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Microvascular remodeling and endothelial dysfunction across the post-COVID-19 spectrum: a prospective observational case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Post-viral diseases, including post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), cause substantial long-term morbidity. Persistent cardiovascular (CV) risk after acute infection highlights the need for accessible tools to quantify microvascular health. METHODS: The "All Eyes on PCS" is a prospective observational study assessing the microcirculation using retinal vessel analysis (RVA). Both dynamic and static parameters (DVA and SVA) were compared across never SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals (NI, n = 96), SARS-CoV-2 recovered individuals…

Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS/MIS-C): A Narrative Review.

Background: Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS), also referred to as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), i … red mental status, and seizures) to rare complications (such as ischemic stroke, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and cerebral edema), alongside associated psychiatric disturbances, diagnostic findings, and therapeutic approaches. Results: Neurological and psychiatric manifestations significantly impact the clinical trajectory of PIMS/ …

Imaging Spectrum in Scrub Typhus Neuroinfection: A South Indian Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Scrub typhus is an endemic zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, presenting with a range of neurologic manifest … heterogeneous patterns including cortical, basal ganglia, thalamic, hippocampal, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis-like, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy-like involvement. Cerebellitis was identified in 12.7%, multifocal restricted diffusion in 9.1%, white matter hyperintensities in 7.3%, rhombencephalitis in 7.3%, and myelitis in 5.5%. Lacunar/cerebellar in …

IL-4/IL-4Rα signaling activates PPARγ to promote oligodendrocyte differentiation and remyelination.

The restoration of white matter damage is essential for the functional recovery observed in demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosi … asal; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia; EAE, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; dpi, days post immunization; dpl, days post lesion; Nkx2.2, NK2 homeobox 2; Olig2, oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2; OLs, oligodendrocytes; SOX10, SRY-Box Transcription Factor 10; PDGFRα, platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha; CNPase, …

A systematic review of the causes and consequences of spreading depolarization in neuroinflammation; implications for neurovascular disorders.

BACKGROUND: Spreading depolarization (SD) is a wave of neuronal and glial depolarization observed in various neurological conditions, includ … on SD propagation were limited. Models of peripheral inflammation and non-demyelinating autoimmune encephalomyelitis did not lead to significant alterations in SD characteristics. However, administration of tumour necrosis factor was able to reduce SD amplitude, suggesting a possible neuroprotective effect. CONCLUSION: This review suggests potential mechanisms un …

Acute ataxia in children: etiological spectrum and clinical characteristics.

BACKGROUND: Acute ataxia is one of the most common movement disorders in children, characterized by complex etiologies, some of which may le … acute postinfectious cerebellar ataxia (APCA, 66%), drug intoxication (14%), and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM, 8%); preschoolers (4-6 years) had APCA (63%), ADEM (14%), and acute cerebellitis (AC, 8%); school-aged children (7-14 years) presented APCA (48%), AC (21%), and drug intoxication (14%). AC patients exhibited later onset, longer duration from …

Разработка и оценка [11С]DPA-813 и [18F]DPA-814: новые индикаторы PET, не чувствительные к единому нуклеотидному полиморфизму человека, Rs6971.

P ЦЕЛЬ: Протеин транслокатора 18 кДа (TSPO) — широко используемый маркер для визуализации нейроинфламмации через Томографию позитронных выбросов (PET). Однако подавляющее большинство сообщаемых индикаторов PET TSPO демонстрируют низкую связь с общей изоформой человека TSPO (rs6971; A147T), что делает их непригодными для всеобщего использования среди населения в целом. В этом исследовании мы разработали и проконтролировали два новых индикатора, предназначенных для изображения TSPO у пациентов всех генотипов.МЕТОДЫ: Новые аналоги известных лигандов TSPO были синтезированы, оценены с точки зрения

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PURPOSE: The translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) is a widely used marker for imaging neuroinflammation via Positron Emission Tomography (PET) … typed human brain tissue) and in vivo (rat, both WT and clinically relevant experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) neuroinflammation model) as potential polymorphism-insensitive TSPO PET tracers. RESULTS: Two new TSPO ligands, DPA-813 and DPA-814, displayed equivalent single-digit nanomolar binding affinities in vitro towards both human TSPO isoforms. [11 …

Phenylephrine alters phase synchronization between cerebral blood velocity and blood pressure in ME/CFS with orthostatic intolerance.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) with orthostatic intolerance (OI) is characterized by neurocognitive deficits perhaps related to upright hypocapnia and loss of cerebral autoregulation (CA). We performed N-back neurocognition testing and calculated the phase synchronization index (PhSI) between arterial pressure (AP) and cerebral blood velocity (CBV) as a time-dependent measurement of cerebral autoregulation in 11 control (mean age = 24.1 yr) and 15 patients with ME/CFS (mean age = 21.8 yr). All patients with ME/CFS had postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). A 10-min …

Glycine receptor autoantibody binding to the extracellular domain is independent from receptor glycosylation.

Glycine receptor (GlyR) autoantibodies are associated with stiff-person syndrome and the life-threatening progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus in children and adults. Patient histories show variability in symptoms and responses to therapeutic treatments. A better understanding of the autoantibody pathology is required to develop improved therapeutic strategies. So far, the underlying molecular pathomechanisms include enhanced receptor internalization and direct receptor blocking altering GlyR function. A common epitope of autoantibodies against the GlyRα1 has been previous…

Identification of transient receptor potential melastatin 3 proteotypic peptides employing an efficient membrane protein extraction method for natural killer cells.

