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OBJECTIVE
There is an urgent need to identify reliable biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression for clinical practice and pharmacological trials.
OBJECTIVE
To correlate several hematological markers evaluated at diagnosis with ALS outcome in a population-based series of patients
OBJECTIVES
Homocysteine (Hcy) has been shown to be relevant in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although the CSF Hcy changes were explored in patients with ALS previously, the outcomes were inconsistent, and the permeability of the blood-brain barrier
Using radial immunodiffusion, albumin and immunoglobulin G were determined in non-preconcentrated cerebrospinal fluid from 127 controls and from 239 patients. In controls the concentrations of albumin and immunoglobulin G followed normal distribution. The two variables were correlated linearly (r =
OBJECTIVE
To provide a comprehensive review of riluzole, including its mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, efficacy, and administration. A brief review of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also included.
METHODS
A computerized search of the MEDLINE
Immune complexes have been found in several chronic diseases of unknown aetiology and identification of the constituents of the complexes might lead to recognition of aetiological agents. Sera and renal tissues from patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.) were studied for evidence of
We sought to identify patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who displayed suspected peripheral nervous system (PNS) inflammation to compare them to those with suspected PNS degeneration.METHODS
We measured sonographic median and ulnar
We found immunocytochemical evidence of serum albumin and immunoglobulin G in motor neurons of rats under physiologic conditions, but not when axoplasmic flow was abolished. The amount of serum proteins was highest in somatic motor neurons of the spinal anterior horn, nucleus ambiguous, and
We have previously used the molecular-imprinting method for the synthesis of artificial gel antibodies, highly selective for various proteins. In the present work, we have synthesized artificial gel antibodies against human albumin with the aim to develop a simple and rapid procedure to measure the
This study presents evidence for retrograde axonal transport of exogenous albumin and transferrin in adult brainstem motor neurons, whereas plasma proteins are not transported in neonatal motor neurons. The plasma protein uptake in motor neurons was dose-dependent, suggesting a nonspecific
Aim: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a chronic, neurodegenerative disease, which leads to development of malnutrition. The main purpose of this research was to analyze the impact of malnutrition on the course of the disease and long-term survival. Material and methods: A retrospective
We investigated the epitope specificity of monoclonal antibodies (M-proteins) from two patients with motor neuron disease and IgM monoclonal gammopathy. In previous studies, both M-proteins bound to gangliosides GM1 and GD1b which share Gal(beta 1-3)GalNAc as their terminal structure, and to
Konzo is a self-limiting central motor-system disease associated with food dependency on cassava and low dietary intake of sulfur amino acids (SAA). Under conditions of SAA-deficiency, ingested cassava cyanogens yield metabolites that include thiocyanate and cyanate, a protein-carbamoylating agent.
The peroxidase activity of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD) has been extensively studied in recent years due to its potential relationship to familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The mechanism by which Cu,Zn-SOD/hydrogen peroxide/bicarbonate is able to oxidize substrates has been proposed
BACKGROUND
Better predictors of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease course could enable smaller and more targeted clinical trials. Partially to address this aim, the Prize for Life foundation collected de-identified records from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sufferers who participated in clinical
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease leading to progressive cell death of upper and lower motor neurons and reactive astrogliosis. Two proteins which may be relevant in this respect (tau and S100 beta) were studied in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) next to routine parameters