Emily E Joyce, Shishi Xu, Caroline Ingre, Rosa Luisa Potenza, Christina Seitz, Huazhen Yang, Yu Zeng, Huan Song, Fang Fang
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between developmental and premorbid body composition measurements and the risk of motor neuron disease (MND).
Methods: We performed a cohort study in the UK Biobank to assess the association of developmental body metrics and premorbid body composition measures (using 28 measurements and 7 patterns of body composition) with the risk of MND. Among participants with longitudinal measures, we compared the changes in body composition over time between individuals who later developed MND and those who remained free of MND.
Results: Among the 412,691 individuals included in this study, 549 people received an MND diagnosis during the follow-up visit. Higher birth weight was associated with an increased risk of MND among individuals born over 4 kg (hazard ratio [HR] per kg increase = 2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.38-3.55), and taller adult height was associated with an increased risk of MND (HR per 5 cm increase = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.03-1.17). We observed that measures of elevated fat mass were associated with a lower risk of MND more than 5 years before diagnosis. A higher "leg-dominant fat distribution" pattern was associated with an increased risk whereas higher "muscle strength" was associated with a reduced risk of MND 5 years before diagnosis. Longitudinal analyses indicated a faster decline in measures of fat mass and muscle strength, as well as a shift in fat distribution from arm to leg dominant, among individuals who later developed MND, compared with others.
Interpretation: Body composition at early and middle age may be indicative of the risk of MND development. ANN NEUROL 2024.
{"title":"Association Between Early-Life and Premorbid Measurements of Body Composition and Risk of Motor Neuron Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study in the UK Biobank.","authors":"Emily E Joyce, Shishi Xu, Caroline Ingre, Rosa Luisa Potenza, Christina Seitz, Huazhen Yang, Yu Zeng, Huan Song, Fang Fang","doi":"10.1002/ana.27109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to investigate the association between developmental and premorbid body composition measurements and the risk of motor neuron disease (MND).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a cohort study in the UK Biobank to assess the association of developmental body metrics and premorbid body composition measures (using 28 measurements and 7 patterns of body composition) with the risk of MND. Among participants with longitudinal measures, we compared the changes in body composition over time between individuals who later developed MND and those who remained free of MND.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 412,691 individuals included in this study, 549 people received an MND diagnosis during the follow-up visit. Higher birth weight was associated with an increased risk of MND among individuals born over 4 kg (hazard ratio [HR] per kg increase = 2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.38-3.55), and taller adult height was associated with an increased risk of MND (HR per 5 cm increase = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.03-1.17). We observed that measures of elevated fat mass were associated with a lower risk of MND more than 5 years before diagnosis. A higher \"leg-dominant fat distribution\" pattern was associated with an increased risk whereas higher \"muscle strength\" was associated with a reduced risk of MND 5 years before diagnosis. Longitudinal analyses indicated a faster decline in measures of fat mass and muscle strength, as well as a shift in fat distribution from arm to leg dominant, among individuals who later developed MND, compared with others.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Body composition at early and middle age may be indicative of the risk of MND development. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142491409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoonhyuk Jang, Sung Eun Hong, Soo Hyun Ahn, Su Yee Mon, Ji Hye You, Kon Chu, Sang Kun Lee, Murim Choi, Soon-Tae Lee
Cryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticus (cNORSE) is a devastating condition with unclear pathogenesis. Here, we analyzed the genetic underprints of 31 cNORSE patients from an autoimmune encephalitis observational cohort through whole-genome sequencing. Compared to their controls, cNORSE patients exhibited elevated polygenic risk scores (PRS) for traits associated with autoimmune diseases. The individual PRS against these diseases were correlated with specific clinical phenotypes of cNORSE. The variants were enriched in genes expressed in the central nervous system and lymphocytes. These results suggest a shared genetic framework between cNORSE and other autoimmune/autoinflammatory diseases, and its involvement in the disease pathogenesis. ANN NEUROL 2024.
