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Oertel WH, Janzen A, Henrich MT, Geibl FF, Sittig E, Meles SK, Carli G, Leenders K, Booij J, Surmeier DJ, Timmermann L, Strupp M. Acetyl-DL-leucine in two individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder improves symptoms, reverses loss of striatal dopamine-transporter binding and stabilizes pathological metabolic brain pattern-case reports. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7619. [PMID: 39223119 PMCID: PMC11369233 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51502-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD) is considered a prodrome of Parkinson's disease (PD). We investigate whether the potentially disease-modifying compound acetyl-DL-leucine (ADLL; 5 g/d) has an effect on prodromal PD progression in 2 iRBD-patients. Outcome parameters are RBD-severity sum-score (RBD-SS-3), dopamine-transporter single-photon emission computerized tomography (DAT-SPECT) and metabolic "Parkinson-Disease-related-Pattern (PDRP)"-z-score in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). After 3 weeks ADLL-treatment, the RBD-SS-3 drops markedly in both patients and remains reduced for >18 months of ADLL-treatment. In patient 1 (female), the DAT-SPECT putaminal binding ratio (PBR) decreases in the 5 years pretreatment from normal (1.88) to pathological (1.22) and the patient's FDG-PET-PDRP-z-score rises from 1.72 to 3.28 (pathological). After 22 months of ADLL-treatment, the DAT-SPECT-PBR increases to 1.67 and the FDG-PET-PDRP-z-score stabilizes at 3.18. Similar results are seen in patient 2 (male): his DAT-SPECT-PBR rises from a pretreatment value of 1.42 to 1.72 (close to normal) and the FDG-PET-PDRP-z-score decreases from 1.02 to 0.30 after 18 months of ADLL-treatment. These results support exploration of whether ADLL may have disease-modifying properties in prodromal PD.
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- Wolfgang H Oertel
- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
- Institute of Neurogenomics, Helmholtz Center for Medicine and Environment, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, LMU University Hospital, LMU, Munich, Germany.
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Brown RDR, Mahawar U, Wattenberg BW, Spiegel S. ORMDL mislocalization by impaired autophagy in Niemann-Pick type C disease leads to increased de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis. J Lipid Res 2024; 65:100556. [PMID: 38719150 PMCID: PMC11170278 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease is a rare neurodegenerative cholesterol and sphingolipid storage disorder primarily due to mutations in the cholesterol-trafficking protein NPC1. In addition to catabolic-derived sphingolipids, NPC1 dysfunction also leads to an increase in de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis, yet little is known about the cellular mechanism involved. Although deletion of NPC1 or inhibition of the NPC1 sterol binding domain enhanced de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis, surprisingly levels of the ORMDLs, the regulatory subunits of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT), the rate-limiting step in sphingolipid biosynthesis, were also greatly increased. Nevertheless, less ORMDL was bound in the SPT-ORMDL complex despite elevated ceramide levels. Instead, ORMDL colocalized with p62, the selective autophagy receptor, and accumulated in stalled autophagosomes due to defective autophagy in NPC1 disease cells. Restoration of autophagic flux with N-acetyl-L-leucine in NPC1 deleted cells decreased ORMDL accumulation in autophagosomes and reduced de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis and their accumulation. This study revealed a previously unknown link between de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis, ORMDL, and autophagic defects present in NCP1 disease. In addition, we provide further evidence and mechanistic insight for the beneficial role of N-acetyl-L-leucine treatment for NPC1 disease which is presently awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.
