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ReviewProteomes2023

The Need for Biomarkers in the ALS-FTD Spectrum: A Clinical Point of View on the Role of Proteomics.

Francesca Vignaroli, Angelica Mele, Giacomo Tondo, Veronica De Giorgis, Marcello Manfredi, Cristoforo Comi, Letizia Mazzini, Fabiola De Marchi

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Review in Proteomes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Emerging perspectives of synaptic biomarkers in ALS and FTD.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023
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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

8 authors.

Francesca VignaroliNeurology Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Angelica MeleNeurology Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Giacomo TondoDepartment of Neurology, S. Andrea Hospital, University of Piemonte Orientale, 13100 Vercelli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0057-3103
Veronica De GiorgisDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Marcello ManfrediDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Cristoforo ComiDepartment of Neurology, S. Andrea Hospital, University of Piemonte Orientale, 13100 Vercelli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6862-9468
Letizia MazziniNeurology Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Fabiola De MarchiNeurology Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0197-1880

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are severely debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disorders. A distinctive pathological feature of several neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS and FTD, is the deposition of aberrant protein inclusions in neuronal cells, which leads to cellular dysfunction and neuronal damage and loss. Despite this, to date, the biological process behind developing these protein inclusions must be better clarified, making the development of disease-modifying treatment impossible until this is done. Proteomics is a powerful tool to characterize the expression, structure, functions, interactions, and modifications of proteins of tissue and biological fluid, including plasma, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid. This protein-profiling characterization aims to identify disease-specific protein alteration or specific pathology-based mechanisms which may be used as markers of these conditions. Our narrative review aims to highlight the need for biomarkers and the potential use of proteomics in clinical practice for ALS-FTD spectrum disorders, considering the emerging rationale in proteomics for new drug development. Certainly, new data will emerge in the near future in this regard and support clinicians in the development of personalized medicine.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosisbiomarkersfrontotemporal dementianeurodegenerative diseasesproteomics

Identifiers

PMID36648959
PMCPMC9844364

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