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1. Circuit-Specific Early Impairment of Proprioceptive Sensory Neurons in the SOD1G93A Mouse Model for ALS

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Seki, Soju, Yamamoto, Toru, Quinn, Kiara, Spigelman, Igor, Pantazis, Antonios, Olcese, Riccardo, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Chandler, Scott H, and Venugopal, Sharmila

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Neurodegenerative, Brain Disorders, Neurosciences, Rare Diseases, ALS, Aetiology, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Neurological, Action Potentials, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Jaw, Male, Mechanoreceptors, Mice, Transgenic, Models, Neurological, Nociception, Proprioception, Sensory Receptor Cells, Superoxide Dismutase-1, Tegmentum Mesencephali, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dynamic clamp, motor neurons, persistent sodium, proprioceptive neurons, SOD1, Medical and Health Sciences, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons degenerate, resulting in muscle atrophy, paralysis, and fatality. Studies using mouse models of ALS indicate a protracted period of disease development with progressive motor neuron pathology, evident as early as embryonic and postnatal stages. Key missing information includes concomitant alterations in the sensorimotor circuit essential for normal development and function of the neuromuscular system. Leveraging unique brainstem circuitry, we show in vitro evidence for reflex circuit-specific postnatal abnormalities in the jaw proprioceptive sensory neurons in the well-studied SOD1G93A mouse. These include impaired and arrhythmic action potential burst discharge associated with a deficit in Nav1.6 Na+ channels. However, the mechanoreceptive and nociceptive trigeminal ganglion neurons and the visual sensory retinal ganglion neurons were resistant to excitability changes in age-matched SOD1G93A mice. Computational modeling of the observed disruption in sensory patterns predicted asynchronous self-sustained motor neuron discharge suggestive of imminent reflexive defects, such as muscle fasciculations in ALS. These results demonstrate a novel reflex circuit-specific proprioceptive sensory abnormality in ALS.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Neurodegenerative diseases have prolonged periods of disease development and progression. Identifying early markers of vulnerability can therefore help devise better diagnostic and treatment strategies. In this study, we examined postnatal abnormalities in the electrical excitability of muscle spindle afferent proprioceptive neurons in the well-studied SOD1G93A mouse model for neurodegenerative motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Our findings suggest that these proprioceptive sensory neurons are exclusively afflicted early in the disease process relative to sensory neurons of other modalities. Moreover, they presented Nav1.6 Na+ channel deficiency, which contributed to arrhythmic burst discharge. Such sensory arrhythmia could initiate reflexive defects, such as muscle fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as suggested by our computational model.

Published
2019

2. Mexiletine for muscle cramps in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A randomized, double-blind crossover trial

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Oskarsson, Björn, Moore, Dan, Mozaffar, Tahseen, Ravits, John, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Parziale, Nicholas, Joyce, Nanette C, Mandeville, Ross, Goyal, Namita, Cudkowicz, Merit E, Weiss, Michael, Miller, Robert G, and McDonald, Craig M

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Muscle cramp, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, fasciculations, neuromuscular, quality of life
Abstract

INTRODUCTION:More than 90% of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients have muscle cramps, but evidence-based treatments have not been available.METHODS:A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of mexiletine 150 mg twice daily was conducted in ALS patients requesting treatment of symptomatic muscle cramps.RESULTS:Muscle cramp frequency was reduced in 18 of 20 patients; 13 reductions were attributed to treatment (P

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2018

3. Transcriptome analysis in whole blood reveals increased microbial diversity in schizophrenia.

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Olde Loohuis, Loes M, Mangul, Serghei, Ori, Anil PS, Jospin, Guillaume, Koslicki, David, Yang, Harry Taegyun, Wu, Timothy, Boks, Marco P, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Cantor, Rita M, de Vos, Willem M, Kahn, René S, Eskin, Eleazar, and Ophoff, Roel A

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Humans, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Gene Expression Profiling, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Adult, Middle Aged, Female, Male, Young Adult, Microbiota, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services, Psychology
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The role of the human microbiome in health and disease is increasingly appreciated. We studied the composition of microbial communities present in blood across 192 individuals, including healthy controls and patients with three disorders affecting the brain: schizophrenia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and bipolar disorder. By using high-quality unmapped RNA sequencing reads as candidate microbial reads, we performed profiling of microbial transcripts detected in whole blood. We were able to detect a wide range of bacterial and archaeal phyla in blood. Interestingly, we observed an increased microbial diversity in schizophrenia patients compared to the three other groups. We replicated this finding in an independent schizophrenia case-control cohort. This increased diversity is inversely correlated with estimated cell abundance of a subpopulation of CD8+ memory T cells in healthy controls, supporting a link between microbial products found in blood, immunity and schizophrenia.

Published
2018

4. Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

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van Rheenen, Wouter, van der Spek, Rick A. A., Bakker, Mark K., van Vugt, Joke J. F. A., Hop, Paul J., Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., de Klein, Niek, Westra, Harm-Jan, Bakker, Olivier B., Deelen, Patrick, Shireby, Gemma, Hannon, Eilis, Moisse, Matthieu, Baird, Denis, Restuadi, Restuadi, Dolzhenko, Egor, Dekker, Annelot M., Gawor, Klara, Westeneng, Henk-Jan, Tazelaar, Gijs H. P., van Eijk, Kristel R., Kooyman, Maarten, Byrne, Ross P., Doherty, Mark, Heverin, Mark, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Shatunov, Aleksey, Ticozzi, Nicola, Cooper-Knock, Johnathan, Smith, Bradley N., Gromicho, Marta, Chandran, Siddharthan, Pal, Suvankar, Morrison, Karen E., Shaw, Pamela J., Hardy, John, Orrell, Richard W., Sendtner, Michael, Meyer, Thomas, Başak, Nazli, van der Kooi, Anneke J., Ratti, Antonia, Fogh, Isabella, Gellera, Cinzia, Lauria, Giuseppe, Corti, Stefania, Cereda, Cristina, Sproviero, Daisy, D’Alfonso, Sandra, Sorarù, Gianni, Siciliano, Gabriele, Filosto, Massimiliano, Padovani, Alessandro, Chiò, Adriano, Calvo, Andrea, Moglia, Cristina, Brunetti, Maura, Canosa, Antonio, Grassano, Maurizio, Beghi, Ettore, Pupillo, Elisabetta, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Nefussy, Beatrice, Osmanovic, Alma, Nordin, Angelica, Lerner, Yossef, Zabari, Michal, Gotkine, Marc, Baloh, Robert H., Bell, Shaughn, Vourc’h, Patrick, Corcia, Philippe, Couratier, Philippe, Millecamps, Stéphanie, Meininger, Vincent, Salachas, François, Mora Pardina, Jesus S., Assialioui, Abdelilah, Rojas-García, Ricardo, Dion, Patrick A., Ross, Jay P., Ludolph, Albert C., Weishaupt, Jochen H., Brenner, David, Freischmidt, Axel, Bensimon, Gilbert, Brice, Alexis, Durr, Alexandra, Payan, Christine A. M., Saker-Delye, Safa, Wood, Nicholas W., Topp, Simon, Rademakers, Rosa, Tittmann, Lukas, Lieb, Wolfgang, Franke, Andre, Ripke, Stephan, Braun, Alice, Kraft, Julia, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Uitterlinden, Andre G., Hofman, Albert, Rietschel, Marcella, Cichon, Sven, Nöthen, Markus M., Amouyel, Philippe, Traynor, Bryan J., Singleton, Andrew B., Mitne Neto, Miguel, Cauchi, Ruben J., Ophoff, Roel A., Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, van Deerlin, Vivianna M., Grosskreutz, Julian, Roediger, Annekathrin, Gaur, Nayana, Jörk, Alexander, Barthel, Tabea, Theele, Erik, Ilse, Benjamin, Stubendorff, Beatrice, Witte, Otto W., Steinbach, Robert, Hübner, Christian A., Graff, Caroline, Brylev, Lev, Fominykh, Vera, Demeshonok, Vera, Ataulina, Anastasia, Rogelj, Boris, Koritnik, Blaž, Zidar, Janez, Ravnik-Glavač, Metka, Glavač, Damjan, Stević, Zorica, Drory, Vivian, Povedano, Monica, Blair, Ian P., Kiernan, Matthew C., Benyamin, Beben, Henderson, Robert D., Furlong, Sarah, Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pamela A., Needham, Merrilee, Ngo, Shyuan T., Nicholson, Garth A., Pamphlett, Roger, Rowe, Dominic B., Steyn, Frederik J., Williams, Kelly L., Mather, Karen A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, de Carvalho, Mamede, Pinto, Susana, Petri, Susanne, Weber, Markus, Rouleau, Guy A., Silani, Vincenzo, Curtis, Charles J., Breen, Gerome, Glass, Jonathan D., Brown, Jr., Robert H., Landers, John E., Shaw, Christopher E., Andersen, Peter M., Groen, Ewout J. N., van Es, Michael A., Pasterkamp, R. Jeroen, Fan, Dongsheng, Garton, Fleur C., McRae, Allan F., Davey Smith, George, Gaunt, Tom R., Eberle, Michael A., Mill, Jonathan, McLaughlin, Russell L., Hardiman, Orla, Kenna, Kevin P., Wray, Naomi R., Tsai, Ellen, Runz, Heiko, Franke, Lude, Al-Chalabi, Ammar, Van Damme, Philip, van den Berg, Leonard H., and Veldink, Jan H.