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- Ryan D R Brown
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
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Feil K, Rattay TW, Adeyemi AK, Goldschagg N, Strupp ML. [What's behind cerebellar dizziness? - News on diagnosis and therapy]. Laryngorhinootologie 2024; 103:337-343. [PMID: 37989215 DOI: 10.1055/a-2192-7278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Vertigo and dizziness comprise a multisensory and multidisciplinary syndrome of different etiologies. The term "cerebellar vertigo and dizziness" comprises a heterogenous group of disorders with clinical signs of cerebellar dysfunction and is caused by vestibulo-cerebellar, vestibulo-spinal or cerebellar systems. About 10 % of patients in an outpatient clinic for vertigo and balance disorders suffer from cerebellar vertigo and dizziness. According to the course of the symptoms, one can considers 3 types: permanent complaints, recurrent episodes of vertigo and balance disorders, or an acute onset of complaints. The most common diagnoses in patients with cerebellar vertigo and dizziness were as follows: degenerative disease, hereditary forms and acquired forms. In a subgroup of patients with cerebellar vertigo, central cerebellar oculomotor dysfunction is indeed the only clinical correlate of the described symptoms. 81 % of patients with cerebellar vertigo suffer from permanent, persistent vertigo and dizziness, 31 % from vertigo attacks, and 21 % from both. Typical clinical cerebellar signs, including gait and limb ataxia or dysarthria, were found less frequently. Key to diagnosis is a focused history as well as a thorough clinical examination with particular attention to oculomotor function. Regarding oculomotor examination, the most common findings were saccadic smooth pursuit, gaze-evoked nystagmus, provocation nystagmus, rebound nystagmus, central fixation nystagmus, most commonly downbeat nystagmus, and disturbances of saccades. Thus, oculomotor examination is very sensitive in diagnosing cerebellar vertigo and dizziness, but not specific in distinguishing different etiologies. Laboratory examinations using posturography and a standardized gait analysis can support the diagnosis, but also help to estimate the risk of falls and to quantify the course and possible symptomatic treatment effects. Patients with cerebellar vertigo and dizziness should receive multimodal treatment.
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- Katharina Feil
- Schwerpunkt neurovaskuläre Erkrankungen, Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Schwerpunkt neurodegenerative Erkrankungen, Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Hertie-Institut für klinische Hirnforschung, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Schwerpunkt neurovaskuläre Erkrankungen, Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
- Deutsches Schwindel- und Gleichgewichtszentrum, DSGZ, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
- Deutsches Schwindel- und Gleichgewichtszentrum, DSGZ, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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Bremova-Ertl T, Ramaswami U, Brands M, Foltan T, Gautschi M, Gissen P, Gowing F, Hahn A, Jones S, Kay R, Kolnikova M, Arash-Kaps L, Marquardt T, Mengel E, Park JH, Reichmannová S, Schneider SA, Sivananthan S, Walterfang M, Wibawa P, Strupp M, Martakis K. Trial of N-Acetyl-l-Leucine in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C. N Engl J Med 2024; 390:421-431. [PMID: 38294974 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2310151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Niemann-Pick disease type C is a rare lysosomal storage disorder. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of N-acetyl-l-leucine (NALL), an agent that potentially ameliorates lysosomal and metabolic dysfunction, for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease type C. METHODS In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, we randomly assigned patients 4 years of age or older with genetically confirmed Niemann-Pick disease type C in a 1:1 ratio to receive NALL for 12 weeks, followed by placebo for 12 weeks, or to receive placebo for 12 weeks, followed by NALL for 12 weeks. NALL or matching placebo was administered orally two to three times per day, with patients 4 to 12 years of age receiving weight-based doses (2 to 4 g per day) and those 13 years of age or older receiving a dose of 4 g per day. The primary end point was the total score on the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA; range, 0 to 40, with lower scores indicating better neurologic status). Secondary end points included scores on the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement, the Spinocerebellar Ataxia Functional Index, and the Modified Disability Rating Scale. Crossover data from the two 12-week periods in each group were included in the comparisons of NALL with placebo. RESULTS A total of 60 patients 5 to 67 years of age were enrolled. The mean baseline SARA total scores used in the primary analysis were 15.88 before receipt of the first dose of NALL (60 patients) and 15.68 before receipt of the first dose of placebo (59 patients; 1 patient never received placebo). The mean (±SD) change from baseline in the SARA total score was -1.97±2.43 points after 12 weeks of receiving NALL and -0.60±2.39 points after 12 weeks of receiving placebo (least-squares mean difference, -1.28 points; 95% confidence interval, -1.91 to -0.65; P<0.001). The results for the secondary end points were generally supportive of the findings in the primary analysis, but these were not adjusted for multiple comparisons. The incidence of adverse events was similar with NALL and placebo, and no treatment-related serious adverse events occurred. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C, treatment with NALL for 12 weeks led to better neurologic status than placebo. A longer period is needed to determine the long-term effects of this agent in patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C. (Funded by IntraBio; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05163288; EudraCT number, 2021-005356-10.).
