The role of complement in synaptic pruning and neurodegeneration

A Gomez-Arboledas, MM Acharya… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The complement system, an essential part of the innate immune system, is composed of a
group of secreted and membrane proteins that collectively participate in maintaining the …

Changes in cognition and behaviour in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: nature of impairment and implications for assessment

LH Goldstein, S Abrahams - The Lancet Neurology, 2013 - thelancet.com
Increased awareness of cognitive and behavioural change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
has been driven by various clinic-based and population-based studies. A frontotemporal …

Adenosine kinase: exploitation for therapeutic gain

D Boison, SPH Alexander - Pharmacological reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Adenosine kinase (ADK; EC 2.7. 1.20) is an evolutionarily conserved
phosphotransferase that converts the purine ribonucleoside adenosine into 5′-adenosine …

Executive dysfunction is a negative prognostic indicator in patients with ALS without dementia

M Elamin, J Phukan, P Bede, N Jordan, S Byrne… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Background: The prognostic implications of cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) are not established. Objectives: To investigate the survival effect of the …

Current state and future directions in the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Vidovic, LH Müschen, S Brakemeier, G Machetanz… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
loss of upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in progressive weakness of all voluntary …

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of disease activity and progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Dreger, R Steinbach, M Otto, MR Turner… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentlessly progressive neurodegenerative disease,
and only modest disease-modifying strategies have been established to date. Numerous …

The impact of cognitive and behavioral impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

W Huynh, R Ahmed, CJ Mahoney… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: A spectrum of non-motor manifestations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
patients has been increasingly recognized, with cognitive and behavioral impairments the …

Comorbidities in neurology: is adenosine the common link?

D Boison, E Aronica - Neuropharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Comorbidities in Neurology represent a major conceptual and therapeutic challenge. For
example, temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a syndrome comprised of epileptic seizures and …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a focus on disease progression

AC Calvo, R Manzano, DMF Mendonça… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Since amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was discovered and described in 1869 as a
neurodegenerative disease in which motor neuron death is induced, a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] Passive immunization against phosphorylated tau improves features of Huntington's disease pathology

M Alpaugh, M Masnata, A de Rus Jacquet, E Lepinay… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Huntington's disease is classically described as a neurodegenerative disorder of monogenic
aetiology. The disease is characterized by an abnormal polyglutamine expansion in the …