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2021
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5. Genome-wide association analyses identify new risk variants and the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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van Rheenen, Wouter, Shatunov, Aleksey, Dekker, Annelot M, McLaughlin, Russell L, Diekstra, Frank P, Pulit, Sara L, van der Spek, Rick AA, Võsa, Urmo, de Jong, Simone, Robinson, Matthew R, Yang, Jian, Fogh, Isabella, van Doormaal, Perry Tc, Tazelaar, Gijs HP, Koppers, Max, Blokhuis, Anna M, Sproviero, William, Jones, Ashley R, Kenna, Kevin P, van Eijk, Kristel R, Harschnitz, Oliver, Schellevis, Raymond D, Brands, William J, Medic, Jelena, Menelaou, Androniki, Vajda, Alice, Ticozzi, Nicola, Lin, Kuang, Rogelj, Boris, Vrabec, Katarina, Ravnik-Glavač, Metka, Koritnik, Blaž, Zidar, Janez, Leonardis, Lea, Grošelj, Leja Dolenc, Millecamps, Stéphanie, Salachas, François, Meininger, Vincent, de Carvalho, Mamede, Pinto, Susana, Mora, Jesus S, Rojas-García, Ricardo, Polak, Meraida, Chandran, Siddharthan, Colville, Shuna, Swingler, Robert, Morrison, Karen E, Shaw, Pamela J, Hardy, John, Orrell, Richard W, Pittman, Alan, Sidle, Katie, Fratta, Pietro, Malaspina, Andrea, Topp, Simon, Petri, Susanne, Abdulla, Susanne, Drepper, Carsten, Sendtner, Michael, Meyer, Thomas, Ophoff, Roel A, Staats, Kim A, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Van Deerlin, Vivianna M, Trojanowski, John Q, Elman, Lauren, McCluskey, Leo, Basak, A Nazli, Tunca, Ceren, Hamzeiy, Hamid, Parman, Yesim, Meitinger, Thomas, Lichtner, Peter, Radivojkov-Blagojevic, Milena, Andres, Christian R, Maurel, Cindy, Bensimon, Gilbert, Landwehrmeyer, Bernhard, Brice, Alexis, Payan, Christine AM, Saker-Delye, Safaa, Dürr, Alexandra, Wood, Nicholas W, Tittmann, Lukas, Lieb, Wolfgang, Franke, Andre, Rietschel, Marcella, Cichon, Sven, Nöthen, Markus M, Amouyel, Philippe, Tzourio, Christophe, Dartigues, Jean-François, Uitterlinden, Andre G, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Estrada, Karol, Hofman, Albert, Curtis, Charles, and Blauw, Hylke M

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PARALS Registry, SLALOM Group, SLAP Registry, FALS Sequencing Consortium, SLAGEN Consortium, NNIPPS Study Group, Humans, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Proteins, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Myelin Proteins, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies, Mutation, Netherlands, Munc18 Proteins, Genome-Wide Association Study, Neurosciences, Rare Diseases, Brain Disorders, Biotechnology, Prevention, Human Genome, Neurodegenerative, Genetics, ALS, Aetiology, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Developmental Biology
Abstract

To elucidate the genetic architecture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and find associated loci, we assembled a custom imputation reference panel from whole-genome-sequenced patients with ALS and matched controls (n = 1,861). Through imputation and mixed-model association analysis in 12,577 cases and 23,475 controls, combined with 2,579 cases and 2,767 controls in an independent replication cohort, we fine-mapped a new risk locus on chromosome 21 and identified C21orf2 as a gene associated with ALS risk. In addition, we identified MOBP and SCFD1 as new associated risk loci. We established evidence of ALS being a complex genetic trait with a polygenic architecture. Furthermore, we estimated the SNP-based heritability at 8.5%, with a distinct and important role for low-frequency variants (frequency 1-10%). This study motivates the interrogation of larger samples with full genome coverage to identify rare causal variants that underpin ALS risk.

Published
2016

6. Homeostatic Dysregulation in Membrane Properties of Masticatory Motoneurons Compared with Oculomotor Neurons in a Mouse Model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Venugopal, Sharmila, Hsiao, Chie-Fang, Sonoda, Takuma, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, and Chandler, Scott H

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Neurosciences, ALS, Rare Diseases, Brain Disorders, Neurodegenerative, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Aetiology, Neurological, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Homeostasis, Masticatory Muscles, Membrane Potentials, Mice, Motor Neurons, Oculomotor Nerve, Superoxide Dismutase, Superoxide Dismutase-1, Trigeminal Nerve, brainstem, excitability, mastication, neurodegeneration, presymtomatic, Medical and Health Sciences, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative motoneuron disease with presently no cure. Motoneuron (MN) hyperexcitability is commonly observed in ALS and is suggested to be a precursor for excitotoxic cell death. However, it is unknown whether hyperexcitability also occurs in MNs that are resistant to degeneration. Second, it is unclear whether all the MNs within homogeneous motor pools would present similar susceptibility to excitability changes since high-threshold MNs innervating fast fatigable muscle fibers selectively degenerate compared with low-threshold MNs innervating fatigue resistant slow muscle fibers. Therefore, we concurrently examined the excitability of ALS-vulnerable trigeminal motoneurons (TMNs) controlling jaw musculature and ALS-resistant oculomotor neurons (OMNs) controlling eye musculature in a well studied SOD1(G93A) ALS mouse model using in vitro patch-clamp electrophysiology at presymptomatic ages P8-P12. Our results show that hyperexcitability is not a global change among all the MNs, although mutant SOD1 is ubiquitously expressed. Instead, complex changes occur in ALS-vulnerable TMNs based on motor unit type and discharge characteristics. Firing threshold decreases among high-threshold TMNs and increases in a subpopulation of low-threshold TMNs. The latter group was identified based on their linear frequency-current responses to triangular ramp current injections. Such complex changes in MN recruitment were absent in ALS-resistant OMNs. We simulated the observed complex changes in TMN excitability using a computer-based jaw closer motor pool model. Model results suggest that hypoexcitability may indeed represent emerging disease symptomology that causes resistance in muscle force initiation. Identifying the cellular and molecular properties of these hypoexcitable cells may guide effective therapeutic strategies in ALS.