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- Tatiana Bremova-Ertl
- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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- From University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland (T.B.-E., M.G.); Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (U.R., F.G.), University College London (U.R.), and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London (P.G., S.S.), London, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester (S.J.), and RK Statistics, Bakewell (R.K.) - all in the United Kingdom; Emma Children's Hospital-Amsterdam, University Medical Center, Amsterdam (M.B.); the National Institute of Children's Diseases, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia (T.F., M.K.); Justus Liebig University, Giessen (A.H., K.M.), SphinCS-Institute of Clinical Science in Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Hochheim (L.A.-K., E.M.), University of Münster, Münster (T.M., J.H.P.), Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (S.A.S., M.S.), and University of Cologne, Cologne (K.M.) - all in Germany; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (S.R.); and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.W., P.W.)
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Sharma NK, Sarode SC, Bahot A, Sekar G. Secretion of acetylated amino acids by drug-induced cancer cells: perspectives on metabolic-epigenetic alterations. Epigenomics 2023; 15:983-990. [PMID: 37933586 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2023-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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The emerging understanding of the super-complex and heterogeneous nature of tumor is well supported by metabolic reprogramming, leading survival advantages. Metabolic reprogramming contributes to tumor responsiveness and resistance to various antitumor drugs. Among the numerous adaptations made by cancer cells in response to drug-induced perturbations, key metabolic alterations involving amino acids and acetylated derivatives of amino acids have received special attention. Considering these implications discussed, targeting cancer-associated metabolic pathways, particularly those involving acetylated amino acids, emerges as an important avenue in the pursuit of combinatorial anticancer strategies. As a result, the introduction of mimetic acetylated amino acids represents a promising new class of inhibitors that could be used alongside traditional chemotherapy agents.
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- Nilesh Kumar Sharma
- Cancer & Translational Research Lab, Dr D.Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411033, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, India
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- Cancer & Translational Research Lab, Dr D.Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411033, India
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- Cancer & Translational Research Lab, Dr D.Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Dr D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411033, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, 602117, Tamil Nadu, India
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Bremova-Ertl T, Hofmann J, Stucki J, Vossenkaul A, Gautschi M. Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Ataxia: Current and Future Treatment Options. Cells 2023; 12:2314. [PMID: 37759536 PMCID: PMC10527548 DOI: 10.3390/cells12182314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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A number of hereditary ataxias are caused by inborn errors of metabolism (IEM), most of which are highly heterogeneous in their clinical presentation. Prompt diagnosis is important because disease-specific therapies may be available. In this review, we offer a comprehensive overview of metabolic ataxias summarized by disease, highlighting novel clinical trials and emerging therapies with a particular emphasis on first-in-human gene therapies. We present disease-specific treatments if they exist and review the current evidence for symptomatic treatments of these highly heterogeneous diseases (where cerebellar ataxia is part of their phenotype) that aim to improve the disease burden and enhance quality of life. In general, a multimodal and holistic approach to the treatment of cerebellar ataxia, irrespective of etiology, is necessary to offer the best medical care. Physical therapy and speech and occupational therapy are obligatory. Genetic counseling is essential for making informed decisions about family planning.
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- Tatiana Bremova-Ertl
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; (J.H.); (J.S.)
