2024
Diagnostic performance of central vein sign versus oligoclonal bands for multiple sclerosis
Toljan K, Daboul L, Raza P, Martin M, Cao Q, O’Donnell C, Rodrigues P, Derbyshire J, Azevedo C, Bar-Or A, Caverzasi E, Calabresi P, Cree B, Freeman L, Henry R, Longbrake E, Oh J, Papinutto N, Pelletier D, Samudralwar R, Schindler M, Sotirchos E, Sicotte N, Solomon A, Shinohara R, Reich D, Sati P, Ontaneda D. Diagnostic performance of central vein sign versus oligoclonal bands for multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2024, 30: 1268-1277. PMID: 39234802, PMCID: PMC11421977, DOI: 10.1177/13524585241271988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral vein signPositive predictive valueOligoclonal bandsDiagnostic performanceMS diagnosisCerebrospinal fluidMultiple sclerosisPredictive valueNegative predictive valueCerebrospinal fluid testingRadiological suspicionDiagnostic accuracyImaging biomarkersDiagnosisDiagnostic biomarkersMonthsSclerosisBiomarkersPilot studyBaselineSelection 3Emerging Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Disease Activity and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis
Cross A, Gelfand J, Thebault S, Bennett J, von Büdingen H, Cameron B, Carruthers R, Edwards K, Fallis R, Gerstein R, Giacomini P, Greenberg B, Hafler D, Ionete C, Kaunzner U, Kodama L, Lock C, Longbrake E, Musch B, Pardo G, Piehl F, Weber M, Yuen S, Ziemssen T, Bose G, Freedman M, Anania V, Ramesh A, Winger R, Jia X, Herman A, Harp C, Bar-Or A. Emerging Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Disease Activity and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 373-383. PMID: 38466277, PMCID: PMC10928543, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary progressive MSGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNeurofilament heavy chainRelapsing MSCerebrospinal fluidTest cohortMultiple sclerosisDisease-modifying MS therapyMulticenter study of patientsBiomarkers of disease activityAnti-CD20 treatmentCentral nervous system biologyClinical follow-upConfirmation cohortT2 lesion volumeStudy of patientsHeavy chainCSF-GFAP levelsMS disease progressionMagnetic resonance imaging measuresNeurofilament light chainActivated glial markersStudy assessed dataFibrillary acidic proteinAnti-CD20
2023
MOGAD patient autoantibodies induce complement, phagocytosis, and cellular cytotoxicity
Yandamuri S, Filipek B, Obaid A, Lele N, Thurman J, Makhani N, Nowak R, Guo Y, Lucchinetti C, Flanagan E, Longbrake E, O’Connor K. MOGAD patient autoantibodies induce complement, phagocytosis, and cellular cytotoxicity. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e165373. PMID: 37097758, PMCID: PMC10393237, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.165373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated diseaseAntibody-dependent cellular phagocytosisAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityComplement-dependent cytotoxicityMOG autoantibodiesPatient seraCellular cytotoxicityEffector functionsComplement activityAntibody-associated diseaseMultiple mechanismsNK cellsPatient autoantibodiesCytotoxic capacityLesion histologyCellular phagocytosisFuture relapseIgG subclassesCerebrospinal fluidAutoantibodiesCNS conditionsMOGSerumRelapseCytotoxicity