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ArticleCerebellum (London, England)2024

Association Between Serum Neurofilament Light Chain and Neurochemistry Deficits in Patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3.

Yuchao Chen, Yi Jin, Zhouyao Hu, Mengqiu Qiu, Dan Li, Qiusi Cai, Chenjuan Tao, Danning Lou, Le Qi, Sidan Chen and 2 more

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Article in Cerebellum (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yuchao ChenDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Yi JinDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Zhouyao HuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Mengqiu QiuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Dan LiDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Qiusi CaiDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Chenjuan TaoDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Danning LouDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China.
Le QiDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Sidan ChenDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Hao YuDepartment of Neurology and Department of Medical Genetics in Second Affiliated Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. haoyuzju@zju.edu.cn.
Zhongming GaoDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, 126 Wenzhou Rd, Hangzhou, China. gao471918@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensive evidence supports the claim that the serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) can be used as a biomarker to monitor disease severity in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3). However, little is known about the associations between sNfL levels and neurochemical alterations in SCA3 patients. In this study, we performed a cross-sectional study to analyze the association between sNfL and brain metabolic changes in SCA3 patients. The severity of ataxia was assessed by using the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) and the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS). The sNfL levels and brain metabolic changes, represented by N-acetyl aspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) and choline complex (Cho)/Cr ratios, were measured by a single-molecule array and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, respectively. In this cohort, we observed consistently elevated sNfL levels and reduced brain metabolites in the cerebellar hemispheres, dentate nucleus, and cerebellar vermis. However, this correlation was further validated in the cerebellar cortex after analysis using pairwise comparisons and a Bonferroni correction. Taken together, our results further confirmed that sNfL levels were increased in SCA3 patients and were negatively correlated with metabolic changes in the cerebellar cortex. Our data also support the idea that sNfL levels are a promising potential complementary biomarker for patients with SCA3.

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Cerebellar AtaxiaMachado-Joseph DiseaseNeurochemistryAtaxiaBiomarkersCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIntermediate FilamentsNeurofilament ProteinsBiomarkersNeurofilament ProteinsNAA/CrSCA3Serum neurofilament lightsNfL

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