{"title":"Polygenic Landscape of Cryptogenic New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus: A Comprehensive Whole-Genome Sequencing Study.","authors":"Yoonhyuk Jang, Sung Eun Hong, Soo Hyun Ahn, Su Yee Mon, Ji Hye You, Kon Chu, Sang Kun Lee, Murim Choi, Soon-Tae Lee","doi":"10.1002/ana.27100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27100","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticus (cNORSE) is a devastating condition with unclear pathogenesis. Here, we analyzed the genetic underprints of 31 cNORSE patients from an autoimmune encephalitis observational cohort through whole-genome sequencing. Compared to their controls, cNORSE patients exhibited elevated polygenic risk scores (PRS) for traits associated with autoimmune diseases. The individual PRS against these diseases were correlated with specific clinical phenotypes of cNORSE. The variants were enriched in genes expressed in the central nervous system and lymphocytes. These results suggest a shared genetic framework between cNORSE and other autoimmune/autoinflammatory diseases, and its involvement in the disease pathogenesis. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142491411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher J Record, Antoinette O'Connor, Nienke E Verbeek, Wouter van Rheenen, Eleni Zamba Papanicolaou, Stojan Peric, Peter C Ligthart, Mariola Skorupinska, Ellen van Binsbergen, Philippe M Campeau, Vukan Ivanovic, Brian Hennigan, John C McHugh, Julian C Blake, Yoshiko Murakami, Matilde Laura, Sinéad M Murphy, Mary M Reilly
Biallelic variants in phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class G (PIGG) cause hypotonia, intellectual disability, seizures, and cerebellar features. We present 8 patients from 6 families with a childhood-onset motor neuropathy and neurophysiology demonstrating variable motor conduction block and temporal dispersion. All individuals had a childhood onset tremor, 5 of 8 had cerebellar involvement, and 6 of 8 had childhood febrile seizures. All individuals have biallelic PIGG variants, including the previously reported pathogenic variant Trp505*, plus 6 novel variants. Null enzyme activity is demonstrated via PIGO/PIGG double knockout system for Val339Gly and Gly19Glu, and residual activity for Trp505* due to read-through. Emm negative blood group status was confirmed in 1 family. PIGG should be considered in unsolved motor neuropathy. ANN NEUROL 2024.
{"title":"Recessive Variants in PIGG Cause a Motor Neuropathy with Variable Conduction Block, Childhood Tremor, and Febrile Seizures: Expanding the Phenotype.","authors":"Christopher J Record, Antoinette O'Connor, Nienke E Verbeek, Wouter van Rheenen, Eleni Zamba Papanicolaou, Stojan Peric, Peter C Ligthart, Mariola Skorupinska, Ellen van Binsbergen, Philippe M Campeau, Vukan Ivanovic, Brian Hennigan, John C McHugh, Julian C Blake, Yoshiko Murakami, Matilde Laura, Sinéad M Murphy, Mary M Reilly","doi":"10.1002/ana.27113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biallelic variants in phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class G (PIGG) cause hypotonia, intellectual disability, seizures, and cerebellar features. We present 8 patients from 6 families with a childhood-onset motor neuropathy and neurophysiology demonstrating variable motor conduction block and temporal dispersion. All individuals had a childhood onset tremor, 5 of 8 had cerebellar involvement, and 6 of 8 had childhood febrile seizures. All individuals have biallelic PIGG variants, including the previously reported pathogenic variant Trp505*, plus 6 novel variants. Null enzyme activity is demonstrated via PIGO/PIGG double knockout system for Val339Gly and Gly19Glu, and residual activity for Trp505* due to read-through. Emm negative blood group status was confirmed in 1 family. PIGG should be considered in unsolved motor neuropathy. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142491412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coexistence of Acute Cerebral Infarction and Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.","authors":"Wan Wang, Juntao Yin","doi":"10.1002/ana.27120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142491410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Annals of Neurology: Volume 96, Number 5, November 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ana.26706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26706","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ana.26706","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142540930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obesity is implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), but its effect on disability is less well-established. This study examined the effects of various obesity measures on MS severity in 12,584 MS cases, using Mendelian randomization to mitigate confounding. Results showed a significant association between higher genetically-determined body mass index (N = 806,834) and increased MS severity (P = 0.02). This finding was supported by additional measures of general obesity but not adiposity distribution. The convergence of this genetic evidence with prior observational studies strengthens the association between obesity and adverse long-term disability in MS, suggesting weight management as a potential therapeutic strategy. ANN NEUROL 2024.