Published
2015

7. Author Correction: Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

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van Rheenen, Wouter, van der Spek, Rick A. A., Bakker, Mark K., van Vugt, Joke J. F. A., Hop, Paul J., Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., de Klein, Niek, Westra, Harm-Jan, Bakker, Olivier B., Deelen, Patrick, Shireby, Gemma, Hannon, Eilis, Moisse, Matthieu, Baird, Denis, Restuadi, Restuadi, Dolzhenko, Egor, Dekker, Annelot M., Gawor, Klara, Westeneng, Henk-Jan, Tazelaar, Gijs H. P., van Eijk, Kristel R., Kooyman, Maarten, Byrne, Ross P., Doherty, Mark, Heverin, Mark, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Shatunov, Aleksey, Ticozzi, Nicola, Cooper-Knock, Johnathan, Smith, Bradley N., Gromicho, Marta, Chandran, Siddharthan, Pal, Suvankar, Morrison, Karen E., Shaw, Pamela J., Hardy, John, Orrell, Richard W., Sendtner, Michael, Meyer, Thomas, Başak, Nazli, van der Kooi, Anneke J., Ratti, Antonia, Fogh, Isabella, Gellera, Cinzia, Lauria, Giuseppe, Corti, Stefania, Cereda, Cristina, Sproviero, Daisy, D’Alfonso, Sandra, Sorarù, Gianni, Siciliano, Gabriele, Filosto, Massimiliano, Padovani, Alessandro, Chiò, Adriano, Calvo, Andrea, Moglia, Cristina, Brunetti, Maura, Canosa, Antonio, Grassano, Maurizio, Beghi, Ettore, Pupillo, Elisabetta, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Nefussy, Beatrice, Osmanovic, Alma, Nordin, Angelica, Lerner, Yossef, Zabari, Michal, Gotkine, Marc, Baloh, Robert H., Bell, Shaughn, Vourc’h, Patrick, Corcia, Philippe, Couratier, Philippe, Millecamps, Stéphanie, Meininger, Vincent, Salachas, François, Mora Pardina, Jesus S., Assialioui, Abdelilah, Rojas-García, Ricardo, Dion, Patrick A., Ross, Jay P., Ludolph, Albert C., Weishaupt, Jochen H., Brenner, David, Freischmidt, Axel, Bensimon, Gilbert, Brice, Alexis, Durr, Alexandra, Payan, Christine A. M., Saker-Delye, Safa, Wood, Nicholas W., Topp, Simon, Rademakers, Rosa, Tittmann, Lukas, Lieb, Wolfgang, Franke, Andre, Ripke, Stephan, Braun, Alice, Kraft, Julia, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Uitterlinden, Andre G., Hofman, Albert, Rietschel, Marcella, Cichon, Sven, Nöthen, Markus M., Amouyel, Philippe, Traynor, Bryan J., Singleton, Andrew B., Mitne Neto, Miguel, Cauchi, Ruben J., Ophoff, Roel A., Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, van Deerlin, Vivianna M., Grosskreutz, Julian, Roediger, Annekathrin, Gaur, Nayana, Jörk, Alexander, Barthel, Tabea, Theele, Erik, Ilse, Benjamin, Stubendorff, Beatrice, Witte, Otto W., Steinbach, Robert, Hübner, Christian A., Graff, Caroline, Brylev, Lev, Fominykh, Vera, Demeshonok, Vera, Ataulina, Anastasia, Rogelj, Boris, Koritnik, Blaž, Zidar, Janez, Ravnik-Glavač, Metka, Glavač, Damjan, Stević, Zorica, Drory, Vivian, Povedano, Monica, Blair, Ian P., Kiernan, Matthew C., Benyamin, Beben, Henderson, Robert D., Furlong, Sarah, Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pamela A., Needham, Merrilee, Ngo, Shyuan T., Nicholson, Garth A., Pamphlett, Roger, Rowe, Dominic B., Steyn, Frederik J., Williams, Kelly L., Mather, Karen A., Sachdev, Perminder S., Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, de Carvalho, Mamede, Pinto, Susana, Petri, Susanne, Weber, Markus, Rouleau, Guy A., Silani, Vincenzo, Curtis, Charles J., Breen, Gerome, Glass, Jonathan D., Brown, Jr., Robert H., Landers, John E., Shaw, Christopher E., Andersen, Peter M., Groen, Ewout J. N., van Es, Michael A., Pasterkamp, R. Jeroen, Fan, Dongsheng, Garton, Fleur C., McRae, Allan F., Davey Smith, George, Gaunt, Tom R., Eberle, Michael A., Mill, Jonathan, McLaughlin, Russell L., Hardiman, Orla, Kenna, Kevin P., Wray, Naomi R., Tsai, Ellen, Runz, Heiko, Franke, Lude, Al-Chalabi, Ammar, Van Damme, Philip, van den Berg, Leonard H., and Veldink, Jan H.

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2022
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8. IL-17A is increased in the serum and in spinal cord CD8 and mast cells of ALS patients

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Fiala, Milan, Chattopadhay, Madhuri, La Cava, Antonio, Tse, Eric, Liu, Guanghao, Lourenco, Elaine, Eskin, Ascia, Liu, Philip T, Magpantay, Larry, Tse, Stephen, Mahanian, Michelle, Weitzman, Rachel, Tong, Jason, Nguyen, Caroline, Cho, Tiffany, Koo, Patrick, Sayre, James, Martinez-Maza, Otoniel, Rosenthal, Mark J, and Wiedau-Pazos, Martina

Abstract

Abstract The contribution of inflammation to neurodegenerative diseases is increasingly recognized, but the role of inflammation in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is not well understood and no animal model is available. We used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to measure the cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in the serum of ALS patients (n = 32; 28 sporadic ALS (sALS) and 4 familial ALS (fALS)) and control subjects (n = 14; 10 healthy subjects and 4 with autoimmune disorders). IL-17A serum concentrations were 5767 ± 2700 pg/ml (mean ± SEM) in sALS patients and 937 ± 927 pg/ml in fALS patients in comparison to 7 ± 2 pg/ml in control subjects without autoimmune disorders (p = 0.008 ALS patients vs. control subjects by Mann-Whitney test). Sixty-four percent of patients and no control subjects had IL-17A serum concentrations > 50 pg/ml (p = 0.003 ALS patients vs. healthy subjects by Fisher's exact test). The spinal cords of sALS (n = 8), but not control subjects (n = 4), were infiltrated by interleukin-1β- (IL-1β-), and tumor necrosis factor-α-positive macrophages (co-localizing with neurons), IL-17A-positive CD8 cells, and IL-17A-positive mast cells. Mononuclear cells treated with aggregated forms of wild type superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1) showed induction of the cytokines IL-1β, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-23 (IL-23) that may be responsible for induction of IL-17A. In a microarray analysis of 28,869 genes, stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by mutant superoxide dismutase-1 induced four-fold higher transcripts of interleukin-1α (IL-1α), IL-6, CCL20, matrix metallopeptidase 1, and tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 in mononuclear cells of patients as compared to controls, whereas the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) was increased in mononuclear cells of control subjects. Aggregated wild type SOD-1 in sALS neurons could induce in mononuclear cells the cytokines inducing chronic inflammation in sALS spinal cord, in particular IL-6 and IL-17A, damaging neurons. Immune modulation of chronic inflammation may be a new approach to sALS.