- Center for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; (J.H.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; (J.H.); (J.S.)
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; (A.V.); (M.G.)
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; (A.V.); (M.G.)
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Manto M, Cendelin J, Strupp M, Mitoma H. Advances in cerebellar disorders: pre-clinical models, therapeutic targets, and challenges. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2023; 27:965-987. [PMID: 37768297 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2023.2263911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cerebellar ataxias (CAs) represent neurological disorders with multiple etiologies and a high phenotypic variability. Despite progress in the understanding of pathogenesis, few therapies are available so far. Closing the loop between preclinical studies and therapeutic trials is important, given the impact of CAs upon patients' health and the roles of the cerebellum in multiple domains. Because of a rapid advance in research on CAs, it is necessary to summarize the main findings and discuss future directions. AREAS COVERED We focus our discussion on preclinical models, cerebellar reserve, the therapeutic management of CAs, and suitable surrogate markers. We searched Web of Science and PubMed using keywords relevant to cerebellar diseases, therapy, and preclinical models. EXPERT OPINION There are many symptomatic and/or disease-modifying therapeutic approaches under investigation. For therapy development, preclinical studies, standardization of disease evaluation, safety assessment, and demonstration of clinical improvements are essential. Stage of the disease and the level of the cerebellar reserve determine the goals of the therapy. Deficits in multiple categories and heterogeneity of CAs may require disease-, stage-, and symptom-specific therapies. More research is needed to clarify how therapies targeting the cerebellum influence both basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex, poorly explored domains in CAs.
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- Mario Manto
- Service des Neurosciences, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Education, Tokyo medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Fokt I, Cybulski M, Skora S, Pająk B, Ziemniak M, Woźniak K, Zielinski R, Priebe W. d-Glucose- and d-mannose-based antimetabolites. Part 4: Facile synthesis of mono- and di-acetates of 2-deoxy-d-glucose prodrugs as potentially useful antimetabolites. Carbohydr Res 2023; 531:108861. [PMID: 37356236 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.108861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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2-Deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG), a compound known to interfere with d-glucose and d-mannose metabolism, has been tested as a potential anticancer and antiviral agent. Preclinical and clinical studies focused on 2-DG have highlighted several limitations related to 2-DG drug-like properties, such as poor pharmacokinetic properties. To overcome this problem, we proposed design and synthesis of novel 2-DG prodrugs that subsequently could be tested using a variety of biochemical and molecular methods. We narrowed here our focus to esters of 2-DG as potential prodrugs based on the hypothesis that ubiquitous esterases will regenerate 2-DG, leading to increased circulation time of drug and adequate organ and tumor penetration. Testing this hypothesis in vitro and, especially, in vivo requires significant amounts of respective pure mono- and previously unknown di-acetylated water-soluble derivatives of 2-DG. Development of their efficient and practical method of synthesis was imperative. We describe novel facile and scalable syntheses of seven selectively acetylated water-soluble derivatives of 2-DG and present a detailed 1H and 13C NMR analysis of all final products. X-ray diffraction analysis has been performed for compound WP1122 that was selected for detailed preclinical and subsequent clinical evaluation as potential anticancer or antiviral agent.