{"title":"Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis Severity: A Mendelian Randomization Study.","authors":"Fatema Alzamanan, Yuan Ding, Adil Harroud","doi":"10.1002/ana.27112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), but its effect on disability is less well-established. This study examined the effects of various obesity measures on MS severity in 12,584 MS cases, using Mendelian randomization to mitigate confounding. Results showed a significant association between higher genetically-determined body mass index (N = 806,834) and increased MS severity (P = 0.02). This finding was supported by additional measures of general obesity but not adiposity distribution. The convergence of this genetic evidence with prior observational studies strengthens the association between obesity and adverse long-term disability in MS, suggesting weight management as a potential therapeutic strategy. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luyi Zhu, Yaojia Li, Xinyue Yu, Yinuo Chen, Junwei Zhang, Chunyang Pang, Jiali Xie, Lingfei Gao, Lihuai Du, Wen Cao, Dongsheng Fan, Can Cui, Huan Yu, Binbin Deng
Background: Previous studies have observed liver abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. This study aimed to investigate whether early signs of liver disease, measured by magnetic resonance imaging-derived iron-corrected T1-mapping (cT1), are risk factors for developing ALS.
Methods: cT1 and proton density fat fraction were measured and automatically analyzed using LiverMultiScan® software. The Fibrosis-4 index was calculated using an established formula based on age and blood markers. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the relationship between liver disease, liver biomarkers, and incident ALS.
Results: In a cohort of 533,707 individuals from UK Biobank, 24 ALS cases were identified among 28,328 participants with liver disease during the follow-up period. Among a total of 33,959 individuals with complete liver imaging data, 15 incident ALS cases were observed during a median follow-up period of 5.6 years. Individuals with liver disease had a higher risk of developing ALS, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 7.35 (95% CI 4.47-12.09; p < 0.001). An increase in cT1 was also associated with a higher risk of ALS. After adjusting for age, sex, Townsend deprivation index, smoking status, alcohol intake frequency, body mass index, proton density fat fraction, Fibrosis-4, and metabolic syndrome, an increase in cT1 remained significantly associated with a higher risk of ALS, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 3.15 (95% CI 1.79-5.55) per 1-SD increase. Sensitivity analyses confirmed these robust results.
Interpretation: Liver disease activity, indicated by cT1, increases the risk of developing ALS, independent of metabolic syndrome, liver fat, or fibrosis. ANN NEUROL 2024.
背景:先前的研究发现肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)患者的肝脏存在异常。本研究旨在探讨通过磁共振成像衍生铁校正T1映射(cT1)测量的肝脏疾病早期症状是否是导致肌萎缩侧索硬化症的风险因素。方法:使用LiverMultiScan®软件测量并自动分析cT1和质子密度脂肪分数。纤维化-4指数是根据年龄和血液标记物的既定公式计算得出的。采用 Cox 比例危险模型研究肝脏疾病、肝脏生物标志物与 ALS 发病之间的关系:结果:在英国生物库的 533,707 人队列中,有 28,328 名参与者在随访期间患有肝病,其中发现了 24 例 ALS 病例。在中位随访期为5.6年的总共33959名有完整肝脏成像数据的参与者中,观察到15例ALS病例。肝病患者罹患 ALS 的风险较高,调整后的危险比为 7.35(95% CI 4.47-12.09;P 解释:以 cT1 为标志的肝病活动会增加 ALS 的发病风险,与代谢综合征、肝脏脂肪或纤维化无关。ann neurol 2024.