Published
2010

12. Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

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Rheenen, Wouter van, Spek, Rick A. A. van der, Bakker, Mark K., Vugt, Joke J. F. A. van, Hop, Paul J., Zwamborn, Ramona A. J., Klein, Niek de, Westra, Harm Jan, Bakker, Olivier B., Deelen, Patrick, Shireby, Gemma, Needham, Merrilee, Ceroni, Mauro, Simoncini, Costanza, Gagliardi, Stella, Corrado, Lucia, Garton, Fleur C., Mazzini, Letizia, Westeneng, Henk Jan, Ross, Jay P., Valluzzi, Francesco, Aguggia, Marco, Raggi, Flavia, Rini, Augusto, Traynor, Bryan J., Singleton, Andrew B., Ngo, Shyuan T., Corcia, Philippe, Olsen, Catherine M., Hofman, Albert, Van Eijk, Kristel R., Pasterkamp, R. Jeroen, Tittmann, Lukas, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Mitne Neto, Miguel, Sproviero, Daisy, Cauchi, Ruben J., Ophoff, Roel A., Wiedau Pazos, Martina, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Deerlin, Vivianna M. van, Nicholson, Garth A., Brylev, Lev, Whiteman, David C., Grosskreutz, Julian, Fan, Dongsheng, Couratier, Philippe, Roediger, Annekathrin, Gaur, Nayana, D’alfonso, Sandra, Uitterlinden, André G., Pamphlett, Roger, Fominykh, Vera, Byrne, Ross P., Lieb, Wolfgang, Iazzolino, Barbara, Dekker, Annelot M., Slap Consortium, Demeshonok, Vera, Millecamps, Stéphanie, Ataulina, Anastasia, Rogelj, Boris, Koritnik, Blaž, Zidar, Janez, Ravnik-Glavač, Metka, Franke, Andre, Mcrae, Allan F., Rowe, Dominic B., Peotta, Laura, Cooper-Knock, Johnathan, Glavač, Damjan, Doherty, Mark, Rietschel, Marcella, Stević, Zorica, Drory, Vivian, Meininger, Vincent, Zarrelli, Michele, Povedano, Monica, Gaunt, Tom R., Steyn, Frederik J., Williams, Kelly L., Smith, Bradley N., Cugnasco, Paolo, Papurello, Diego Maria, Nozzoli, Cecilia, Sorarù, Gianni, Mather, Karen A., Ripke, Stephan, Nöthen, Markus M., Sachdev, Perminder S., Henders, Anjali K., Wallace, Leanne, Carvalho, Mamede de, Gromicho, Marta, Pinto, Susana, Marco, Giovanni de, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Eberle, Michael A., Braun, Alice, Gusmaroli, Graziano, Siciliano, Gabriele, Petri, Susanne, Breen, Gerome, Weber, Markus, Rouleau, Guy A., Rojas García, Ricardo, Silani, Vincenzo, Amouyel, Philippe, Ghiglione, Paolo, Davey Smith, George, Curtis, Charles J., Shatunov, Aleksey, Mill, Jonathan, Mclaughlin, Russell L., Filosto, Massimiliano, Comi, Cristoforo, Gerfo, Annalisa lo, Ferlini, Alessandra, Riva, Nilo, Mora Pardina, Jesus S., Chiveri, Luca, Hardiman, Orla, Torrieri, Maria Claudia, Kenna, Kevin P., Wray, Naomi R., Tsai, Ellen, Runz, Heiko, Franke, Lude, Padovani, Alessandro, Chandran, Siddharthan, Al Chalabi, Ammar, Assialioui, Abdelilah, Labate, Carmelo, Damme, Philip van, Ticozzi, Nicola, Palumbo, Francesca, Inghilleri, Maurizio, Chiò, Adriano, Pal, Suvankar, Lunetta, Christian, Jörk, Alexander, Cichon, Sven, Kraft, Julia, Morrison, Karen E., Ruiz, Luigi, Shaw, Pamela J., Hardy, John, Orrell, Richard W., Sendtner, Michael, Meyer, Thomas, Dion, Patrick A., Calvo, Andrea, Kooyman, Maarten, Başak, Nazli, Gerardi, Francesca, Simone, Isabella L., Kooi, Anneke J. van der, Ratti, Antonia, Ferrandi, Delfina, Fogh, Isabella, Ludolph, Albert C., Moglia, Cristina, Brunetti, Maura, Diamanti, Luca, Barthel, Tabea, Blair, Ian P., Es, Michael A. van, Gallone, Salvatore, Canosa, Antonio, Guerra, Vito, Grassano, Maurizio, Beghi, Ettore, Pupillo, Elisabetta, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Ferrarese, Carlo, Nefussy, Beatrice, Theele, Erik, Rinaldi, Fabrizio, Weishaupt, Jochen H., Kiernan, Matthew C., Barberis, Marco, Osmanovic, Alma, Baloh, Robert H., Nordin, Angelica, Lerner, Yossef, Vito, Nicoletta di, Zabari, Michal, Zoccolella, Stefano, Heverin, Mark, Gotkine, Marc, Guaita, Maria Cristina, Brenner, David, Freischmidt, Axel, Sbaiz, Luca, Benyamin, Beben, Glass, Jonathan D., Landers, John E., Tazelaar, Gijs H. P., Rota, Eugenia, Bensimon, Gilbert, Ilse, Benjamin, Brice, Alexis, Durr, Alexandra, Payan, Christine A. 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Neuroinfection & -inflammation, APH - Methodology, APH - Quality of Care, EURO-NMD, Internal Medicine, Epidemiology, Başak, Ayşe Nazlı (ORCID 0000-0001-9257-3540 & YÖK ID 1512), van Rheenen, W., Van der Spek, R.A.A., Bakker, M.K., van Vugt, J.J.F.A., Hop, P.J., Zwamborn, R.A.J., de Klein, N., Westra, H.J., Bakker, O.B., Deelen, P., Shireby, G., Hannon, E., Moisse, M., Baird, D., Restuadi, R., Dolzhenko, E., Dekker, A.M., Gawor, K., Westeneng, H.J., Tazelaar, G.H.P., van Eijk, K.R., Kooyman, M., Byrne, R.P., Doherty, M., Heverin, M., Al Khleifat, A., Iacoangeli, A., Shatunov, A., Ticozzi, N., Cooper-Knock, J., Smith, B.N., Gromicho, M., Chandran, S., Pal, S., Morrison, K.E., Shaw, P.J., Hardy, J., Orrell, R.W., Sendtner, M., Meyer, T., van der Kooi, A.J., Ratti, A., Fogh, I., Gellera, C., Lauria, G., Corti, S., Cereda, C., Sproviero, D., D'Alfonso, S., Sorarù, G., Siciliano, G., Filosto, M., Padovani, A., Chiò, A., Calvo, A., Moglia, C., Brunetti, M., Canosa, A., Grassano, M., Beghi, E., Pupillo, E., Logroscino, G., Nefussy, B., Osmanovic, A., Nordin, A., Lerner, Y., Zabari, M., Gotkine, M., Baloh, R.H., Bell, S., Vourc'h, P., Corcia, P., Couratier, P., Millecamps, S., Meininger, V., Salachas, F., Mora Pardina, J.S., Assialioui, A., Rojas-García, R., Dion, P.A., Ross, J.P., Ludolph, A.C., Weishaupt, J.H., Brenner, D., Freischmidt, A., Bensimon, G., Brice, A., Durr, A., Payan, C.A.M., Saker-Delye, S., Wood, N.W., Topp, S., Rademakers, R., Tittmann, L., Lieb, W., Franke, A., Ripke, S., Kraft, J.,Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Uitterlinden, A.G., Hofman, A., Rietschel, M., Cichon, S., Nothen, M.M., Amouyel, P., Comi, G., Riva, N., Lunetta, C., Gerardi, F., Cotelli, M.S., Rinaldi, F., Chiveri, L., Guaita, M.C., Perrone, P., Ceroni, M., Diamanti, L., Ferrarese, C., Tremolizzo, L., Delodovici, M.L., Bono, G., Manera, U., Vasta, R., Bombaci, A., Casale, F., Fuda, G., Salamone, P., Iazzolino, B., Peotta, L., Cugnasco, P., De Marco, G., Torrieri, M.C., Palumbo, F., Gallone, S., Barberis, M., Sbaiz, L., Gentile, S., Mauro, A., Mazzini, L., De Marchi, F., Corrado, L., Bertolotto, A., Gionco, M., Leotta, D., Odddenino, E., Imperiale, D., Cavallo, R., Pignatta, P., De Mattei, M., Geda, C., Papurello, D.M., Gusmaroli, G., Comi, C., Labate, C., Ruiz, L., Ferrandi, D., Rota, E., Aguggia, M., Di Vito, N., Meineri, P., Ghiglione, P., Launaro, N., Dotta, M., Di Sapio, A., Giardini, G., Tiloca, C., Peverelli, S., Taroni, F., Pensato, V., Castellotti, B., Comi, G.P., Del Bo, R., Gagliardi, S., Raggi, F., Simoncini, C., Lo Gerfo, A., Inghilleri, M., Ferlini, A., Simone, I.L., Passarella, B., Guerra, V., Zoccolella, S., Nozzoli, C., Mundi, C., Leone, M., Zarrelli, M., Tamma, F., Valluzzi, F., Calabrese, G., Boero, G., Rini, A., Traynor, B.J., Singleton, A.B., Neto, M.M., Cauchi, R.J., Ophoff, R.A., Wiedau-Pazos, M., Lomen-Hoerth, C., van Deerlin, V.M., Grosskreutz, J., Roediger, A., Gaur, N., Jork, A., Barthel, T., Theele, E., Ilse, B., Stubendorff, B., Witte, O.W., Steinbach, R., Hubner, C.A., Graff, C., Brylev, L., Fominykh, V., Demeshonok, V., Ataulina, A., Rogelj, B., Koritnik, B., Zidar, J., Ravnik-Glavac, M., Glavac, D., Stevic, Z., Drory, V., Povedano, M., Blair, I.P., Kiernan, M.C., Benyamin, B., Henderson, R.D., Furlong, S., Mathers, S., McCombe, P.A, Needham, M., Ngo, S.T., Nicholson, G.A., Pamphlett, R., Rowe, D.B., Steyn, F.J., Williams, K.L., Mather, K.A., Sachdev, P.S., Henders, A.K., Wallace, L., de Carvalho, M., Pinto, S., Petri, S., Weber, M., Rouleau, G.A., Silani, V., Curtis, C.J., Breen, G., Glass, J.D., Brown, R.H., Landers, J.E., Shaw, C.E., Andersen, P.M., Groen, E.J.N, van Es, M.A., Pasterkamp, R.J., Fan, D.S., Garton, F.C., McRae, A.F., Smith, G.D., Gaunt, T.R., Eberle, M.A., Mill, J., McLaughlin, R.L., Hardiman, O., Kenna, K.P., Wray, N.R., Tsai, E.L., Runz, H., Franke, L., Al-Chalabi, A., Van Damme, P., van den Berg, L.H., Veldink, J.H., Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM) / Koç Üniversitesi Translasyonel Tıp Araştırma Merkezi (KUTTAM), and School of Medicine

