NfL a marker of microglial activation
December 6, 2023…ts suggest that sNfL may also be a marker of smouldering disease since patients had no recent Gd+ lesions and had been relapse-free for >5 years. …
…ts suggest that sNfL may also be a marker of smouldering disease since patients had no recent Gd+ lesions and had been relapse-free for >5 years. …
…icacy DMT. Two of three previous discontinuation trials enrolled patients aged 55+ years (DISCOMS) or >50 years (STOP-I-SEP)….
…the healthy lung was traditionally considered to be a sterile site, new non-culture-based techniques (e.g. 16S RNA gene sequencing) have shown that lungs are chronically colonized by a low biomass of micro-organisms (~106 organisms). A further suggestion is that this lung microbiome, like the gut microbiome, may contribute to MS pathogenesis. Evidence for this hypothesis largely derives from a series of animal studies. The first study examined ent…
…Includes data on NfL changes after initiation of fingolimod, ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, natalizumab, alemtuzumab and oral cladribine. 11 slides Download the slide deck…
…patients presenting with a first episode of demyelination. Over a mean four-year follow-up, 30% were diagnosed with MS. Predictors of MS conversion were lower peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and ganglion cell and inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness. Proposed cut-off values were pRNFL <98 µm and GCIPL <68 µm. McDonald 2017 DIT criteria (OCB, MRI) were not predictive of MS conversion. The authors suggested that OCT markers would…