Narcolepsy—clinical spectrum, aetiopathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

CLA Bassetti, A Adamantidis, D Burdakov… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Narcolepsy is a rare brain disorder that reflects a selective loss or dysfunction of orexin (also
known as hypocretin) neurons of the lateral hypothalamus. Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is …

The immunopathogenesis of narcolepsy type 1

RS Liblau, D Latorre, BR Kornum… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a chronic sleep disorder resulting from the loss of a
small population of hypothalamic neurons that produce wake-promoting hypocretin (HCRT; …

T cell antigen discovery

AV Joglekar, G Li - Nature methods, 2021 - nature.com
T cells respond to threats in an antigen-specific manner using T cell receptors (TCRs) that
recognize short peptide antigens presented on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) …

Narcolepsy

L Barateau, F Pizza, G Plazzi… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article addresses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology and
management of narcolepsy type 1 and 2, with a focus on recent findings. A low level of …

COVID-19: dealing with a potential risk factor for chronic neurological disorders

T Schirinzi, D Landi, C Liguori - Journal of neurology, 2021 - Springer
SARS-CoV2 infection is responsible for a complex clinical syndrome, named Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19), whose main consequences are severe pneumonia and acute …

[HTML][HTML] Orexin signaling: a complex, multifaceted process

NC Dale, D Hoyer, LH Jacobson… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The orexin system comprises two G protein-coupled receptors, orexin 1 receptor (OX1R)
and orexin 2 receptor (OX2R), along with two endogenous agonists cleaved from a common …

Idling for decades: A European study on risk factors associated with the delay before a narcolepsy diagnosis

Z Zhang, Y Dauvilliers, G Plazzi, G Mayer… - Nature and science of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Narcolepsy type-1 (NT1) is a rare chronic neurological sleep disorder with
excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) as usual first and cataplexy as pathognomonic …

Narcolepsies, update in 2023

L Barateau, F Pizza, S Chenini, L Peter-Derex… - Revue …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) and type 2 (NT2), also known as narcolepsy with and
without cataplexy, are sleep disorders that benefited from major scientific advances over the …

Narcolepsy: a model interaction between immune system, nervous system, and sleep-wake regulation

D Latorre, F Sallusto, CLA Bassetti… - Seminars in …, 2022 - Springer
Narcolepsy is a rare chronic neurological disorder characterized by an irresistible excessive
daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. The disease is considered to be the result of the selective …

Sleep and neurological autoimmune diseases

A Iranzo - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020 - nature.com
Neurological autoimmune diseases are characterized by an inappropriate immune
response that by mistake targets the nervous system. As a result, patients experiment a …