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Male, Genetics and heredity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Neurologi, Glutamine, Medizin, Genome-wide association study, Disease, SUSCEPTIBILITY, Genome-wide association studies, DISEASE, Genètica mèdica, 0302 clinical medicine, neurodegenerative disease, genome-wide association study, ALS, gene, autophagy, Risk Factors, amyotrophic lateral sclerosi, RNA-Seq, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disease-modifying therapies, blood [Cholesterol], Genetics, Genetics & Heredity, Neurons, 0303 health sciences, Medical genetics, Neurodegenerative diseases, Genome-wide association, Mendelian randomization, Frontotemporal dementia, Hexanucleotide repeat, Mutant SOD1, Metaanalysis, ALS, Susceptibility, Identification, Brain, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Cholesterol, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Mendelian Randomization Analysis, Microsatellite Repeats, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study, Mutation, MUTANT SOD1, genetics [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis], medicine.anatomical_structure, Neurology, risk factor, metabolism [Neurons], MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION, nerve cell, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, quantitative trait locu, Biology, 03 medical and health sciences, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Diagnosis, blood, ddc:570, medicine, degenerative disease, Motor neuron disease, human, Genomes, GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION, gene, Gene, metabolism [Glutamine], METAANALYSIS, 030304 developmental biology, Mendelian randomization analysi, Science & Technology, HEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEAT, meta analysi, IDENTIFICATION, metabolism [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis], FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, medicine.disease, metabolism [Brain], genetics [Neurodegenerative Diseases], Expression quantitative trait loci, disease exacerbation, Neuron, gemone, genetic, Vesicle-mediated transport, metabolism, Nervous system -- Degeneration, Esclerosi lateral amiotròfica, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with a lifetime risk of one in 350 people and an unmet need for disease-modifying therapies. We conducted a cross-ancestry genome-wide association study (GWAS) including 29,612 patients with ALS and 122,656 controls, which identified 15 risk loci. When combined with 8,953 individuals with whole-genome sequencing (6,538 patients, 2,415 controls) and a large cortex-derived expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) dataset (MetaBrain), analyses revealed locus-specific genetic architectures in which we prioritized genes either through rare variants, short tandem repeats or regulatory effects. ALS-associated risk loci were shared with multiple traits within the neurodegenerative spectrum but with distinct enrichment patterns across brain regions and cell types. Of the environmental and lifestyle risk factors obtained from the literature, Mendelian randomization analyses indicated a causal role for high cholesterol levels. The combination of all ALS-associated signals reveals a role for perturbations in vesicle-mediated transport and autophagy and provides evidence for cell-autonomous disease initiation in glutamatergic neurons., Dutch Research Council (NWO); VENI Scheme Grant; VIDI Grant; Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds; Neuromuscular Fellowship Grant; Medical Research Council (MRC); Clinical Infrastructure Award; Epidemiology Unit; Integrative Epidemiology Unit; Canadian Institutes of Health Research; IWT; National Institute on Aging; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); Enabling Grant; NHMRC/Australian Research Council Strategic Award; NHMRC; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Grant; National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Research Fellowship; United Kingdom, Medical Research Council; Economic and Social Research Council; European Union (EU); Horizon 2020; European Community's Health Seventh Framework Programme; EuroMOTOR; European Research Council (ERC); Research and Innovation Programme; EScORIAL; ALS Foundation Netherlands; Alzheimer’s Society PhD Studentship; ARSla Funding; Biogen; University of Bristol; Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA); NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre; Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science; Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO; BRAINSCAPES); Gravitation Program; ALS Liga België; National Lottery of Belgium; KU Leuven Opening the Future Fund; KU Leuven Funds, “Een Hart voor ALS”, “Laeversfonds voor ALS Onderzoek” and the “Valéry Perrier Race against ALS Fund”; E. von Behring Chair for Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders; ALS Liga België; “Live now” Charity Foundation; Moscow ALS palliative Care Service; Canadian Institutes of Health; Research Australia; Ice Bucket Challenge Grant; NIH Intramural Research Programs; FightMND Mid-Career Fellowship; NIHR Senior Investigator; Sheffield NIHR Biomedical Research Centre; Motor Neurone Disease Association; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre; Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; King’s College London; NIHR Senior Investigator Award; Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development; Vici Scheme; Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development STRENGTH Project; PPP Allowance

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15. Author Correction: Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

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van Rheenen, Wouter, van der Spek, Rick A A, Shireby, Gemma, Whiteman, David C, Olsen, Catherine M, Uitterlinden, Andre G, Hofman, Albert, Rietschel, Marcella, Cichon, Sven, Nöthen, Markus M., Amouyel, Philippe, Consortium, SLALOM, Consortium, PARALS, Hannon, Eilis, Consortium, SLAGEN, Consortium, SLAP, Traynor, Bryan J, Singleton, Andrew B, Mitne Neto, Miguel, Cauchi, Ruben J, Ophoff, Roel A, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, van Deerlin, Vivianna M, Moisse, Matthieu, Grosskreutz, Julian, Roediger, Annekathrin, Gaur, Nayana, Jörk, Alexander, Barthel, Tabea, Theele, Erik, Ilse, Benjamin, Stubendorff, Beatrice, Witte, Otto W, Steinbach, Robert, Baird, Denis, Hübner, Christian A, Graff, Caroline, Brylev, Lev, Fominykh, Vera, Demeshonok, Vera, Ataulina, Anastasia, Rogelj, Boris, Koritnik, Blaž, Zidar, Janez, Ravnik-Glavač, Metka, Restuadi, Restuadi, Glavač, Damjan, Stević, Zorica, Drory, Vivian, Povedano, Monica, Blair, Ian P, Kiernan, Matthew C, Benyamin, Beben, Henderson, Robert D, Furlong, Sarah, Mathers, Susan, Dolzhenko, Egor, McCombe, Pamela A, Needham, Merrilee, Ngo, Shyuan T, Nicholson, Garth A, Pamphlett, Roger, Rowe, Dominic B, Steyn, Frederik J, Williams, Kelly L, Mather, Karen A, Sachdev, Perminder S, Dekker, Annelot M, Henders, Anjali K, Wallace, Leanne, de Carvalho, Mamede, Pinto, Susana, Petri, Susanne, Weber, Markus, Rouleau, Guy A, Silani, Vincenzo, Curtis, Charles J, Breen, Gerome, Gawor, Klara, Glass, Jonathan D, Brown, Robert H, Landers, John E, Shaw, Christopher E, Andersen, Peter M, Groen, Ewout J N, van Es, Michael A, Pasterkamp, R Jeroen, Fan, Dongsheng, Garton, Fleur C, Westeneng, Henk-Jan, McRae, Allan F, Davey Smith, George, Gaunt, Tom R, Eberle, Michael A, Mill, Jonathan, McLaughlin, Russell L, Hardiman, Orla, Kenna, Kevin P, Wray, Naomi R, Tsai, Ellen, Tazelaar, Gijs H P, Runz, Heiko, Franke, Lude, Al-Chalabi, Ammar, Van Damme, Philip, van den Berg, Leonard H, Veldink, Jan H, Comi, Giancarlo, Riva, Nilo, Lunetta, Christian, Gerardi, Francesca, Bakker, Mark K, van Eijk, Kristel R, Cotelli, Maria Sofia, Rinaldi, Fabrizio, Chiveri, Luca, Guaita, Maria Cristina, Perrone, Patrizia, Ceroni, Mauro, Diamanti, Luca, Ferrarese, Carlo, Tremolizzo, Lucio, Delodovici, Maria Luisa, Kooyman, Maarten, Bono, Giorgio, Canosa, Antonio, Manera, Umberto, Vasta, Rosario, Bombaci, Alessandro, Casale, Federico, Fuda, Giuseppe, Salamone, Paolina, Iazzolino, Barbara, Peotta, Laura, Byrne, Ross P, Cugnasco, Paolo, De Marco, Giovanni, Torrieri, Maria Claudia, Palumbo, Francesca, Gallone, Salvatore, Barberis, Marco, Sbaiz, Luca, Gentile, Salvatore, Mauro, Alessandro, Mazzini, Letizia, Doherty, Mark, De Marchi, Fabiola, Corrado, Lucia, D'Alfonso, Sandra, Bertolotto, Antonio, Gionco, Maurizio, Leotta, Daniela, Odddenino, Enrico, Imperiale, Daniele, Cavallo, Roberto, Pignatta, Pietro, Heverin, Mark, De Mattei, Marco, Geda, Claudio, Papurello, Diego Maria, Gusmaroli, Graziano, Comi, Cristoforo, Labate, Carmelo, Ruiz, Luigi, Ferrandi, Delfina, Rota, Eugenia, Aguggia, Marco, Al Khleifat, Ahmad, Di Vito, Nicoletta, Meineri, Piero, Ghiglione, Paolo, Launaro, Nicola, Dotta, Michele, Di Sapio, Alessia, Giardini, Guido, Tiloca, Cinzia, Peverelli, Silvia, Taroni, Franco, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, Pensato, Viviana, Castellotti, Barbara, Comi, Giacomo P, Del Bo, Roberto, Gagliardi, Stella, Raggi, Flavia, Simoncini, Costanza, Shatunov, Aleksey, Lo Gerfo, Annalisa, Inghilleri, Maurizio, Ferlini, Alessandra, Simone, Isabella L, Passarella, Bruno, Guerra, Vito, Zoccolella, Stefano, Nozzoli, Cecilia, Mundi, Ciro, Leone, Maurizio, Ticozzi, Nicola, Zarrelli, Michele, Tamma, Filippo, Valluzzi, Francesco, Calabrese, Gianluigi, Boero, Giovanni, Rini, Augusto, Cooper-Knock, Johnathan, van Vugt, Joke J F A, Smith, Bradley N, Gromicho, Marta, Chandran, Siddharthan, Pal, Suvankar, Morrison, Karen E, Shaw, Pamela J, Hardy, John, Orrell, Richard W, Sendtner, Michael, Meyer, Thomas, Hop, Paul J, Başak, Nazli, van der Kooi, Anneke J, Ratti, Antonia, Fogh, Isabella, Gellera, Cinzia, Lauria, Giuseppe, Corti, Stefania, Cereda, Cristina, Sproviero, Daisy, Zwamborn, Ramona A J, Sorarù, Gianni, Siciliano, Gabriele, Filosto, Massimiliano, Padovani, Alessandro, Chiò, Adriano, Calvo, Andrea, Moglia, Cristina, Brunetti, Maura, Grassano, Maurizio, de Klein, Niek, Beghi, Ettore, Pupillo, Elisabetta, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Nefussy, Beatrice, Osmanovic, Alma, Nordin, Angelica, Lerner, Yossef, Zabari, Michal, Gotkine, Marc, Baloh, Robert H, Westra, Harm-Jan, Bell, Shaughn, Vourc'h, Patrick, Corcia, Philippe, Couratier, Philippe, Millecamps, Stéphanie, Meininger, Vincent, Salachas, François, Mora Pardina, Jesus S, Assialioui, Abdelilah, Rojas-García, Ricardo, Bakker, Olivier B, Dion, Patrick A, Ross, Jay P, Ludolph, Albert, Weishaupt, Jochen H, Brenner, David, Freischmidt, Axel, Bensimon, Gilbert, Brice, Alexis, Dürr, Alexandra, Payan, Christine A M, Deelen, Patrick, Saker-Delye, Safa, Wood, Nicholas W, Topp, Simon, Rademakers, Rosa, Tittmann, Lukas, Lieb, Wolfgang, Franke, Andre, Ripke, Stephan, Braun, Alice, and Kraft, Julia

