, N Kanberg, J Gostner, D Fuchs, L Hagberg… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To explore whether hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and neurologic symptoms have evidence of CNS infection …

Markers of blood-brain barrier disruption increase early and persistently in COVID-19 patients with neurological manifestations

V Bonetto, L Pasetto, I Lisi, M Carbonara… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is
associated with disorders affecting the peripheral and the central nervous system. A high …