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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

SV2A PET reveals synaptic density loss in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and in a pilot multiple sclerosis study.

Pou Hong Justin Chia, Takuya Toyonaga, Junchao Tong, Hannah Le, Mark Dias, Amanda J Boyle, Roger Raymond, Erin E Longbrake, Yiyun Huang, Richard E Carson and 4 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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14 authors.

Pou Hong Justin Chia *Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.
Takuya Toyonaga *Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.ORCID 0000-0002-0369-8294
Junchao TongAzrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9299-0045
Hannah LeAzrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.
Mark DiasDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Amanda J BoyleAzrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5588-3507
Roger RaymondAzrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.
Erin E LongbrakeDepartment of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Yiyun HuangDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.ORCID 0000-0002-6757-3220
Richard E CarsonDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.ORCID 0000-0002-9338-7966
Laura AirasNeurocenter, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku 20521, Finland.
Neil VasdevAzrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2087-5125
Ming-Kai ChenDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.ORCID 0000-0003-2655-4178
Chao ZhengAzrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry, Brain Health Imaging Centre, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2179-8096

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) CIHR507113Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) MJFF-007878
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synaptic loss is increasingly recognized as a key pathological feature in multiple sclerosis (MS), contributing to disease progression and cognitive dysfunction. Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has emerged as a promising tool for quantifying synaptic density in vivo. Here, we used the clinically translatable tracer [

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Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalMembrane GlycoproteinsMultiple SclerosisNerve Tissue ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographySynapsesAdultAnimalsBrainFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsMembrane GlycoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsSV2A protein, humanSv2a protein, mousemultiple sclerosispositron emission tomographysynaptic densitysynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2Atranslational

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PMID41774796
PMCPMC12974510

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