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ddc:570, Genetics, Medizin
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In the version of this article initially published, the affiliation for Nazli Başak appeared incorrectly. Nazli Başak is at Koç University, School of Medicine, KUTTAM-NDAL, Istanbul, Turkey, and not Bogazici University. The error has been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.

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16. Assessment of feasibility and utility of universal referral to specialty palliative care in a multidisciplinary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis clinic: A cohort study.

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Hafer, Julia, Jensen, Sarah, Wiedau‐Pazos, Martina, Mehta, Ambereen K., and Wiedau-Pazos, Martina

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PILOT projects, RETROSPECTIVE studies, ADVANCE directives (Medical care), AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis, HEALTH care teams, PALLIATIVE treatment, LONGITUDINAL method
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Introduction: Although the value of palliative care integration in multidisciplinary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinics has been increasingly recognized, limited data are available demonstrating the feasibility and utility of a palliative care specialist embedded in an ALS clinic. The purpose of this study is to describe the feasibility and utility of a universal outpatient referral model for specialty palliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of initial patient visits with a palliative care physician in a multidisciplinary ALS clinic at an academic institution. All patients were referred to an embedded palliative care physician from January to December 2019.Results: Within the study period, 52 of 69 (75%) patients with a confirmed diagnosis of ALS were seen by the palliative care physician. The most common reason patients were not seen by palliative care was a lack of insurance authorization (n = 5). At the visit, 94% of patients discussed at least one advance care planning or goals of care topic. The most common advance care planning topic discussed was code status (40%). The most common goals of care topic discussed was meaning and values (57%). Symptom management was discussed with 40 patients (77%). The most common symptom addressed was pain and/or muscle spasms (33%).Discussion: These data support the feasibility and utility of universal, outpatient palliative care referral for patients with ALS. Further research is necessary to determine the long-term effect on outcomes for this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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17. Common and rare variant association analyses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

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Rheenen, Wouter van, primary, Spek, Rick van der, additional, Bakker, Mark, additional, Berg, Leonard van den, additional, Veldink, Jan, additional, Vugt, Joke van, additional, Hop, Paul, additional, Zwamborn, Ramona, additional, de Klein, Niek, additional, Westra, Harm-Jan, additional, Bakker, Olivier, additional, Deelen, Patrick, additional, Shireby, Gemma, additional, Hannon, Eilis, additional, Moisse, Matthieu, additional, Baird, Denis, additional, Restuadi, Restuadi, additional, Dolzhenko, Egor, additional, Dekker, Annelot, additional, Gawor, Klara, additional, Westeneng, Henk-Jan, additional, Tazelaar, Gijs, additional, Eijk, Kristel van, additional, Kooyman, Maarten, additional, Byrne, Ross, additional, Doherty, Mark, additional, Heverin, Mark, additional, Khleifat, Ahmad Al, additional, Iacoangeli, Alfredo, additional, Shatunov, Aleksey, additional, Ticozzi, Nicola, additional, Cooper-Knock, Johnathan, additional, Smith, Bradley, additional, Gromicho, Marta, additional, Chandran, Siddharthan, additional, Pal, Suvankar, additional, Morrison, Karen, additional, Shaw, Pamela, additional, Hardy, John, additional, Orrell, Richard, additional, Sendtner, Michael, additional, Meyer, Thomas, additional, Basak, Nazli, additional, Kooi, Anneke van der, additional, Ratti, Antonia, additional, Fogh, Isabella, additional, Gellera, Cinzia, additional, Pinter, Guiseppe Lauria, additional, Corti, Stefania, additional, Cereda, Cristina, additional, Sproviero, Daisy, additional, D'Alfonso, Sandra, additional, Soraru, Gianni, additional, Siciliano, Gabriele, additional, Filosto, Massimiliano, additional, Padovani, Alessandro, additional, Chio, Adriano, additional, Calvo, Andrea, additional, Moglia, Cristina, additional, Brunetti, Maura, additional, Canosa, Antonio, additional, Grassano, Maurizio, additional, Beghi, Ettore, additional, Pupillo, Elisabetta, additional, Logroscino, Giancarlo, additional, Nefussy, Beatrice, additional, Osmanovic, Alma, additional, Nordin, Angelica, additional, Lerner, Yossef, additional, Zabari, Michal, additional, Gotkine, Marc, additional, Baloh, Robert, additional, Bell, Shaugn, additional, Vourc'h, Patrick, additional, Corcia, Philippe, additional, Couratier, Philippe, additional, Millecamps, Stephanie, additional, Meininger, Vincent, additional, Salachas, Francois, additional, Pardina, Jesus Mora, additional, Assialioui, Abdelilah, additional, Rojas-García, Ricardo, additional, Dion, Patrick, additional, Ross, Jay, additional, Ludolph, Albert, additional, Weishaupt, Jochen, additional, Brenner, David, additional, Freischmidt, Axel, additional, Bensimon, Gilbert, additional, Brice, Alexis, additional, Durr, Alexandra, additional, Payan, Christine, additional, Saker-Delye, Safa, additional, Wood, Nicholas, additional, Topp, Simon, additional, Rademakers, Rosa, additional, Tittmann, Lukas, additional, Lieb, Wolfgang, additional, Franke, Andre, additional, Ripke, Stephan, additional, Braun, Alice, additional, Kraft, Julia, additional, Whiteman, David, additional, Olsen, Catherine, additional, Uitterlinden, André, additional, Hofman, Albert, additional, Rietschel, Marcella, additional, Cichon, Sven, additional, Nöthen, Markus, additional, Amouyel, Philippe, additional, Traynor, Bryan, additional, Singleton, Andrew, additional, Neto, Miguel Mitne, additional, Cauchi, Ruben, additional, Ophoff, Roel, additional, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, additional, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, additional, Deerlin, Vivianna Van, additional, Grosskreutz, Julian, additional, Rödiger, Annekathrin, additional, Jörk, Alexander, additional, Barthel, Tabea, additional, Theele, Erik, additional, Ilse, Berjamin, additional, Stubendorff, Beatrice, additional, Witte, Otto, additional, Steinbach, Robert, additional, Hübner, Christian, additional, Graff, Caroline, additional, Brylev, Lev, additional, Fominykh, Vera, additional, Demeshonok, Vera, additional, Ataulina, Anastasia, additional, Rogelj, Boris, additional, Koritnik, Blaž, additional, Zidar, Janez, additional, Ravnik-Glavač, Metka, additional, Glavač, Damjan, additional, Stević, Zorica, additional, Drory, Vivian, additional, Povedano, Mónica, additional, Blair, Ian, additional, Kiernan, Matthew, additional, Benyamin, Beben, additional, Henderson, Robert, additional, Furlong, Sarah, additional, Mathers, Susan, additional, McCombe, Pamela, additional, Needham, Merrilee, additional, Ngo, Shyuan, additional, Nicholson, Garth, additional, Pamphlett, Roger, additional, Rowe, Dominic, additional, Steyn, Frederik, additional, Williams, Kelly, additional, Mather, Karen, additional, Sachdev, Perminder, additional, Henders, Anjali, additional, Wallace, Leanne, additional, de Carvalho, Mamede, additional, Pinto, Susana, additional, Petri, Susanne, additional, Weber, Markus, additional, Rouleau, Guy, additional, Silani, Vincenzo, additional, Curtis, Charles, additional, Breen, Gerome, additional, Glass, Jonathan, additional, Brown, Robert, additional, Landers, John, additional, Shaw, Christopher, additional, Andersen, Peter, additional, Groen, Ewout, additional, Es, Michael van, additional, Pasterkamp, Jeroen, additional, Fan, Dongsheng, additional, Garton, Fleur, additional, McRae, Allan, additional, Smith, George Davey, additional, Gaunt, Tom, additional, Eberle, Michael, additional, Mill, Jonathan, additional, McLaughlin, Russell, additional, Hardiman, Orla, additional, Kenna, Kevin, additional, Wray, Naomi, additional, Tsai, Ellen, additional, Runz, Heiko, additional, Franke, Lude, additional, Al-Chalabi, Ammar, additional, Damme, Philip Van, additional, and Gaur, Nayana, additional