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- Izabela Fokt
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Lukasiewicz-Industrial Chemistry Institute, Rydygiera 8, 01-793, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Independent Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kaczkowski Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Kozielska 4, 01-163, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki I Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki I Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Fields T, M Bremova T, Billington I, Churchill GC, Evans W, Fields C, Galione A, Kay R, Mathieson T, Martakis K, Patterson M, Platt F, Factor M, Strupp M. N-acetyl-L-leucine for Niemann-Pick type C: a multinational double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover study. Trials 2023; 24:361. [PMID: 37248494 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative lysosomal disease characterized by multiple symptoms such as progressive cerebellar ataxia and cognitive decline. The modified amino acid N-acetyl-leucine has been associated with positive symptomatic and neuroprotective, disease-modifying effects in various studies, including animal models of NPC, observational clinical case studies, and a multinational, rater-blinded phase IIb clinical trial. Here, we describe the development of a study protocol (Sponsor Code "IB1001-301") for the chronic treatment of symptoms in adult and pediatric patients with NPC. METHODS This multinational double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover phase III study will enroll patients with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of NPC patients aged 4 years and older across 16 trial sites. Patients are assessed during a baseline period and then randomized (1:1) to one of two treatment sequences: IB1001 followed by placebo or vice versa. Each sequence consists of a 12-week treatment period. The primary efficacy endpoint is based on the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia, and secondary outcomes include cerebellar functional rating scales, clinical global impression, and quality of life assessments. DISCUSSION Pre-clinical as well as observational and phase IIb clinical trials have previously demonstrated that IB1001 rapidly improved symptoms, functioning, and quality of life for pediatric and adult NPC patients and is safe and well tolerated. In this placebo-controlled cross-over trial, the risk/benefit profile of IB1001 for NPC will be evaluated. It will also give information about the applicability of IB1001 as a therapeutic paradigm for other rare and common neurological disorders. TRIAL REGISTRATIONS The trial (IB1001-301) has been registered at www. CLINICALTRIALS gov (NCT05163288) and www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu (EudraCT: 2021-005356-10). Registered on 20 December 2021.
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- T Fields
- IntraBio Ltd, Begbroke Science Park, Begroke Hill, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX5 1PF, UK.
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- IntraBio Ltd, Begbroke Science Park, Begroke Hill, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX5 1PF, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Niemann-Pick UK, Suite 2, Vermont House, Concord, Tyne and Wear, Washington, NE37 2SQ, UK
- Primary Care Stratified Medicine (PRISM), Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- IntraBio Ltd, Begbroke Science Park, Begroke Hill, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX5 1PF, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1AL, UK
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- Niemann-Pick UK, Suite 2, Vermont House, Concord, Tyne and Wear, Washington, NE37 2SQ, UK
- RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1AL, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- IntraBio Ltd, Begbroke Science Park, Begroke Hill, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX5 1PF, UK
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- Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Bremova-Ertl T, Schneider S. Current advancements in therapy for Niemann-Pick disease: progress and pitfalls. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2023; 24:1229-1247. [PMID: 37211769 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2215386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is a rare, autosomal recessive, lysosomal storage disorder. To combat the progressive neurodegeneration in NPC, disease-modifying treatment needs to be introduced early in the course of the disease. The only approved, disease-modifying treatment is a substrate-reduction treatment, miglustat. Given miglustat's limited efficacy, new compounds are under development, including gene therapy; however, many are still far from clinical use. Moreover, the phenotypic heterogeneity and variable course of the disease can impede the development and approval of new agents. AREAS COVERED Here, we offer an expert review of these therapeutic candidates, with a broad scope not only on the main pharmacotherapies, but also on experimental approaches, gene therapies, and symptomatic strategies. The National Institute of Health (NIH) database PubMed has been searched for the combination of the words 'Niemann-Pick type C'+ 'treatment' or 'therapy' or 'trial.' The website clinicaltrials.gov has also been consulted. EXPERT OPINION We conclude a combination of treatment strategies should be sought, with a holistic approach, to improve the quality of life of affected individuals and their families.
