Drug discovery and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Emerging challenges and therapeutic opportunities

P Soares, C Silva, D Chavarria, FSG Silva… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by the degeneration of upper and lower
motor neurons (MNs) leading to paralysis and, ultimately, death by respiratory failure 3–5 …

[HTML][HTML] The need for biomarkers in the ALS–FTD spectrum: a clinical point of view on the role of proteomics

F Vignaroli, A Mele, G Tondo, V De Giorgis, M Manfredi… - Proteomes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are severely
debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disorders. A distinctive pathological feature …

Randomized trial of inosine for urate elevation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

D Walk, K Nicholson, E Locatelli, J Chan… - Muscle & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction/Aims Higher urate levels are associated with improved ALS survival in
retrospective studies, however whether raising urate levels confers a survival advantage is …

Urinary biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: candidates, opportunities and considerations

ML Rogers, DW Schultz, V Karnaros… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a relentless neurodegenerative disease that is mostly fatal
within 3–5 years and is diagnosed on evidence of progressive upper and lower motor …

[HTML][HTML] Eosinophils at diagnosis are elevated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

J Yang, T Liu, L Zhang, X Li, FP Du, Q Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare, devastating neurodegenerative
disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons. To date, no effective treatment or …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic Usefulness of Motor Unit Number Index (MUNIX) in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

B Risi, S Cotti Piccinelli, S Gazzina, B Labella… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The MUNIX technique allows us to estimate the number and size of surviving motor units
(MUs). Previous studies on ALS found correlations between MUNIX and several clinical …

Gender-specific association of uric acid and survival in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

J Bai, X Zhang, H Wang, W Yu, Z He, J Wang, M Li… - Brain Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the relationship between serum uric acid (UA) and survival in
sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) patients. Method A total of 801 sporadic …

[HTML][HTML] Rab Geranylgeranyltransferase Subunit Beta as a Potential Indicator to Assess the Progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

J Yang, C Xin, J Huo, X Li, H Dong, Q Liu, R Li, Y Liu - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Currently, there is no effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
a devastating neurodegenerative disorder. Many biomarkers have been proposed, but …

Investigating Adenosine Deaminase and Purine Metabolism in C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

B Hall - 2023 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
Background: ALS is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the death of motor
neurons (MNs) in the brain stem and spinal cord. The most common genetic mutation …

[引用][C] BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS

ML Rogers, DW Schultz, V Karnaros, SR Shepheard - 2023 - europepmc.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentlessly progressive disease resulting in the
death of the upper and lower motor neurons, around 15% of those with ALS also have …