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2021
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18. A Genomic Screen for Modifiers of Tauopathy Identifies Puromycin-Sensitive Aminopeptidase as an Inhibitor of Tau-Induced Neurodegeneration

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Karsten, Stanislav L., Sang, Tzu-Kang, Gehman, Lauren T., Chatterjee, Shreyasi, Liu, Jiankai, Lawless, George M., Sengupta, Soma, Berry, Robert W., Pomakian, Justine, Oh, Hyun S., Schulz, Cordula, Hui, Koon-Sea, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Vinters, Harry V., Binder, Lester I., Geschwind, Daniel H., and Jackson, George R.

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2006
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23. Long-term edaravone efficacy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Post-hoc analyses of Study 19 (MCI186-19).

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Shefner, Jeremy, Heiman‐Patterson, Terry, Pioro, Erik P., Wiedau‐Pazos, Martina, Liu, Shawn, Zhang, Jeffrey, Agnese, Wendy, Apple, Stephen, Heiman-Patterson, Terry, and Wiedau-Pazos, Martina

Abstract

Background: In a Phase 3 study, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients experienced significantly less physical functional decline with 24-week edaravone vs placebo, followed by open-label treatment for an additional 24 weeks.Methods: Outcome (the change in ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised, ALSFRS-R, from baseline) was projected for placebo patients through 48 weeks and compared with 48-week edaravone or 24-week edaravone after switching from placebo.Results: A total of 123 patients received open-label treatment (65 edaravone-edaravone; 58 placebo-edaravone). The projected ALSFRS-R decline for placebo from baseline through week 48 was greater than for 48-week edaravone (P < .0001). For patients switching from placebo to edaravone, ALSFRS-R slope approached that of continued edaravone for 48 weeks. ALSFRS-R decline did not differ between actual and projected edaravone through week 48.Conclusions: Compared with placebo, these analyses suggest that edaravone is beneficial in ALS patients even after 6 mo of receiving placebo, and efficacy is maintained for up to 1 year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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25. Association of GSK3B With Alzheimer Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia

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Schaffer, Barbara A. J., Bertram, Lars, Miller, Bruce L., Mullin, Kristina, Weintraub, Sandra, Johnson, Nancy, Bigio, Eileen H., Mesulam, Marsel, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Jackson, George R., Cummings, Jeffrey L., Cantor, Rita M., Levey, Allan I., Tanzi, Rudolph E., and Geschwind, Daniel H.

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2008

26. Palliative Care Consults in an Inpatient Setting for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

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Mehta, Ambereen K., Jackson, Nicholas J., and Wiedau-Pazos, Martina

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Background: Limited data about the frequency and outcomes of palliative care (PC) specialty consultations for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are available. Methods: This study was a retrospective chart review. Patients with ALS admitted to 2 academic hospitals from 2013-2018 were included. We compared patients who were seen by an inpatient specialty PC service (PC group) with those who were not (NonPC group). Results: Twenty-four patients met inclusion criteria (9 PC group, 15 NonPC group). Patients in both groups were similar in age and had been diagnosed for a similar amount of time before admission. In the PC group, 6 patients were seen by more than 1 PC multidisciplinary team member (physician, social worker, spiritual care provider, clinical nurse specialist). PC consultations were requested for goals of care (GOC) (n = 7), pain (n = 4), hospice information/referral (n = 2), dyspnea (n = 1), and excessive oral secretions (n = 1). GOC topics addressed for both groups were code status, treatment preferences (tracheostomy placement, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement, change to comfort care), prognostication, and hospice information/referral. Patients in the PC group were significantly more likely to be discharged with GOC (89%, p = 0.02) and completed advance care planning (ACP) documents (89%, p = 0.04) than patients in the NonPC group (32%; 47%). Despite reason for consultation, at least 1 symptom was addressed for every patient seen by PC specialists. Conclusions: Inpatient specialty PC consultation for patients with ALS leads to greater documentation of GOC and ACP by discharge. PC consultants participate in symptom management in patients with ALS during hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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30. IL-17A is increased in the serum and in spinal cord CD8 and mast cells of ALS patients

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Sayre James, Koo Patrick, Cho Tiffany, Nguyen Caroline, Tong Jason, Weitzman Rachel, Mahanian Michelle, Tse Stephen, Magpantay Larry, Liu Philip T, Lourenco Elaine, Eskin Ascia, Liu Guanghao, Tse Eric, Chattopadhay Madhuri, La Cava Antonio, Fiala Milan, Martinez-Maza Otoniel, Rosenthal Mark J, and Wiedau-Pazos Martina

Subjects
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
Abstract

Abstract The contribution of inflammation to neurodegenerative diseases is increasingly recognized, but the role of inflammation in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is not well understood and no animal model is available. We used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to measure the cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in the serum of ALS patients (n = 32; 28 sporadic ALS (sALS) and 4 familial ALS (fALS)) and control subjects (n = 14; 10 healthy subjects and 4 with autoimmune disorders). IL-17A serum concentrations were 5767 ± 2700 pg/ml (mean ± SEM) in sALS patients and 937 ± 927 pg/ml in fALS patients in comparison to 7 ± 2 pg/ml in control subjects without autoimmune disorders (p = 0.008 ALS patients vs. control subjects by Mann-Whitney test). Sixty-four percent of patients and no control subjects had IL-17A serum concentrations > 50 pg/ml (p = 0.003 ALS patients vs. healthy subjects by Fisher's exact test). The spinal cords of sALS (n = 8), but not control subjects (n = 4), were infiltrated by interleukin-1β- (IL-1β-), and tumor necrosis factor-α-positive macrophages (co-localizing with neurons), IL-17A-positive CD8 cells, and IL-17A-positive mast cells. Mononuclear cells treated with aggregated forms of wild type superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1) showed induction of the cytokines IL-1β, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-23 (IL-23) that may be responsible for induction of IL-17A. In a microarray analysis of 28,869 genes, stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by mutant superoxide dismutase-1 induced four-fold higher transcripts of interleukin-1α (IL-1α), IL-6, CCL20, matrix metallopeptidase 1, and tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 in mononuclear cells of patients as compared to controls, whereas the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) was increased in mononuclear cells of control subjects. Aggregated wild type SOD-1 in sALS neurons could induce in mononuclear cells the cytokines inducing chronic inflammation in sALS spinal cord, in particular IL-6 and IL-17A, damaging neurons. Immune modulation of chronic inflammation may be a new approach to sALS.

