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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology2021

Imaging immunological processes from blood to brain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Sandra Amor, Erik Nutma, Manuel Marzin, Fabiola Puentes

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Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandra AmorDepartment of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6169-9845
Erik NutmaDepartment of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Manuel MarzinDepartment of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Fabiola PuentesDepartment of Neuroscience and Trauma, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropathology studies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and animal models of ALS reveal a strong association between aberrant protein accumulation and motor neurone damage, as well as activated microglia and astrocytes. While the role of neuroinflammation in the pathology of ALS is unclear, imaging studies of the central nervous system (CNS) support the idea that innate immune activation occurs early in disease in both humans and rodent models of ALS. In addition, emerging studies also reveal changes in monocytes, macrophages and lymphocytes in peripheral blood as well as at the neuromuscular junction. To more clearly understand the association of neuroinflammation (innate and adaptive) with disease progression, the use of biomarkers and imaging modalities allow monitoring of immune parameters in the disease process. Such approaches are important for patient stratification, selection and inclusion in clinical trials, as well as to provide readouts of response to therapy. Here, we discuss the different imaging modalities, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and positron emission tomography as well as other approaches, including biomarkers of inflammation in ALS, that aid the understanding of the underlying immune mechanisms associated with motor neurone degeneration in ALS.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionHumansInflammationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyNeuroinflammatory DiseasesPositron-Emission Tomographyamyotrophic lateral sclerosiscentral nervous systemimaginginnate immune systemmicrogliaTSPO PET

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PMID34510431
PMCPMC8561688
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