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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Serum Neurofilament and Free Light Chain Levels in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.

Marco Luigetti, Guido Primiano, Valerio Basile, Francesca Vitali, Stefano Pignalosa, Angela Romano, Andrea Sabino, Mariapaola Marino, Riccardo Di Santo, Gabriele Ciasca and 1 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marco LuigettiDipartimento di Neuroscienze, Organi di Senso e Torace, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7539-505X
Guido PrimianoDipartimento di Neuroscienze, Organi di Senso e Torace, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7616-7008
Valerio BasileClinical Pathology Unit and Cancer Biobank, Department of Research and Advanced Technologies, I.R.C.C.S. Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9716-070X
Francesca VitaliDipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Stefano PignalosaDipartimento di Patologia Clinica, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, A.U.S.L. Latina, 04100 Latina, Italy.
Angela RomanoDipartimento di Neuroscienze, Organi di Senso e Torace, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2061-1509
Andrea SabinoDipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Mariapaola MarinoSezione di Patologia Generale, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9155-6378
Riccardo Di SantoFondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" I.R.C.C.S., 00168 Rome, Italy.
Gabriele CiascaFondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" I.R.C.C.S., 00168 Rome, Italy.
Umberto BasileDipartimento di Patologia Clinica, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, A.U.S.L. Latina, 04100 Latina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8328-2570
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITOspedale Santa Maria Goretti · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. Despite the established diagnostic criteria, monitoring disease activity and treatment remains challenging. To address this limitation, we investigated serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and serum free light chains (sFLCs) as potential biomarkers. A total of 32 CIDP patients undergoing immunoglobulin therapy and 32 healthy controls enrolled in the present study, and agreed to have their blood plasma sNfL and sFLCs analyzed, while CIDP severity was assessed through the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and the Overall Neuropathy Limitations Scale (ONLS). In line with the immunoglobulin treatment aimed at limiting neuronal damage administered to the majority of patients, sNfL levels did not exhibit significant differences between the two groups. However, CIDP patients showed significantly elevated sFLC and sFLC ratios, while the marker levels did not correlate with the clinical scores. The study confirms the potential of sFLCs as a sensitive biomarker of inflammatory processes in CIDP. Additionally, the present study results regarding neurofilaments strengthen the role of sNfL in monitoring CIDP treatments, confirming the effectiveness of immunoglobulin therapy. Overall, our results demonstrate how combining these markers can lead to better patient characterization for improved treatment.

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Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory DemyelinatingBiomarkersHumansImmunoglobulin Light ChainsIntermediate FilamentsBiomarkersImmunoglobulin Light Chainsbiomarkerschronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyfree light chainsneurofilament light chain

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PMID38279256
PMCPMC10816730
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