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- Tatiana Bremova-Ertl
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Center for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Kremmyda O, Feil K, Bardins S, Strupp M. Acetyl-DL-leucine in combination with memantine improves acquired pendular nystagmus caused by multiple sclerosis: a case report. J Neurol 2023:10.1007/s00415-023-11730-1. [PMID: 37106258 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11730-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- O Kremmyda
- Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
- Department of Neurology, Helios Klinikum München West, Steinerweg 5, 81241, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Martakis K, Claassen J, Gascon-Bayari J, Goldschagg N, Hahn A, Hassan A, Hennig A, Jones S, Kay R, Lau H, Perlman S, Sharma R, Schneider S, Bremova-Ertl T. Efficacy and Safety of N-Acetyl-l-Leucine in Children and Adults With GM2 Gangliosidoses. Neurology 2023; 100:e1072-e1083. [PMID: 36456200 PMCID: PMC9990862 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES GM2 gangliosidoses (Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases) are rare, autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative diseases with no available symptomatic or disease-modifying treatments. This clinical trial investigated N-acetyl-l-leucine (NALL), an orally administered, modified amino acid in pediatric (≥6 years) and adult patients with GM2 gangliosidoses. METHODS In this phase IIb, multinational, open-label, rater-blinded study (IB1001-202), male and female patients aged ≥6 years with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of GM2 gangliosidoses received orally administered NALL for a 6-week treatment period (4 g/d in patients ≥13 years, weight-tiered doses for patients 6-12 years), followed by a 6-week posttreatment washout period. For the primary Clinical Impression of Change in Severity analysis, patient performance on a predetermined primary anchor test (the 8-Meter Walk Test or the 9-Hole Peg Test) at baseline, after 6 weeks on NALL, and again after a 6-week washout period was videoed and evaluated centrally by blinded raters. Secondary outcomes included assessments of ataxia, clinical global impression, and quality of life. RESULTS Thirty patients between the age of 6 and 55 years were enrolled. Twenty-nine had an on-treatment assessment and were included in the primary modified intention-to-treat analysis. The study met its CI-CS primary end point (mean difference 0.71, SD = 2.09, 90% CI 0.00, 1.50, p = 0.039), as well as secondary measures of ataxia and global impression. NALL was safe and well tolerated, with no serious adverse reactions. DISCUSSION Treatment with NALL was associated with statistically significant and clinically relevant changes in functioning and quality of life in patients with GM2 gangliosidosis. NALL was safe and well tolerated, contributing to an overall favorable risk:benefit profile. NALL is a promising, easily administered (oral) therapeutic option for these rare, debilitating diseases with immense unmet medical needs. TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03759665; registered on November 30, 2018), EudraCT (2018-004406-25), and DRKS (DRKS00017539). The first patient was enrolled on June 7, 2019. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class IV evidence that NALL improves outcomes for patients with GM2 gangliosidoses.
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- Kyriakos Martakis
- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland.
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
| | - Richard Kay
- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
| | - Susan Perlman
- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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- From the Department of Pediatric Neurology (K.M., Andreas Hahn), University Children's Hospital (UKGM) and Medical Faculty, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; Department of Pediatrics (K.M.), Medical Faculty and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germa; Department of Neurology (J.C.), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Department of Neurocritical Care, Neurological and Neurosurgical First Stage Rehabilitation and Weaning, MediClin Klinik Reichshof, Germany; Department of Neurologic Diseases and Neurogenetics (J.G.-B.), Institut D'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurology (N.G., Anita Hennig, S.S.), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Department of Neurology (Anhar Hassan), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Willink Unit (S.J.), Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, University of Manchester, United Kingdom; RK Statistics, Brook House, Mesne Lane, Bakewell DE45 1AL, United Kingdom 9. Division of Neurogenetics, New York University Langone, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (H.L.), New York University Langone School of Medicine, NY, United States; Department of Neurology (S.P.), University of California Los Angeles, CA, United States; Department of Adult Metabolic Medicine (R.S.), Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurology (T.B.-E.), University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland