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2010
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33. Resurgent Na+ Current Offers Noise Modulation in Bursting Neurons.

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Venugopal, Sharmila, Seki, Soju, Terman, David H., Pantazis, Antonios, Olcese, Riccardo, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Chandler, Scott H., Venugopal, Sharmila, Seki, Soju, Terman, David H., Pantazis, Antonios, Olcese, Riccardo, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, and Chandler, Scott H.

Abstract

Neurons utilize bursts of action potentials as an efficient and reliable way to encode information. It is likely that the intrinsic membrane properties of neurons involved in burst generation may also participate in preserving its temporal features. Here we examined the contribution of the persistent and resurgent components of voltage-gated Na+ currents in modulating the burst discharge in sensory neurons. Using mathematical modeling, theory and dynamic-clamp electrophysiology, we show that, distinct from the persistent Na+ component which is important for membrane resonance and burst generation, the resurgent Na+ can help stabilize burst timing features including the duration and intervals. Moreover, such a physiological role for the resurgent Na+ offered noise tolerance and preserved the regularity of burst patterns. Model analysis further predicted a negative feedback loop between the persistent and resurgent gating variables which mediate such gain in burst stability. These results highlight a novel role for the voltage-gated resurgent Na+ component in moderating the entropy of burst-encoded neural information.

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2019
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35. Transcriptome analysis in whole blood reveals increased microbial diversity in schizophrenia

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Olde Loohuis, Loes M., Mangul, Serghei, Ori, Anil P.S., Jospin, Guillaume, Koslicki, David, Yang, Harry Taegyun, Wu, Timothy, Boks, Marco P., Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Cantor, Rita M., De Vos, Willem M., Kahn, René S., Eskin, Eleazar, Ophoff, Roel A., Olde Loohuis, Loes M., Mangul, Serghei, Ori, Anil P.S., Jospin, Guillaume, Koslicki, David, Yang, Harry Taegyun, Wu, Timothy, Boks, Marco P., Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Cantor, Rita M., De Vos, Willem M., Kahn, René S., Eskin, Eleazar, and Ophoff, Roel A.

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2018

36. Transcriptome analysis in whole blood reveals increased microbial diversity in schizophrenia

Author

Onderzoeksgroep 2, Brain, Onderzoeksgroep 11, Circulatory Health, Olde Loohuis, Loes M., Mangul, Serghei, Ori, Anil P.S., Jospin, Guillaume, Koslicki, David, Yang, Harry Taegyun, Wu, Timothy, Boks, Marco P., Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Cantor, Rita M., De Vos, Willem M., Kahn, René S., Eskin, Eleazar, Ophoff, Roel A., Onderzoeksgroep 2, Brain, Onderzoeksgroep 11, Circulatory Health, Olde Loohuis, Loes M., Mangul, Serghei, Ori, Anil P.S., Jospin, Guillaume, Koslicki, David, Yang, Harry Taegyun, Wu, Timothy, Boks, Marco P., Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Cantor, Rita M., De Vos, Willem M., Kahn, René S., Eskin, Eleazar, and Ophoff, Roel A.

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2018

37. Mexiletine for the treatment of muscle cramps in ALS: a randomized double-blind crossover trial (S38.004)

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Oskarsson, Bjorn, primary, Moore, Dan, additional, Mozaffar, Tahseen, additional, Ravits, John, additional, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, additional, Parziale, Nicholas, additional, Joyce, Nanette, additional, Mandeville, Ross, additional, Goyal, Namita, additional, Cudkowicz, Merit, additional, Weiss, Michael, additional, Miller, Robert, additional, and McDonald, Craig, additional

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2017
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38. Circuit-Specific Early Impairment of Proprioceptive Sensory Neurons in the SOD1G93A Mouse Model for ALS.

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Soju Seki, Toru Yamamoto, Quinn, Kiara, Spigelman, Igor, Pantazis, Antonios, Olcese, Riccardo, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, Chandler, Scott H., and Venugopal, Sharmila

Subjects
SENSORY neurons, MOTOR neurons, NEUROMUSCULAR system, AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis, SENSORY ganglia, SUPERIOR colliculus
Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons degenerate, resulting in muscle atrophy, paralysis, and fatality. Studies using mouse models of ALS indicate a protracted period of disease development with progressive motor neuron pathology, evident as early as embryonic and postnatal stages. Key missing information includes concomitant alterations in the sensorimotor circuit essential for normal development and function of the neuromuscular system. Leveraging unique brainstem circuitry, we show in vitro evidence for reflex circuit-specific postnatal abnormalities in the jaw proprioceptive sensory neurons in the well-studied SOD1G93A mouse. These include impaired and arrhythmic action potential burst discharge associated with a deficit in Nav1.6 Na+ channels. However, the mechanoreceptive and nociceptive trigeminal ganglion neurons and the visual sensory retinal ganglion neurons were resistant to excitability changes in age-matched SOD1G93A mice. Computational modeling of the observed disruption in sensory patterns predicted asynchronous self-sustained motor neuron discharge suggestive of imminent reflexive defects, such as muscle fasciculations in ALS. These results demonstrate a novel reflex circuit-specific proprioceptive sensory abnormality in ALS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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39. Resurgent Na+ Current Offers Noise Modulation in Bursting Neurons.

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Venugopal, Sharmila, Seki, Soju, Terman, David H., Pantazis, Antonios, Olcese, Riccardo, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, and Chandler, Scott H.

Subjects
BURST noise, NEURONS, CYTOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, LIFE sciences, SENSORY neurons
Abstract

Neurons utilize bursts of action potentials as an efficient and reliable way to encode information. It is likely that the intrinsic membrane properties of neurons involved in burst generation may also participate in preserving its temporal features. Here we examined the contribution of the persistent and resurgent components of voltage-gated Na+ currents in modulating the burst discharge in sensory neurons. Using mathematical modeling, theory and dynamic-clamp electrophysiology, we show that, distinct from the persistent Na+ component which is important for membrane resonance and burst generation, the resurgent Na+ can help stabilize burst timing features including the duration and intervals. Moreover, such a physiological role for the resurgent Na+ offered noise tolerance and preserved the regularity of burst patterns. Model analysis further predicted a negative feedback loop between the persistent and resurgent gating variables which mediate such gain in burst stability. These results highlight a novel role for the voltage-gated resurgent Na+ component in moderating the entropy of burst-encoded neural information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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40. Transcriptome analysis in whole blood reveals increased microbial diversity in schizophrenia

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Olde Loohuis, Loes M, primary, Mangul, Serghei, additional, Ori, Anil PS, additional, Jospin, Guillaume, additional, Koslicki, David, additional, Yang, Harry Taegyun, additional, Wu, Timothy, additional, Boks, Marco P, additional, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, additional, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, additional, Cantor, Rita M, additional, de Vos, Willem M, additional, Kahn, René S, additional, Eskin, Eleazar, additional, and Ophoff, Roel A, additional

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2016
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43. Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease CMT4A: GDAP1 increases cellular glutathione and the mitochondrial membrane potential

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Noack, Rebecca, primary, Frede, Svenja, additional, Albrecht, Philipp, additional, Henke, Nadine, additional, Pfeiffer, Annika, additional, Knoll, Katrin, additional, Dehmel, Thomas, additional, Meyer zu Hörste, Gerd, additional, Stettner, Mark, additional, Kieseier, Bernd C., additional, Summer, Holger, additional, Golz, Stefan, additional, Kochanski, Andrzej, additional, Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, additional, Arnold, Susanne, additional, Lewerenz, Jan, additional, and Methner, Axel, additional

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2011
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44. Conference Scene: ALS in California: a report from the First Annual California ALS Research Summit

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Sea, Kevin, primary, Gowing, Genevieve, additional, Joyce, Nanette, additional, Barber, Jim, additional, Fisher, Fred, additional, Miller, Robert, additional, Rasmussen, Dean, additional, Smith, Richard A, additional, Valentine, Joan S, additional, Wolff, Jodi, additional, Bruijn, Lucie, additional, Svendsen, Clive, additional, and Wiedau-Pazos, Martina, additional

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2011
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48. Directed Differentiation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generates Active Motor Neurons

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Karumbayaram, Saravanan, primary, Novitch, Bennett G., additional, Patterson, Michaela, additional, Umbach, Joy A., additional, Richter, Laura, additional, Lindgren, Anne, additional, Conway, Anne E., additional, Clark, Amander T., additional, Goldman, Steve A., additional, Plath, Kathrin, additional, Wiedau-pazos, Martina, additional, Kornblum, Harley I., additional, and Lowry, William E., additional

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2009
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