Multiple sclerosis (MS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and Behcet disease (BD) are chronic, immune-mediated disorders affecting young adults, the pathogenesis of which is still largely unknown. MS and other demyelinating processes are sometimes difficult to differentiate from the CNS involvement in systemic rheumatic diseases (SRD). An acute isolated neurological syndrome presents the greatest diagnostic problem, since it is common not only in MS, but can also be the only feature or first manifestation in SLE, APS, SS, and BD. Neurological manifestations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be indistinguishable and no specific diagnostic tools are available.
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Demyelination, or the loss of myelin in the central nervous system (CNS) is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS) and occurs in various forms of CNS injury and neurodegenerative diseases. The regeneration of myelin, or remyelination, occurs spontaneously following demyelination. The lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC)-induced focal demyelination model enables investigations into the mechanisms of remyelination, providing insight into the molecular basis underlying an evolving remyelinating microenvironment over a tractable time course.
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Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Introduction: is a manualised self-management fall prevention programme co-developed for and with ambulatory and non-ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Findings from a feasibility study indicate the necessity of a full-scale randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Methods And Analysis: A parallel-group RCT with a mixed methods process evaluation as well as a cost-effectiveness evaluation will be conducted.
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Department of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; Department of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Medical Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; Clinical Medical Research Center for Child Development and Behavior, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. Electronic address:
The term "circadian rhythm" refers to the 24-hour oscillations found in various physiological processes in organisms, responsible for maintaining bodily homeostasis. Many neurological diseases mainly involve the process of demyelination, and remyelination is crucial for the treatment of neurological diseases. Current research mainly focuses on the key role of circadian clocks in the pathophysiological mechanisms of multiple sclerosis.
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January 2025
Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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January 2025
Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Microglia/macrophages participate in the development of and recovery from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), and the macrophage M1 (pro-inflammatory)/M2 (anti-inflammatory) phase transition is involved in EAE disease progression. We evaluated the efficacy of crisdesalazine (a novel microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 inhibitor) in an EAE model, including its immune-regulating potency in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages, and its neuroprotective effects in a macrophage-neuronal co-culture system. Crisdesalazine significantly alleviated clinical symptoms, inhibited inflammatory cell infiltration and demyelination in the spinal cord, and altered the phase of microglial/macrophage and regulatory T cells.
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