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Rodrick TC, Siu Y, Carlock MA, Ross TM, Jones DR. Urine Metabolome Dynamics Discriminate Influenza Vaccination Response. Viruses 2023; 15:242. [PMID: 36680282 PMCID: PMC9861122 DOI: 10.3390/v15010242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Influenza represents a major and ongoing public health hazard. Current collaborative efforts are aimed toward creating a universal flu vaccine with the goals of both improving responses to vaccination and increasing the breadth of protection against multiple strains and clades from a single vaccine. As an intermediate step toward these goals, the current work is focused on evaluating the systemic host response to vaccination in both normal and high-risk populations, such as the obese and geriatric populations, which have been linked to poor responses to vaccination. We therefore employed a metabolomics approach using a time-course (n = 5 time points) of the response to human vaccination against influenza from the time before vaccination (pre) to 90 days following vaccination. We analyzed the urinary profiles of a cohort of subjects (n = 179) designed to evenly sample across age, sex, BMI, and other demographic factors, stratifying their responses to vaccination as “High”, “Low”, or “None” based on the seroconversion measured by hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) from plasma samples at day 28 post-vaccination. Overall, we putatively identified 15,903 distinct, named, small-molecule structures (4473 at 10% FDR) among the 895 samples analyzed, with the aim of identifying metabolite correlates of the vaccine response, as well as prognostic and diagnostic markers from the periods before and after vaccination, respectively. Notably, we found that the metabolic profiles could unbiasedly separate the high-risk High-responders from the high-risk None-responders (obese/geriatric) within 3 days post-vaccination. The purine metabolites Guanine and Hypoxanthine were negatively associated with high seroconversion (p = 0.0032, p < 0.0001, respectively), while Acetyl-Leucine and 5-Aminovaleric acid were positively associated. Further changes in Cystine, Glutamic acid, Kynurenine and other metabolites implicated early oxidative stress (3 days) after vaccination as a hallmark of the High-responders. Ongoing efforts are aimed toward validating these putative markers using a ferret model of influenza infection, as well as an independent cohort of human seasonal vaccination and human challenge studies with live virus.
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- Tori C. Rodrick
- Metabolomics Core Resource Laboratory, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Metabolomics Core Resource Laboratory, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Metabolomics Core Resource Laboratory, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Becker-Bense S, Kaiser L, Becker R, Feil K, Muth C, Albert NL, Unterrainer M, Bartenstein P, Strupp M, Dieterich M. Acetyl-DL-leucine in cerebellar ataxia ([ 18F]-FDG-PET study): how does a cerebellar disorder influence cortical sensorimotor networks? J Neurol 2023; 270:44-56. [PMID: 35876876 PMCID: PMC9813104 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11252-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to deepen our insights into central compensatory processes of brain networks in patients with cerebellar ataxia (CA) before and with treatment with acetyl-DL-leucine (AL) by means of resting-state [18F]-FDG-PET brain imaging. METHODS Retrospective analyses of [18F]-FDG-PET data in 22 patients with CA (with vestibular and ocular motor disturbances) of different etiologies who were scanned before (PET A) and on AL treatment (PET B). Group subtraction analyses, e.g., for responders and non-responders, comparisons with healthy controls and correlation analyses of regional cerebral glucose metabolism (rCGM) with symptom duration, ataxia (SARA) and quality of life (QoL) scores were calculated. RESULTS Prior to treatment rCGM was consistently downregulated at the cerebellar level and increased in multisensory cortical areas, e.g., somatosensory, primary and secondary visual (including V5, precuneus), secondary vestibular (temporal gyrus, anterior insula), and premotor/supplementary motor areas. With AL (PET B vs. A) cerebellar hypometabolism was deepened and sensorimotor hypermetabolism increased only in responders with clinical benefit, but not for the non-responders and the whole CA group. A positive correlation of ataxia improvement with rCGM was found in visual and vestibular cortices, a negative correlation in cerebellar and brainstem areas. QoL showed a positive correlation with rCGM in the cerebellum and symptom duration in premotor and somatosensory areas. CONCLUSIONS Central compensatory processes in CA mainly involve multisensory visual, vestibular, and somatosensory networks as well as premotor/primary motor areas at the cortical level. The enhanced divergence of cortical sensorimotor up- and cerebellar downregulation with AL in responders could reflect amplification of inhibitory cerebellar mechanisms.
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- Sandra Becker-Bense
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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