{"title":"Fighting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Protecting the Liver? A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Luyi Zhu, Yaojia Li, Xinyue Yu, Yinuo Chen, Junwei Zhang, Chunyang Pang, Jiali Xie, Lingfei Gao, Lihuai Du, Wen Cao, Dongsheng Fan, Can Cui, Huan Yu, Binbin Deng","doi":"10.1002/ana.27115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous studies have observed liver abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. This study aimed to investigate whether early signs of liver disease, measured by magnetic resonance imaging-derived iron-corrected T1-mapping (cT1), are risk factors for developing ALS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>cT1 and proton density fat fraction were measured and automatically analyzed using LiverMultiScan® software. The Fibrosis-4 index was calculated using an established formula based on age and blood markers. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the relationship between liver disease, liver biomarkers, and incident ALS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In a cohort of 533,707 individuals from UK Biobank, 24 ALS cases were identified among 28,328 participants with liver disease during the follow-up period. Among a total of 33,959 individuals with complete liver imaging data, 15 incident ALS cases were observed during a median follow-up period of 5.6 years. Individuals with liver disease had a higher risk of developing ALS, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 7.35 (95% CI 4.47-12.09; p < 0.001). An increase in cT1 was also associated with a higher risk of ALS. After adjusting for age, sex, Townsend deprivation index, smoking status, alcohol intake frequency, body mass index, proton density fat fraction, Fibrosis-4, and metabolic syndrome, an increase in cT1 remained significantly associated with a higher risk of ALS, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 3.15 (95% CI 1.79-5.55) per 1-SD increase. Sensitivity analyses confirmed these robust results.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Liver disease activity, indicated by cT1, increases the risk of developing ALS, independent of metabolic syndrome, liver fat, or fibrosis. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liangping Zhang MSc, Xizhuo Zhou MSc, Shuqiang Cha MSc
{"title":"Comprehensive Analysis of Sex Differences in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Prognosis and Disease Progression","authors":"Liangping Zhang MSc, Xizhuo Zhou MSc, Shuqiang Cha MSc","doi":"10.1002/ana.27092","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ana.27092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miranda L Messmer, Hannah E Salapa, Bogdan F Popescu, Michael C Levin
Objective: Despite the advances in treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), unremitting neurodegeneration continues to drive disability and disease progression. Smoldering/slowly expanding lesions (SELs) and dysfunction of the RNA binding protein (RBP) heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) are pathologic hallmarks of MS cortex and intricately tied to disability and neurodegeneration, respectively. We hypothesized that neuronal hnRNP A1 dysfunction contributes to neurodegeneration and is exacerbated by smoldering/SELs in progressive MS.
Methods: Neuronal hnRNP A1 pathology (nucleocytoplasmic mislocalization of hnRNP A1) was examined in healthy control and MS brains using immunohistochemistry. MS cases were stratified by severity of hnRNP A1 pathology to examine the link between RBP dysfunction, demyelination, and neurodegeneration.
Results: We found that smoldering/SELs were only present within a subset of MS tissues characterized by elevated neuronal hnRNP A1 pathology (MS-A1high) in adjacent cortical gray matter. In contrast to healthy controls and MS with low hnRNP A1 pathology (MS-A1low), MS-A1high showed elevated markers of neurodegeneration, including neuronal loss and injury, brain atrophy, axonal loss, and axon degeneration. Additionally, we discovered a subpopulation of morphologically intact neurons lacking expression of NeuN, a neuron-specific RBP, in cortical projection neurons in MS-A1high cases.
Interpretation: hnRNP A1 dysfunction contributes to neurodegeneration and may be exacerbated by smoldering/SELs in progressive MS. The discovery of NeuN-negative neurons suggests that some cortical neurons may only be injured and not lost. By characterizing RBP pathology in MS cortex, this study has important implications for understanding the pathogenic mechanisms driving neurodegeneration, the substrate of disability and disease progression. ANN NEUROL 2024.
