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Samadzadeh S, Adnan R, Berglova P, Barzegar M, Debrabant B, Roikjaer SG, Levy M, Petzold A, Palace J, Flanagan EP, Mariotto S, Skou ST, Froelich A, Lotan I, Messina S, Geraldes R, Asseyer S, Stiebel-Kalish H, Oertel FC, Shaygannejad V, Sahraian MA, Kim HJ, Bennett JL, Böttcher C, Zimmermann HG, Weinshenker BG, Paul F, Asgari N. Protocol of a prospective multicenter study on comorbidity impact on multiple sclerosis and antibody-mediated diseases of the central nervous system (COMMIT). Front Immunol 2024; 15:1380025. [PMID: 39021565 PMCID: PMC11253107 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1380025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Comorbidities in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and antibody-mediated diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) including neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) are common and may influence the course of their neurological disease. Comorbidity may contribute to neuronal injury and therefore limit recovery from attacks, accelerate disease progression, and increase disability. This study aims to explore the impact of comorbidity, particularly vascular comorbidity, and related risk factors on clinical and paraclinical parameters of MS, NMOSD and MOGAD. We propose COMMIT, a prospective multicenter study with longitudinal follow-up of patients with MS, NMOSD, and MOGAD, with or without comorbidities, as well as healthy subjects as controls. Subjects will be stratified by age, sex and ethnicity. In consecutive samples we will analyze levels of inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in both fluid and cellular compartments of the peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using multiple state-of-the-art technologies, including untargeted proteomics and targeted ultrasensitive ELISA assays and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) as well as high-dimensional single-cell technologies i.e., mass cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing. Algorithm-based data analyses will be used to unravel the relationship between these markers, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinical outcomes including frequency and severity of relapses, long-term disability, and quality of life. The goal is to evaluate the impact of comorbidities on MS, NMOSD, and MOGAD which may lead to development of treatment approaches to improve outcomes of inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the CNS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara Samadzadeh
- Institute of Regional Health Research and, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- The Center for Neurological Research, Department of Neurology Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Regional Health Research and, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- The Center for Neurological Research, Department of Neurology Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- The Center for Neurological Research, Department of Neurology Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Institute of Regional Health Research and, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- The Center for Neurological Research, Department of Neurology Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- The Research and Implementation Unit PROgrez, Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals, Slagelse, Region Zealand, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Moorfields Eye Hospital and Queen Square University College London (UCL), Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam The University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam The University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department Neurology and Center for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- The Research and Implementation Unit PROgrez, Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals, Slagelse, Region Zealand, Denmark
- Center for Muscle and Joint Health, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- The Center for Neurological Research, Department of Neurology Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Innovation and Research Centre for Multimorbidity, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Section of General Practice, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroimmunology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Eye Laboratory, Felsenstein Research Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Programs in Neuroscience and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Einstein Center Digital Future, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
- NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Regional Health Research and, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- The Center for Neurological Research, Department of Neurology Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
- Open Patient data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Gralha de Caneda MA, Batista Oliveira Silva C, Aragon de Vecino MC. The Prevalence of Comorbidities and Their Association With Disability Progression in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Study From Brazil. Int J MS Care 2024; 26:239-246. [PMID: 39246686 PMCID: PMC11377689 DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2023-103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Comorbidities negatively impact the course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Identifying them is essential, as they represent potentially modifiable prognostic factors that can adversely influence the disease course. However, comorbidity prevalence remains underexplored in certain populations, including in individuals in Brazil. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we describe the frequency of comorbidities and their correlation with MS disability progression in a Brazilian population by reviewing the medical records of patients from a single MS center in Brazil. Preexisting comorbidities and those present at the time of MS diagnosis were screened. We assessed the prevalence of comorbidities, their prevalence ratios (PR) and the association between them, their number, and the confirmed disability worsening (CDW) that emerged during the follow-up visits. RESULTS Comorbidities were present in 68.9% of individuals. The most prevalent comorbidities included cardiovascular diseases (19.3%), migraine (13.3%), psychiatric disorders (12.4%), smoking (12.4%), autoimmune diseases (12.0%), respiratory diseases (10.3%), and neoplasms (5.6%). Patients with 1 comorbidity and those with multiple comorbidities (≥ 3) had a significant PR for CDW (2.67, P = .01; 1.25, P = .03, respectively). Cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases presented significant PR for CDW (2.28, P = .03; 4.2, P = .004, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Comorbidities are more prevalent among Brazilian individuals with MS than in the general population and are associated with disease progression. Identifying and managing them may mitigate their adverse effects on disease course.
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- Marco Aurélio Gralha de Caneda
- From the Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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