Abstract:
:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a lethal degenerative disorder of motoneurons, which may occur concurrently with frontotemporal dementia. Genetic analyses of the ∼10% of ALS cases that are dominantly inherited provide insight into ALS pathobiology. Two broad themes are evident. One, prompted by investigations of the SOD1 gene, is that conformational instability of proteins triggers downstream neurotoxic processes. The second, from studies of the TDP43, FUS, and C9orf72 genes, is that perturbations of RNA processing can be highly adverse in motoneurons. Several investigations support the concept that non-neuronal cells (microglia, astroglia, oligodendroglia) participate in the degenerative process in ALS. Recent data also emphasize the importance of molecular events in the axon and distal motoneuron terminals. Only 1 compound, riluzole, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for ALS; several therapies are in clinical trials, including 2 mesenchymal stem cell trials. The challenges and unmet needs in ALS emphasize the importance of new research directions: high-throughput sequencing of large DNA sets of familial and sporadic ALS, which will define scores of candidate ALS genes and pathways and facilitate studies of epistasis and epigenetics; infrastructures for candidate gene validation, including in vitro and in vivo modeling; valid biomarkers that elucidate causative molecular events and accelerate clinical trials; and in the long term, methods to identify environmental toxins. The unprecedented intensity of research in ALS and the advent of extraordinary technologies (rapid, inexpensive DNA sequencing; stem cell production from skin-derived fibroblasts; silencing of miscreant mutant genes) bode well for discovery of innovative ALS therapies.
journal_name
Ann Neuroljournal_title
Annals of neurologyauthors
Sreedharan J,Brown RH Jrdoi
10.1002/ana.24012subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-09-01 00:00:00pages
309-16issue
3eissn
0364-5134issn
1531-8249journal_volume
74pub_type
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.10255
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410380618
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.24485
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410150734
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410430123
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410150506
更新日期:1984-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410190510
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
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更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410130309
更新日期:1983-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1985-09-01 00:00:00
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