Introduction: Mutations and misfolding of membrane proteins are associated with various disorders, hence they make suitable targets in prote … embrane proteins known as transient receptor potential melastatin 3 (TRPM3) ion channels in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) research. Methods: Two protocols, internally identified as Protocol 1 and 2, were adapted and optimized for high yield protein extraction. Protocol 1 utilized ultrasonic and salt precipitation, while Protocol 2 impl …

Employment, health visits, mental health, and mortality in parents with a chronically ill child: a Danish nationwide population-based cohort study.

UNLABELLED: Chronic diseases in children can impact their parents; this may be overlooked in a clinical setting. Our aim was to investigate associations of chronic diseases in children with their parents' employment, health care utilization, mental health, and mortality. In a matched cohort study using nationwide and population-based data in Denmark, we included parents to children (< 18 years) with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis/juvenile idiopathic arthritis during 2008-2015. The reference group w…

Critical Role of Astrocyte NAD+ Glycohydrolase in Myelin Injury and Regeneration.

Western-style diets cause disruptions in myelinating cells and astrocytes within the mouse CNS. Increased CD38 expression is present in the cuprizone and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis models of demyelination and CD38 is the main nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-depleting enzyme in the CNS. Altered NAD+ metabolism is linked to both high fat consumption and multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, we identify increased CD38 expression in the male mouse spinal cord following chronic high fat consumption, after focal toxin [lysolecithin (LL)]-mediated demyelinating injury, and in reactiv…

Health status of free-ranging ring-necked pheasant chicks (Phasianus colchicus) in North-Western Germany.

Being a typical ground-breeding bird of the agricultural landscape in Germany, the pheasant has experienced a strong and persistent populati … PCR, and 2% positive for haemorrhagic enteritis virus (HEV) using PCR. All samples tested for avian encephalomyelitis virus (AEV), infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) or infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) were negative. The pool samples of the ten chicks were negative for all acid, alkaline-free and derivative substances, while two out of three samples te …

Epidemiology of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Its Prevalence and Incidence Worldwide.

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, manifesting clinically as … al phenotypes differ but overlap with those of AQP4-antibody disease and include acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, brainstem and cerebral cortical encephalitis, as well as optic neuritis and myelitis. Double-seronegative disease requires further research and clarification. Population-based studies over the past two decades report the prevalence and incidence of …

[Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Optic Neuritis: Diagnosis and Treatment].

Optic neuritis (ON) is a frequent manifestation of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-mediated neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated encephalomyelitis (MOG-EM; also termed MOG antibody-associated disorders, MOGAD). The past few years have seen major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these two relatively new entities: international diagnostic criteria for NMOSD and MOG-EM have been proposed, improved antibody assays developed, and consensus recommendations on the indications and methodology of serological testing published.…

Expression of the neuroprotective protein aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2 correlates with neuronal stress and disability in models of multiple sclerosis.

BACKGROUND: Axonal degeneration and neuronal loss have been described as the major causes of irreversible clinical disability in multiple sclerosis (MS). The aryl-hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator 2 (ARNT2) protein has been associated with neuroprotection in models of ischemia and neuronal responses to stressors. METHODS: To characterize its potential to influence inflammatory neurodegeneration, we examined ARNT2 expression in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of MS and characterized mediators that influence ARNT2 expression as well as plausible partners and ta…

Human antibodies against the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein can cause complement-dependent demyelination.

BACKGROUND: Antibodies to the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) are associated with a subset of inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system such as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. However, whether human MOG antibodies are pathogenic or an epiphenomenon is still not completely clear. Although MOG is highly conserved within mammals, previous findings showed that not all human MOG antibodies bind to rodent MOG. We therefore hypothesized that human MOG antibody-mediated pathology in animal models may only be evident us…

Pattern II and pattern III MS are entities distinct from pattern I MS: evidence from cerebrospinal fluid analysis.

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is currently based solely on clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features. However, … sitive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-IgG-positive encephalomyelitis. METHODS: Findings from 68 lumbar punctures in patients who underwent brain biopsy as part of their diagnostic work-up and who could be unequivocally classified as having pattern I, pattern II or pattern III MS were analysed retrospectively. RESUL …

Aortic insufficiency: defining the role of pharmacotherapy.

BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is relatively common in young people and causes significant disability. Graded exercise therapy (GET) and activity management are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) despite a limited evidence-base for either treatment in paediatric CFS/ME. This paper reports on feasibility and acceptability measures from the feasibility phase of the ongoing MAGENTA randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating GET versus activity management for young people with CFS/ME. METHODS: S…

Neurologic complications in children with enterovirus 71 infection.

BACKGROUND: Enterovirus 71 infection causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease in young children, which is characterized by several days of fever and vomiting, ulcerative lesions in the oral mucosa, and vesicles on the backs of the hands and feet. The initial illness resolves but is sometimes followed by aseptic meningitis, encephalomyelitis, or even acute flaccid paralysis similar to paralytic poliomyelitis. METHODS: We describe the neurologic complications associated with the enterovirus 71 epidemic that occurred in Taiwan in 1998. At three major hospitals we identified 41 children with culture-co…