{"title":"RNA Binding Protein Dysfunction Links Smoldering/Slowly Expanding Lesions to Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis.","authors":"Miranda L Messmer, Hannah E Salapa, Bogdan F Popescu, Michael C Levin","doi":"10.1002/ana.27114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite the advances in treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), unremitting neurodegeneration continues to drive disability and disease progression. Smoldering/slowly expanding lesions (SELs) and dysfunction of the RNA binding protein (RBP) heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) are pathologic hallmarks of MS cortex and intricately tied to disability and neurodegeneration, respectively. We hypothesized that neuronal hnRNP A1 dysfunction contributes to neurodegeneration and is exacerbated by smoldering/SELs in progressive MS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Neuronal hnRNP A1 pathology (nucleocytoplasmic mislocalization of hnRNP A1) was examined in healthy control and MS brains using immunohistochemistry. MS cases were stratified by severity of hnRNP A1 pathology to examine the link between RBP dysfunction, demyelination, and neurodegeneration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that smoldering/SELs were only present within a subset of MS tissues characterized by elevated neuronal hnRNP A1 pathology (MS-A1<sup>high</sup>) in adjacent cortical gray matter. In contrast to healthy controls and MS with low hnRNP A1 pathology (MS-A1<sup>low</sup>), MS-A1<sup>high</sup> showed elevated markers of neurodegeneration, including neuronal loss and injury, brain atrophy, axonal loss, and axon degeneration. Additionally, we discovered a subpopulation of morphologically intact neurons lacking expression of NeuN, a neuron-specific RBP, in cortical projection neurons in MS-A1<sup>high</sup> cases.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>hnRNP A1 dysfunction contributes to neurodegeneration and may be exacerbated by smoldering/SELs in progressive MS. The discovery of NeuN-negative neurons suggests that some cortical neurons may only be injured and not lost. By characterizing RBP pathology in MS cortex, this study has important implications for understanding the pathogenic mechanisms driving neurodegeneration, the substrate of disability and disease progression. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James J M Cooper, Rupadevi Muthaiah, Jon R Frost, Gregory T Buck, Roopa Ravichandar, Farah Gadelkarim, Faye D Raymond, Fraser J Sim
Objectives: Clemastine has emerged as a promising therapy for the restoration of neurologic function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, clemastine and other agents with prodifferentiative effects on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in rodent models have underperformed in clinical trials. We hypothesized that the preclinical studies showed more robust effects because of the abundance of OPCs in rodent models. To better examine the therapeutic potential of clemastine, we examined its effect on demyelinated white matter lesions in rabbits, which exhibit progenitor densities and limited remyelination more closely matching those found in tissues from patients with MS.
Methods: We used lysolecithin to induce demyelination in white matter of New Zealand rabbits and then administered oral clemastine (10mg/kg/day) for various periods before assessing the OPC and oligodendrocyte (OL) populations in these lesions.
Results: Daily administration of clemastine for the full study period (56 days) increased oligodendrogenesis in white matter lesions. However, shorter durations of treatment failed to increase overall OL density despite enhancing OPC-to-OL differentiation. This effect was due to exhaustion of the OPC pool, as the differentiating progenitors were not replaced because of reduced OPC proliferation. Notably, delayed administration of clemastine led to an accumulation of activated OPCs expressing markers of senescence.
Interpretation: Although capable of driving OL differentiation, clemastine treatment in rabbits hampered progenitor pool replenishment, induced senescence, and promoted conversion of microglia/macrophages to a proinflammatory phenotype. Whether these effects would also occur in humans or with other prodifferentiative therapies should be studied further, but our data suggest the need to carefully consider progenitor dynamics in the treatment of MS. ANN NEUROL 2024.
{"title":"Clemastine Induces Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Pool Exhaustion and Senescence in the Context of Chronic Demyelination in a Rabbit Model.","authors":"James J M Cooper, Rupadevi Muthaiah, Jon R Frost, Gregory T Buck, Roopa Ravichandar, Farah Gadelkarim, Faye D Raymond, Fraser J Sim","doi":"10.1002/ana.27098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.27098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Clemastine has emerged as a promising therapy for the restoration of neurologic function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, clemastine and other agents with prodifferentiative effects on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) in rodent models have underperformed in clinical trials. We hypothesized that the preclinical studies showed more robust effects because of the abundance of OPCs in rodent models. To better examine the therapeutic potential of clemastine, we examined its effect on demyelinated white matter lesions in rabbits, which exhibit progenitor densities and limited remyelination more closely matching those found in tissues from patients with MS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used lysolecithin to induce demyelination in white matter of New Zealand rabbits and then administered oral clemastine (10mg/kg/day) for various periods before assessing the OPC and oligodendrocyte (OL) populations in these lesions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Daily administration of clemastine for the full study period (56 days) increased oligodendrogenesis in white matter lesions. However, shorter durations of treatment failed to increase overall OL density despite enhancing OPC-to-OL differentiation. This effect was due to exhaustion of the OPC pool, as the differentiating progenitors were not replaced because of reduced OPC proliferation. Notably, delayed administration of clemastine led to an accumulation of activated OPCs expressing markers of senescence.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Although capable of driving OL differentiation, clemastine treatment in rabbits hampered progenitor pool replenishment, induced senescence, and promoted conversion of microglia/macrophages to a proinflammatory phenotype. Whether these effects would also occur in humans or with other prodifferentiative therapies should be studied further, but our data suggest the need to carefully consider progenitor dynamics in the treatment of MS. ANN NEUROL 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":127,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Neurology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}