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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

The Role of Molecular Imaging as a Marker of Remyelination and Repair in Multiple Sclerosis.

Ido Har-Shalom, Arnon Karni, Hadar Kolb

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 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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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ido Har-ShalomDepartment of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo 6423906, Israel.
Arnon KarniDepartment of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo 6423906, Israel.
Hadar KolbDepartment of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo 6423906, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4178-5858
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The appearance of new disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis (MS) has revolutionized our ability to fight inflammatory relapses and has immensely improved patients' quality of life. Although remarkable, this achievement has not carried over into reducing long-term disability. In MS, clinical disability progression can continue relentlessly irrespective of acute inflammation. This "silent" disease progression is the main contributor to long-term clinical disability in MS and results from chronic inflammation, neurodegeneration, and repair failure. Investigating silent disease progression and its underlying mechanisms is a challenge. Standard MRI excels in depicting acute inflammation but lacks the pathophysiological lens required for a more targeted exploration of molecular-based processes. Novel modalities that utilize nuclear magnetic resonance's ability to display in vivo information on imaging look to bridge this gap. Displaying the CNS through a molecular prism is becoming an undeniable reality. This review will focus on "molecular imaging biomarkers" of disease progression, modalities that can harmoniously depict anatomy and pathophysiology, making them attractive candidates to become the first valid biomarkers of neuroprotection and remyelination.

Indexed as

Multiple SclerosisRemyelinationAnimalsBiomarkersHumansMolecular ImagingBiomarkersdisease progressionmagnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)molecular biomarkersmultiple sclerosisneurodegenerationneuroprotectionpositron emission tomography (PET)remyelinationsodium imaging

Identifiers

PMID35008899
PMCPMC8745199
OpenAlexW4206170808

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